Margin of Safety
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Margin of Safety is a core value-investing principle emphasizing buying securities at prices significantly below their intrinsic value to reduce downside risk.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margin of Safety canonical | 1 |
| Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Margin of Safety Context triple: [The Intelligent Investor, hasChapter, Margin of Safety]
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Margin Call
Margin Call is a 2011 financial thriller film that dramatizes the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis through the actions of an investment bank over a tense 24-hour period.
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Supplementary Reserve
The Supplementary Reserve is a component of the Canadian Armed Forces made up of trained individuals who are not in active service but can be called up to augment the Regular and Primary Reserve forces when needed.
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Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers is a 1930 pre-Code musical comedy film starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, known for its lighthearted plot and early sound-era song-and-dance numbers.
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D.
Ensure
Ensure is a popular nutritional supplement drink brand designed to provide balanced nutrition, often used for meal replacement or to support individuals with increased dietary needs.
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E.
Safety
Safety is a sports drama film produced by Mark Ciardi that tells the inspirational true story of Clemson University football player Ray McElrathbey overcoming personal and family challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Margin of Safety Target entity description: Margin of Safety is a core value-investing principle emphasizing buying securities at prices significantly below their intrinsic value to reduce downside risk.
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A.
Margin Call
Margin Call is a 2011 financial thriller film that dramatizes the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis through the actions of an investment bank over a tense 24-hour period.
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B.
Supplementary Reserve
The Supplementary Reserve is a component of the Canadian Armed Forces made up of trained individuals who are not in active service but can be called up to augment the Regular and Primary Reserve forces when needed.
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C.
Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers is a 1930 pre-Code musical comedy film starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, known for its lighthearted plot and early sound-era song-and-dance numbers.
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D.
Ensure
Ensure is a popular nutritional supplement drink brand designed to provide balanced nutrition, often used for meal replacement or to support individuals with increased dietary needs.
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E.
Safety
Safety is a sports drama film produced by Mark Ciardi that tells the inspirational true story of Clemson University football player Ray McElrathbey overcoming personal and family challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
investment risk management principle
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value investing concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
bonds
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entire portfolios ⓘ other securities ⓘ stocks ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benjamin Graham
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David Dodd ⓘ Seth Klarman ⓘ Warren Buffett ⓘ |
| benefit |
improves risk-adjusted returns over time
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reduces impact of analytical mistakes ⓘ reduces impact of unforeseen negative events ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
paying fair value or overpaying for growth
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reliance on precise forecasts ⓘ speculation based on price momentum ⓘ |
| coreIdea | buy securities at prices significantly below their estimated intrinsic value ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Margin of Safety
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor
The Intelligent Investor ⓘ |
| emphasis |
capital preservation
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risk control over return maximization ⓘ |
| field |
fundamental analysis
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investment management ⓘ value investing ⓘ |
| influenced | modern value investing practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Benjamin Graham’s conservative investment philosophy ⓘ |
| keyComponent |
conservative assumptions in valuation
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discount from estimated intrinsic value ⓘ focus on downside risk rather than upside potential ⓘ intrinsic value estimation ⓘ |
| metricType | qualitative guideline rather than precise formula ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Security Analysis ⓘ |
| purpose |
increase probability of satisfactory long-term returns
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protect capital against errors in analysis ⓘ provide a buffer against adverse market developments ⓘ reduce downside risk ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
margin of safety in accounting
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margin of safety in engineering ⓘ |
| requires |
discipline in purchase price
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independent fundamental analysis ⓘ patience to wait for favorable prices ⓘ |
| typicalImplementation |
avoiding leverage that erodes the buffer
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buying at a substantial discount to estimated intrinsic value ⓘ using conservative earnings or asset estimates ⓘ |
| underlyingAssumption |
intrinsic value can be estimated within a range
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markets can misprice securities ⓘ valuation estimates are subject to error ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor