Talk:John Burr Williams

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suggestions for improvement?[edit]

... Fintor 10:06, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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First, I find the article rather good - close to perfect (that's why I rated it as B :)). Some areas for possible (limited) improvement:

the bio is on the short side; from this - 4/10 deals with the publication of Theory..., and 62 years of his life (1927-1989) are covered very fast basically with "he managed investments, he taught and written"
the theoretical contributions could perhaps benefit from more systematization (sub-sections?) and some more details
some photo would be nice (if available)

Anyway, this is really good already and, if someone more knowledgeable thinks there is no more relevant info, change the class to A and maybe push for Good/Featured article. AdamSmithee 12:23, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Michael Kemp, in his Uncommon Sense (Wiley, 2016) mentions this article and disputes three of the claims in it: that Williams analysis of stock prices as reflecting their intrinsic value was pioneering; that he was a founder and developer of fundamental analysis; and that he was amongst the first to articulate the theory of Discounted Cash Flow based valuation. The source cited for these claims here is very weak, so I am modifying them to address Kemp's criticisms. St Anselm (talk) 02:49, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]