Scuttlebutt Interviews With Management – An In-Depth Look At Valuation Process

Value investors use a variety of techniques when it comes to developing investment ideas, but one step some might not think to take is conducting interviews. Investing wisely takes quite a lot of research, but it may not always seem natural or even possible to interview the management of a company you're thinking about investing in. However, one well-known value investor has made it part of his process, and he shared tips for doing it in a 2013 interview with Miguel Barbosa of SimoleonSense, a transcript of which was reviewed by ValueWalk.

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