Why Seeking Alpha In “Dormant Assets” Is Such A Long-Term Affair

No matter which style of investing you practice, whether it’s value investing or a focus on growth, momentum or other factors, the idea of having a large number of assets lying around and not making money is not attractive. However, Horizon Kinetics CEO and CIO Murray Stahl is known for his emphasis on what he calls “dormant assets.” He gave a talk at the Project Punch Card Conference last week explaining exactly what he means by this term and how he capitalizes on these assets. Q3 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc What exactly is a dormant asset? ValueWalk reviewed…