Thomas Forester
Thomas H. Forester (born December 15, 1958) is an American mutual fund manager. He was the only long-focused United States stock mutual fund manager to make a profit in 2008. He had previously been the highest return mutual fund manager of the 6000 tracked by Morningstar and one of only two managers to turn a profit for the third quarter of 2002. He had also previously been number one in his asset class year to date through November 1, 2004, although controversially.Forester is a value investor who makes financial decisions based on financial statistics such as price/earnings ratio. His fund focuses on large cap stocks. He has been a contrarian investor for many years. Like many value investors, he is a more of a portfolio investor than a short-term trader.
Personal facts
| Birth date | December 15, 1958 |
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| Birth name | Thomas Harland Forester |
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| Title | founder Chairman and CEO |