Inspirational Quotes by Marty Whitman (American Investment Advisor)

Martin J. Whitman (b.1924) is an American investment advisor. He is the founder and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Third Avenue Management, and Portfolio Manager of the Third Avenue Value Fund.

Born to a Jewish family in New York City’s Bronx, Whitman served in the navy during World War II and attended college on the G.I. Bill. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Syracuse University and a master’s in economics from the New School of Social Research.

Whitman is the author of The Aggressive Conservative Investor (2005,) Value Investing—A Balanced Approach (2000,) Distress Investing: Principles and Technique (2009,) and the popular Modern Security Analysis: Understanding Wall Street Fundamentals (2013.)

Whitman is the benefactor of Syracuse University, which renamed its School of Management after him.

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