August 6th, 2010 by jwolinsky
I recently interviewed Howard Schilit, author of Financial Shenanigans. The full interview is posted on GuruFocus.com. I will post the first part of the interview here followed by a link to the full inveterview on Guru Focus. I recently finished reading the third edition of Financial Shenanigans. I loved the book asked the author of the [...]
July 22nd, 2010 by jwolinsky
Jeff Middleswart is portfolio manager of the Vice Fund (VICEX)and Director of Research for Behind the Numbers. The Vice Fund is a mutual fund primarily focused on the alcohol, tobacco, gaming and defense industries. Founded in 1988, Behind the Numbers (BTN) is an independent research provider to institutional money managers. Given that BTN research is focused on [...]
July 7th, 2010 by jwolinsky
Interview by Ankit Gupta of http://www.selectedfinancials.com Seth Hamot, 48, is the founder and managing partner of Roark, Rearden, & Hamot Capital Management. His fund has over $150 Million under management, has performed well through 2-3 recessions, and returned an annualized 17% to investors net of fees. The following is an interview to try and learn [...]
April 19th, 2010 by jwolinsky
Jay Kaplan’s Bio from Roycefunds.com Jay S. Kaplan, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and Principal for Royce & Associates, LLC, investment adviser to The Royce Funds. He serves as Portfolio Manager for Royce Capital Fund—Small-Cap Portfolio, co-manages Royce Value Fund with Whitney George, and Royce Dividend Value Fund with Chuck Royce. He also serves as [...]
April 12th, 2010 by admin
Bio: Tom Au (TA): I am the author of A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing . I also run a small fund (just under $1 million), and write for the street.com and other sites such as financial sense.com, based on the principles outlined in the book. My work on seeking alpha also reflects [...]