Loss Amid Luxury: The Private Crash of Benjamin Graham (#26)

Loss Amid Luxury: The Private Crash of Benjamin Graham (#26)

In a cruel twist of timing, my grandfather Benjamin Graham moved into the grandest residence of his life just before the stock market crash of October 1929. He had no inkling that his opulent duplex—spanning two sumptuous upper floors of the newly completed Beresford...
The Man Who Beat Big Oil: Benjamin Graham’s Victory (#25)

The Man Who Beat Big Oil: Benjamin Graham’s Victory (#25)

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...
Obituary of Benjamin “Buz” Graham Jr., 1945 – 2025

Obituary of Benjamin “Buz” Graham Jr., 1945 – 2025

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...
Father and Son: The Two Benjamin Grahams (#24)

Father and Son: The Two Benjamin Grahams (#24)

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...
Benjamin Graham Lost a Bundle & Found Margin of Safety (#23)

Benjamin Graham Lost a Bundle & Found Margin of Safety (#23)

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...