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Profile
Mr. Kahn joined in founding the W.P.
Stewart & Company 1975.
Previously, he was a founding partner of Equity Research Associates, Inc., in 1963 where he served as Senior Research Associate for the next six years.
While at Equity Research, he published a number of original reports on valuation techniques and investment opportunities outside the insurance field.
He was also a Senior Vice President at Riter, Pyne, Kendall & Hollister, Inc. from 1969 to 1973 and worked for Ruane, Cunniff & Co., Inc. from 1973 to1975.
Mr. Kahn holds a BA degree from Oberlin College and an MS from Queens College.
Former positions of Robert Kahn
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
WPS Advisors, Inc.
 WPS Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WPS Advisors seeks to double the value of their clients' investments every 5 years, for an average return of about 15% a year. The firm conducts in-house research on every company they select, developing their investment research information from a variety of sources, both external and internal. They visit companies regularly, contact managements frequently and talk to competitors, customers and suppliers. WPS Advisors prepares detailed 5-year projections for all investment prospects. These forecasts, and the related appraisals of fair current value for companies under review, are continuously updated. Central to the firm's analytic process is a valuation method that is used to determine the intrinsic value of the shares of each of the companies they follow. This appraisal technique systematically examines all relevant factors such as quality of assets, ability to finance growth, strength of product line, capability of management and inflation adaptability. WPS Advisors seeks to invest in companies with solid and consistent earnings growth, which is associated with significant revenue growth. They also look for companies with above-average profitability with low sensitivity to economic cycles, strong financial positions with below average debt-to-total capital ratios, controllable operational leverage, high free cash flow and exceptional management teams. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invest in the stocks of US mid-cap and large-cap companies in the finance, consumer non-durables, electronic technology, technology services and retail sectors. WPS Advisors maintains a low turnover rate. | Analyst-Equity | 16/10/2009 |
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, Inc.
 Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice | Analyst-Equity | 30/06/1975 |
Equity Research Associates
 Equity Research Associates Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment research | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1968 |
Training of Robert Kahn
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Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, Inc.
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice | Finance |
Oberlin College
 Oberlin College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
WPS Advisors, Inc.
WPS Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WPS Advisors seeks to double the value of their clients' investments every 5 years, for an average return of about 15% a year. The firm conducts in-house research on every company they select, developing their investment research information from a variety of sources, both external and internal. They visit companies regularly, contact managements frequently and talk to competitors, customers and suppliers. WPS Advisors prepares detailed 5-year projections for all investment prospects. These forecasts, and the related appraisals of fair current value for companies under review, are continuously updated. Central to the firm's analytic process is a valuation method that is used to determine the intrinsic value of the shares of each of the companies they follow. This appraisal technique systematically examines all relevant factors such as quality of assets, ability to finance growth, strength of product line, capability of management and inflation adaptability. WPS Advisors seeks to invest in companies with solid and consistent earnings growth, which is associated with significant revenue growth. They also look for companies with above-average profitability with low sensitivity to economic cycles, strong financial positions with below average debt-to-total capital ratios, controllable operational leverage, high free cash flow and exceptional management teams. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invest in the stocks of US mid-cap and large-cap companies in the finance, consumer non-durables, electronic technology, technology services and retail sectors. WPS Advisors maintains a low turnover rate. | Finance |
Equity Research Associates
Equity Research Associates Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment research | Finance |
Queens' College Cambridge
 Queens' College Cambridge Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
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