The man who made “safe and cheap” a value investing mantra passed away earlier this month, according to a recent Bloomberg article. Whitman created the Third Avenue Value Fund in 1990…
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Third Avenue Management’s Rewey Discusses His Value Approach
Robert “Chip” Rewey, who recently began to manage the Value and Small-Cap Value funds at Third Avenue Management, embraces an “intellectually honest investment style” by digging deep and avoiding the…
Whitman on What Wall Street Misses
Legendary value investor Martin Whitman says Wall Street has it all wrong when it comes to investing. Whitman tells WealthTrack’s Consuelo Mack that the Street overemphasizes earnings, short-term issues, macroeconomics,…
For Whitman, Value Still Rules
Value investing legend Marty Whitman built his reputation by buying down-and-out stocks. And today, he says he still believes that’s the way to go. “You’re trying to figure out what…
Cooperman, Gabelli, Whitman Talk Value
The latest issue of Columbia Business School’s Graham & Doddsville newsletter features interviews with three top investors, Leon Cooperman, Mario Gabelli, and Marty Whitman. (Tip of the cap to GuruFocus.com…
Whitman Finding Lots of Bargains
Top value manager Marty Whitman says he’s finding a lot of U.S. stocks trading at attractive values right now, particularly in the high-tech arena. “We have a three-pronged approach to…
Whitman on the Importance of the Balance Sheet
Value investing legend Marty Whitman was one of those to speak at the recent Columbia Investment Management Conference, and The Manual of Ideas blog offered a good summary of Whitman’s…
Buffett, Whitman, Grantham & Others Weigh In
Kiplinger’s recently asked six top strategists to give their take on investing and where the markets are headed from here. A sampling of the responses: Warren Buffett: While he says…
The Contrarians' Revenge?
MarketWatch recently had an interesting piece on contrarian investment strategies, highlighting the fact that many of the contrarian managers who were hit hard last year are now netting some strong…
Whitman on The Importance of Credit Worthiness, and Why He's Buying Stocks Now
Marty Whitman, the illustrious Third Avenue Funds founder, tells Steve Forbes that he is seeing great opportunities in distressed debt and the equity markets, and is particularly bullish on Hong…