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Everyone who writes about Benjamin Graham tells the legendary story of how he took on Northern Pipeline—a subsidiary of Standard Oil—and triumphed, like David against Goliath. Ben was the underdog: young, slight, and alone. In stark contrast, Northern Pipeline held...
Reflection
Benjamin “Buz” Graham Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 12, 2025 after a long encounter with multiple cancers. He left us at seventy-nine, nine days short of his eightieth birthday. During his last five years, this compassionate doctor...
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Benjamin “Buz” Graham Jr., who died on March 12, holds a special place in my heart. He was the last surviving child of my grandfather, Benjamin Graham. As I mourn my Uncle Buz’s passing, I contemplate how his life stood in contrast to that of his father, the subject...
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Benjamin Graham never slept in an alley or huddled over a grate for warmth like these boys photographed on Manhattan’s Mulberry Street by social reformer Jacob Riis. Yet the fear of poverty shadowed Benjamin Graham’s formative years, creeping into every facet of his...
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My readers know I like to toot my grandfather’s horn, so it may surprise you to learn that I’m curious about this skeptical view expressed by the late, great Charlie Munger: “A lot of Ben Graham’s rise in life was during a period when there was plenty of low-hanging...
