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Archive for December, 2008

Professor Bruce Greenwald’s New Book

December 03, 2008 By: webmaster Category: Bruce Greenwald, CBS Faculty

Columbia Professor Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn have released their newest joint-venture:  “globalization: n. the irrational fear that someone in China will take your job.”  I spent as much time as possible in classes with Professor Greenwald (even before I was eligible to enroll for them), and can vividly hear him exclaiming the title.  I have not yet read the book, but hope to pick it up this week.  Here is a brief excerpt of the press release:

To its critics, globalization is a terrible development that makes almost everybody worse off and threatens the survival of the planet. They blame it for everything from mass poverty in Africa and Latin America to the falling living standards for workers in Europe and North America. In contrast, globalization’s advocates argue that it is the greatest force for good in human history, a powerful institution for improving the quality of life around the world. The underlying problem with both of these positions, says Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn, authors of Globalization: n. the irrational fear that someone in China will take your job, is that they are based on certain accepted truths that are either highly questionable or largely false.

You can read the press release from Wiley here.

Listen to Professor Greenwald defending his thesis on the Biz Radio Network here.

For more on Professor Greenwald, see the recent blog entries (here, here, here, and here) on the Columbia Business School Blog: Public Offering.

David Winters on Fox Business

December 03, 2008 By: webmaster Category: David Winters

David Winters, founder of The Wintergreen Fund, was recently interviewed on Fox Business. I was fortunate to hear Mr. Winters speak several times at Columbia.  David Winters is the protege of legendary value investor Michael Price.  Winters spoke about buying excellent businesses at cheap valuations due to the current environment of indiscriminate selling.

To read more about David Winters, check out the Summer 2007 issue of Columbia Business School’s Graham and Doddsville

Prem Watsa Speaks on Ben Graham

December 01, 2008 By: webmaster Category: Bruce Greenwald, Prem Watsa

Prem Watsa, of Fairfax Holdings, speaks about Ben Graham and his philosophy.

Thanks to Gurufocus.com for posting the video.

Here is a short article from the Miami Herald about Professor Greenwald’s new book:  globalization: n. the irrational fear that someone in China will take your job.