General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> April 19, 2010
Philip M. Byrne, CFA, is Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at GeoVest Advisors, Inc. He was a Securities Analyst at QCI Asset Management before joining GeoVest, where he specialized in financial services, health care and economic analysis. From 1989 to 1995, he was an Account Manager/Securities Trader at Manning & Napier Advisors, and later was a member of the research staff. Mr. Byrne is a member of the CFA Society of Rochester. He has an MBA in finance, public accounting and corporate accounting from the Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester, and a B.S. from St. Bonaventure University in marketing and management science. Mr. Byrne’s research interests include international economics, medical technology, financial statement analysis and economic history.
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TWST: Why don't you start then with an overview of GeoVest Advisors and the firm's investment philosophy?
Mr. Byrne: We are an old-fashioned value manager in the style of Ben Graham. We differentiate