GuruFocus is pleased to announce that we have added Third Avenue Management into our List of Gurus. Third Avenue Management was founded by legendary investor Martin Whitman.

Profile:

Founded by legendary value investor Martin Whitman, Third Avenue Management manages mutual funds, separate accounts and hedge funds. The mutual funds include, Third Avenue Value Fund, managed by Martin Whitman, Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund, managed by Curtis Jensen, Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund, managed by Michael Winer, and Third Avenue International Value Fund, managed by Amit Wadhwaney. All of these funds have achieved outstanding performances compared with peers.

We already have Martin Whitman in our List of Gurus. There are overlaps between the portfolio of Third Avenue Management and Martin Whitman's portfolio (Third Avenue Value Fund). We feel that the other managers at Third Avenue are good enough to be included in our list, therefore we add Third Avenue Management to include the portfolios of other managers.

Investing Philosophy:

Third Avenue Management, led by its founder and chairman, Martin Whitman, are balance sheet value investors. They think that the current balance sheet, rather than its projected future revenues and earnings, is the best measure of a company's value. They seek to invest in safe companies that are cheaply priced.

According to Third Avenue Management, their definition of Safe and Cheap are:

Safe Companies

• Strong finances
• Competent management
• Understandable business

Cheaply Priced

• Significant discount to intrinsic value

"We analyze companies from the bottom up, reviewing all public documents, speaking with outside experts and contacts, identifying value and risk drivers and interviewing management before making an investment decision."

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