Seth Klarman is, undoubtedly, one best value investors working today. His hedge fund, the Baupost Group, has returned an average of 19% per annum since inception and currently looks after around $30bn for clients.
When Seth Klarman speaks, it pays to listen. To that end, I recently stumbled across a speech Klarman gave at the end of October 2007.
When Klarman made his speech on October 20 2007, the market had just peaked. After hitting a high of just under 14,000 on October 1 2007, the DJIA started its slide as the financial crisis took hold.
Seth Klarman - Pressures showing through
Pressures on the financial system were already started to show through when Seth Klarman gave his speech. He began:
“Recent financial...

