Value Investing Book Release Announcement
"Value Investing: From Theory to Practice – A Guide to the Value Investing Process"
Dr. George Athanassakos has written the first ACADEMIC book on value investing titled “Value Investing: From Theory to Practice – A Guide to the Value Investing Process”. The book, that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd. Prem Watsa has called the "New Testament" to Ben Graham's "Old Testament", shows an analytical process to find and buy stocks that trade significantly below intrinsic value. Both the Paperback (for students) and the Hardcover (for public, at large) versions are now available for purchase!
Upcoming Events
April 7, 2025
Ben Graham Centre's 2025 International MBA Stock Picking Competition
The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing will hold its annual International Stock Picking Competition, at the MBA level, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 7, 2025. Teams from MBA schools from around the world will compete for $14,000 CAD in cash prizes, as well as, free attendance to the Ben Graham Centre’s 2025 Value Investing Conference and the Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Annual General Meeting, also held in Toronto.
April 8, 2025
Ben Graham Centre’s 2025 Value Investing Conference
The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing will hold its annual Value Investing Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 8, 2025. The mission of the Conference is to promote the tenets of value investing as pioneered by Benjamin Graham, to expose Conference participants to the various value investing methods used by practitioners, and to encourage and support academic research and study in the area of value investing.
April 10, 2025
Fairfax Financial Holdings Annual General Meeting
Mr. Prem Watsa, Chairman and CEO, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada has invited Dr. Athanassakos and his Value Investing MBA and HBA students to attend Fairfax's annual general meeting of shareholders.
June 23-27, 2025
Seminar on Value Investing and the Search for Value
Dr. George Athanassakos is offering a highly sought after five day Seminar on Value Investing and the Search for Value to finance executives, finance professionals, portfolio managers, financial analysts and individual investors seeking knowledge of value creation, valuation and value investing theory and practice.
For more information, see Seminars.
October 14, 2025
5th European Value Investing Conference
The Ben Graham Centre's 5th European Value Investing Conference, which is run in partnership with Spain’s MAPFRE Insurance Company, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal on October 14, 2025. The mission of the Conference is to promote the tenets of value investing as pioneered by Benjamin Graham, to expose Conference participants to the various value investing methods used by practitioners and to encourage and support academic research and study in the area of value investing.
Ivey Value Investing Classes Guest Speakers
January 30, 2025
Robyn Ross, Vice President, Head of People and Talent, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada (6:20pm - 8:00pm, Ivey Business School, Room 1100)
Mike Elkins, Deputy Portfolio Manager, Director of Research, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada (6:20pm - 8:00pm, Ivey Business School, Room 1100)
February 27, 2025
Dennison (Dan) T. Veru, Senior Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Palisade Capital Management, Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA (6:20pm - 8:00pm, Ivey Business School, Room 1100)
March 13, 2025
Paul Johnson, Executive Director, Gabelli Center for Global Security Analysis, New York, NY, USA (6:20pm - 8:00pm, Ivey Business School, Room 1100)