Anyone interested in value investing?

Truly interested in the topic, been reading books about it for a couple of years now and training myself to have the mindset. Really want to work at a place that is a true value shop (imo any shops practicing short selling or the likes are not value investing).

Anyone in the same situation where you love the topic but unless you could raise money from families and friends and start your own fund, it seeems almost impossible to break into the sector as a fresh grad?

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So you're looking at LO firms but you can still join a L/S HF that has a value investing philosophy. Also, distressed debt investing is value investing so you might want to position yourself in a RX group in a bank and then join a distressed fund. I love the topic as well and truly enjoy valuation, financial statement analysis and the margin of safety but unless you're the child of a ultra wealthy family it is a pipe dream to set up a fund as a fresh grad.

 

Thanks for the input and advice. I agree it's getting more difficult to define and like you said, many funds lean toward more of a "identify the market inefficiency" approach. I believe like what Munger, investing itself by definition should be value investing.

Have some experience in IB and PE, but I think my true passion is value investing. That's just me.

 

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