Author: Saj Karsan

In his book The Aggressive Conservative Investor, Martin Whitman discusses the advantages of investing in a company which is majority-owned by a single entity. Such advantages appear to be coming to the forefront for Qiao Xing...

Anyone who aspires to become a serious investor must be versed in the language of accounting. Fluency in accounting is a necessary prerequisite to understanding a company’s financial position. Without accounting knowledge,...

Martin Whitman founded Third Avenue Value Fund some twenty years ago. Over that time period, the fund has beaten the returns of the S&P 500 by several points annually. In The Aggressive Conservative Investor, Whitman...

Martin Whitman founded Third Avenue Value Fund some twenty years ago. Over that time period, the fund has beaten the returns of the S&P 500 by several points annually. In The Aggressive Conservative Investor, Whitman...

Martin Whitman founded Third Avenue Value Fund some twenty years ago. Over that time period, the fund has beaten the returns of the S&P 500 by several points annually. In The Aggressive Conservative Investor, Whitman...

You’re not going to nail every investment. The odds may not be on your side (even if you think they are, which is why you invested) or even if the odds are on your side, your investment can still be derailed. But thanks to...

Warren Buffett has stressed many times that investor focus on quarterly earnings beats/misses is bad for both investors and companies. Rather than focus on the long-term, managers with such shareholders are implicitly encouraged...

GTSI Corp (GTSI) is a troubled company that is losing money and that operates in an industry with a weak outlook. These three items are a recipe for a beat-up stock price. But troubles don’t last forever and costs can be...

Martin Whitman founded Third Avenue Value Fund some twenty years ago. Over that time period, the fund has beaten the returns of the S&P 500 by several points annually. In The Aggressive Conservative Investor, Whitman...