The Best Bets of a Stellar Short Seller – Mark Roberts

The Best Bets of a Stellar Short Seller - Mark Roberts by Bill Alpert, Barron's

Mark Roberts started Off Wall Street Consulting Group in May 1990. In the years since, his Cambridge, Mass.–based team has cranked out hundreds of well-researched investment ideas for his money-manager clients—mostly on the short side, probing stocks it thinks will decline. Roberts has shared his ideas with Barron’s readers from time to time, and they usually pan out. He highlighted several in a recent conversation.

Barron’s: You’ve got an anniversary that you’ll be celebrating.

Mark Roberts: We started May 1, 1990, so this is the 25th anniversary of Off Wall Street. We just launched a new Website: offwallstreet.com. We are the longest-surviving company of our kind.

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