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Lessons from Jean-Marie Eveillard

Jean-Marie Eveillard managed First Eagle Global Fund with absolute-return discipline, extending Benjamin Graham’s price principles globally. His defensive use of gold and willingness to oppose trends illuminate the psychological cost of surviving bubbles and crashes.
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Lessons from Prem Watsa

Prem Watsa founded Fairfax Financial to adapt Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance-float model. His emphasis on downside protection combines decentralized, long-term capital allocation with large contrarian bets when market panic creates opportunity across financial cycles.
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Lessons from Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn built his fortune by acquiring undervalued stakes and forcing management to change course. His activist method uses voting power, asset sales, leadership changes, and buybacks to extract value while testing complacent boards through hostile negotiation.
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Lessons from Michael Steinhardt

Michael Steinhardt built a hedge fund on “variant perception,” betting against consensus with superior information. He later applied the same demanding approach to philanthropy by co-founding Birthright Israel, joining independent judgment with institution building.
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Lessons from Ed Thorp

Ed Thorp, a mathematician who proved blackjack could be beaten by counting cards, carried edge-seeking logic from casinos to Wall Street. His systems unite probability, market-neutral investing, risk-of-ruin control, and lifelong attention to physical health.
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Lessons from Walter Schloss

Walter Schloss, an asset-focused investor, applied Benjamin Graham’s discipline by buying businesses below net asset value from a simple office. His record poses a durable question: can frugality, independence, and rigid consistency outperform sophistication?
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Lessons from Joel Tillinghast

Joel Tillinghast, longtime manager of Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund, favored avoiding unforced errors over bold forecasts. His “thinking small” discipline joins granular research, low debt, management integrity, and a tightly respected circle of competence.
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Lessons from Bill Miller

Bill Miller, longtime manager of Legg Mason Value Trust, treated growth as an input to value rather than its opposite. His framework combines mispriced expectations, time arbitrage, and complex adaptive systems to find opportunities traditional value investors miss.

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