{"id":1431,"date":"2012-02-04T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T16:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/?page_id=1431"},"modified":"2023-04-29T15:22:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T19:22:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About ValueWalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><u>About Us<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mission: <em>Providing a framework to improve your investing PROCESS, while providing newsworthy information about trends in finance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2011, ValueWalk.com is a <a href=\"https:\/\/mediabiasfactcheck.com\/valuewalk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">highly regarded, non-partisan site<\/a> &#8211; the website provides unique coverage on hedge funds, large asset managers, and value investing. ValueWalk also contains archives of famous investors, and features many investor resource pages.<\/p>\n<p>Many academics claim investing is a \u201c<em>random walk\u201d<\/em>. We believe this to be only partially true. It is our core belief that value investing can outperform the market, hence the name \u201c<em>ValueWalk<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>ValueWalk.com is well known throughout the value investing community to be a key source for both current and continuously relevant content. It is read on a daily basis by senior level executives at the largest banks, hedge funds, asset managers and Fortune 500 companies.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>ValueWalk and Breaking News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ValueWalk&#8217;s content is free \u2013 the newsletter is also 100% free.<\/p>\n<p>The website has gained in popularity around the investment world due to its breaking stories regarding hedge funds, and investigative reports on investments by major funds- stories regarding performance, personnel changes, and any significant events for large\/famous hedge funds.<\/p>\n<p>ValueWalk is considered an authoritative financial news source especially in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2014\/01\/prweb11534471.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the asset management industry<\/a>, and is frequently cited as a source in industry research.<\/p>\n<p>The website has also broken major technology, politics and business news. Some examples include the fact that Jacob Lew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/jack-lew-is-likely-next-treasury-secretary-if-obama-wins-re-election\/\">would be<\/a> the next Treasury Secretary (September 2012); news that Mary Schapiro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/sec-chairperson-mary-schapiro-is-likely-to-leave-due-to-election\/\">would resign<\/a> as SEC chairwoman (October 2012); and the fact that DISH Network was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/dish-t-mobile-blockbuster-merger-or-martyr\/\">actively looking<\/a> for a large acquisition (July 2012).<\/p>\n<p>Stocks\/markets move <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/currents\/post\/979381\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">based on our coverage<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theflyonthewall.com\/permalinks\/entry.php\/UNISid1935185\/UNIS-Unilife-drops--after-Tilson-says-short-to-ValueWalk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">another example<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.morningstar.com\/all\/market-watch\/TDJNMW20140122170\/anadarko-petroleum-shares-up-on-david-einhorn-news.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">another example<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/1516861-nq-mobile-rallies-on-bullish-macquarie-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">another example<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2013\/09\/11\/aapl-down-nearly-6-downgraded-by-big-financial-companies-after-yesterdays-event\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">second time last one<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-11-07\/tesla-falls-after-third-model-s-car-fire-mover.html\" target=\"_blank\">one last one<\/a>. These are just a few cases where ValueWalk moved the markets.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ValueWalk_mediakit_2018_web1.pdf\">Download The ValueWalk Media Booklet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><u>Contacts<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Email information for Valuewalk.com: <a href=\"mailto:info@valuewalk.com\">info@valuewalk.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Full contact information can be found below.<\/p>\n<p>All content-related inquires can be sent to our main staff, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Owner, Editor in Chief: Jacob Wolinsky jacob@valuewalk.com<\/li>\n<li>Content manager: Greg Tariq gtariq@valuewalk.com<\/li>\n<li>Senior editor: Michelle Jones MJones@valuewalk.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advertising inquires should be sent to Crystal at advertise@valuewalk.com. For more information about advertising on ValueWalk, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/advertise-on-valuewalk\/\">Advertising page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to send a guest post &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/guest-posts-hedge-fund-letters\/\">please view this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><u>The Team of ValueWalk.com<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jacob Wolinsky: Founder, and CEO at ValueWalk.com.<\/p>\n<p>Email: jacob@valuewalk.com<\/p>\n<p>Twitter username: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobwolinsky\" target=\"_blank\">JacobWolinsky<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><u>Staff Writers<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><u>Mark Melin<\/u><\/strong> is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing a trading program\u2019s strategy and mapping it to a market environment and performance driver. He provides analysis of managed futures investment performance and commentary regarding related managed futures market environment.<\/p>\n<p>A portfolio and industry consultant, he was an adjunct instructor in managed futures at Northwestern University \/ Chicago and has written or edited three books, including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade\u2019s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008).<\/p>\n<p>Mark was director of the managed futures division at Alaron Trading until they were acquired by Peregrine Financial Group in 2009, where he was a registered associated person (National Futures Association NFA ID#: 0348336).<\/p>\n<p>Mark has also worked as a Commodity Trading Advisor himself, trading a short volatility options portfolio across the yield curve, and was an independent consultant to various broker dealers and futures exchanges, including OneChicago, the single stock futures exchange, and the Chicago Board of Trade. He is also Editor, Opalesque Futures Intelligence and Editor, Opalesque Futures Strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Email: Mmelin@Valuewalk.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/author\/mark-melin\/\">Article Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Michelle Jones<\/u><\/strong> was a television news producer for eight years. She produced the morning news programs for the NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spent a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville. She also has experience as a writer and public relations expert for a wide variety of businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Email: Mjones@Valuewalk.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/author\/michelle-jones\/\">Article Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Quant<\/strong> has a Masters in Science from Oxford University. She worked as an analyst at a bulge bracket bank, as well as a quant researcher at one of the world&#8217;s largest asset managers. She is currently studying for CFA level III and works part time as a quantitative researcher at a hedge fund.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/author\/quant\/\">Article Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Aman Jain<\/u><\/strong> has an MBA in Finance. His experience includes working for three years with AIR worldwide (Catastrophic Risk Modeling &amp; Consulting Firm) as a Risk analyst-II. Aman has worked as a marketing head for 3+ years.<\/p>\n<p>Email: amansrccibs@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/author\/amanjain\/\">Article Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Vikas Shukla<\/u><\/strong> is a business writer. He contributes breaking news and Op-Ed articles about business, finance, investment, Forex, economics and politics on ValueWalk.<\/p>\n<p>Email: VShukla@valuewalk.com<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Christopher Morris<\/u><\/strong> is an extensively published writer on the subjects of technology and finance, among other topics. He is a regular contributor to Yahoo. Christopher is an avid video gamer in his spare time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/author\/christopher-morris\/\">Article Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Danica Simic<\/strong> has been writing ever since she was a child. Before she started writing for ValueWalk she was reviewing laptops, headphones and gaming equipment as well as writing articles about astronomy and game development.<\/p>\n<p>Danica is a student of applied and computational physics while also studying software and data engineering. Her hobbies include reading, swimming, drawing and gaming whenever she has free time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/author\/danicasimic\/\">Article Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Connect with us: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/valuewalk\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/valuewalk\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/value-walk?trk=hb_tab_compy_id_1106801\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin<\/a>, Email, <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/ValuewalkBusiness\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Feed<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ValueWalk.com is a website owned by VALUEWALK LLC, a New Jersey limited liability corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/legal-disclaimer-valuewalk\/\">legal disclaimer<\/a>).<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Mission: Providing a framework to improve your investing PROCESS, while providing newsworthy information about trends in finance. 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