ValueWalk's Raul Panganiban interviews Mitchell Kovitz, Founder and Principal of Kovitz Investment Group, and with Joel Hirsh, Principal and Portfolio Manager at Kovitz Investment Group. In this part Mitchell and Joel discuss how their fund reacted to the Dow dropping, guarding their portfolio against losing money, and their valuation checklist.
Jacob Wolinsky is the founder of ValueWalk.com, a popular value investing and hedge fund focused investment website. Prior to ValueWalk, Jacob was VP of Business Development at SumZero. Prior to SumZero, Jacob worked as an equity analyst first at a micro-cap focused private equity firm, followed by a stint at a smid cap focused research shop. Jacob lives with his wife and three kids in Passaic NJ. - Email: jacob(at)valuewalk.com FD: I do not purchase any equities to avoid conflict of interest and any insider information. I have a few existing holdings from years ago, but mostly mutual funds and some ETFs. I also own 2.5 grams of Gold
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