John Templeton is considered to be at par with Warren Buffett and Ben Graham when it comes to investing acumen and generating excellent long-term returns. His fund Templeton Growth fund returned 14% annually from 1954 to 2004. This is a pretty old video but some of the lessons and insights John Templeton provides have application in today's world as well. His most important quote was "invest at the point of maximum pessimism."
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I am an individual investor with deep interest in the field of value investing. My ideas and thinking is inspired by highly respected value investors like Ben Graham, Warren Buffett, Walter Schloss, Bill Ruane and Tweedy Browne
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