The Five Pillars Of Value Investing

The Five Pillars Of Value Investing by Chris Gilbert

What is value investing? What does it mean? How do you use it as a strategy? And most importantly, does it work? These are the questions I will tackle in this article. Consider this your entry, or rediscovery, to the wonderful world of value investing.

Talking Points

• What is value investing?
• The 5 pillars of value investing
• A brief history of value investors

What Is Value Investing?

Value investing is essentially a strategy set forth by Benjamin Graham, often called the Father of Value Investing, in his seminal books The Intelligent Investor and Security Analysis. In these must-read books, Graham laid out his school of thought in great detail, explaining companies have an underlying "intrinsic value",...