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An Early Look At Whitney Tilson
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 4:28pm | 227Whitney Tilson did not come from the traditional route to Wall Street, where he is the founder of T2 Partners. He started off first at Harvard, like so many other Wall Streeters did, but studied government instead of finance or economics. Tilson later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School,...
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An In Depth Look At The Value Investing Congress
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 4:10pm | 437The 2010 Value Investing Congress (VIC) is being held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, next week, and I recently had a chance to speak with co-founders Whitney Tilson and John L. Schwartz M.D., about the conference. The VIC started as a result of Schwartz investing with Tilson at T2...
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Benzinga Readers Save On Value Investing Congress; Sale Ends August 30
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 2:38pm | 138Benzinga readers interested in attending the Value Investing Congress held October 12 & 13, 2010 in New York City can save 30% using the discount code: N10BN1 when they enter their registration information. These savings expire Monday, August 30, so make sure to enter your information before...
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Bill Ackman Speaking At Value Investing Congress
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 5:48pm | 204Noted value investor and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is going to speak at the 6th Annual New York Value Investing Congress. The conference takes place October 12 & 13, 2010 in New York City. Bill Ackman is famous for his investments in companies such as Target (NYSE: TGT) and General...
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Invitation To Join S&P 500 Pushes Up Berkshire Shares (BRK, BNI)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 8:52am | 113Warren Buffett owned Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) stock jumped by $5.80 after being chosen to be part of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. The stock had been split last week 50-for-1. This had brought the stock price to lower than $75, making it much more affordable to a larger...