Third Avenue Management’s Founder and Chairman Marty Whitman has had enormous professional success as a deep value investor, but as a Jewish kid from the Bronx he once described feeling like a second class citizen for the first half of his life. How that has influenced him? We asked him.
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CLIFF ASNESS: LESSONS IN RISK CONTROL
Cliff Asness, the Founding and Managing Principal of AQR Capital Management, is also the proud father of two sets of twins. Consuelo asked him if his risk managing skills from his office are also applied to his household.
DAVID ROSENBERG: AN ECONOMIST BY CHANCE
It was pure happenstance that renowned financial economist, David Rosenberg, fell into majoring in Economics in college. He is lucky he did, because he is a very good economist!
RICHARD FREEMAN: A COMPETITIVE SPORT
A Competitive Sport ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund’s Great Investor, Richie Freeman loves sports and investing, as does his co-portfolio manager Evan Bauman. He explains the link between the two obsessions and how he became a stock fan in the first place. Watch the related WEALTHTRACK Episode.
SPACE FOR REFLECTION
What’s the hardest part of Matthew McLennan’s job as head of Global Value and portfolio manager at First Eagle? Finding time to think. He explains how he does it. [bliptv id=”hsM9g5XfVwA”]
CONSUELO’S IN THE GUEST CHAIR!
The syndicated radio program, “On The Money” interviewed Consuelo this week and you can hear what she said here. The host, Steve Pomeranz, asks Consuelo about the anticipated rise in interest rates, the reasons for the bond market’s strong reaction to the “taper caper” and the importance of looking at the whole macro picture before […]
