Interview with Benjamin Graham's Granddaughter Charlotte Janis Part 2 (050)
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Part 2 of our exciting conversation with Charlotte Janis, a granddaughter of legendary investor Benjamin Graham. Charlotte is the Creator/Writer at ⁠⁠⁠BeyondBenGraham.com/blog⁠⁠⁠/. Her grandfather Ben Graham is renowned as “the father of value investing” and the mentor of Warren Buffett. Last April (2023), Warren Buffett invited Charlotte to Omaha to go through his files and select documents to donate to an archive of ⁠⁠⁠Benjamin Graham papers at Columbia's Rare Book and Manuscript Library⁠⁠⁠. On that visit, Mr. Buffett’s moving words about Ben Graham’s kindness and generosity inspired her to write her most popular blog post: ⁠⁠⁠Ben Graham & Warren Buffett’s Bond (By Ben’s Granddaughter)⁠⁠⁠. Charlotte was fortunate to have known her grandfather well. She had just turned sixteen when he asked her to join him on a three-week cruise from Italy to the Black Sea. The ⁠⁠⁠Memoirs⁠⁠⁠ he wrote on that cruise have become her cherished resource for fathoming his inner life. Charlotte also has unique access to a gift from her mother, Ben Graham’s eldest daughter—a trove of Ben Graham’s unpublished writings and letters. Charlotte wrote ⁠a blog post about a postcard Ben Graham wrote to Warren Buffett⁠ from the port of Odessa, on that cruise. Charlotte is passionate about unearthing ⁠⁠⁠the Story behind the Legend⁠⁠⁠, starting from the boyhood experiences that wounded and shaped him. In ⁠⁠⁠her blog⁠⁠⁠, she shares the inspiring story of how Ben Graham moved through setbacks and losses, left Wall Street behind, healed his wounds, and found fulfillment—not from accumulating wealth and possessions, but from creativity, connection, and love. Visit Charlotte's blog: https://beyondbengraham.com/blog/ Benjamin Graham papers at Columbia's Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_17325026/dsc#view_all Blog post about the postcard: https://beyondbengraham.com/ben-graham-to-warren-buffett-the-postcard Ben Graham's "Memoirs" link: https://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Graham-Memoirs-Dean-Street/dp/0070242690 A preview of the Story behind the Legend in “About Ben Graham": https://beyondbengraham.com/about-ben-graham/ Charlotte’s most popular blog post: Ben Graham & Warren Buffett’s Bond (By Ben’s Granddaughter): https://beyondbengraham.com/ben-graham-warren-buffett/
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