Share this: [This article was originally published on Nov 17, 2024] If you have school-age kids, you have seen their products but probably don’t know the company that makes them. Today, we will review Acme United ACU -0.50%↓ in detail to determine whether it is attractive enough for our value portfolio. In this review, we will cover: A […]
Shailesh Kumar, MBA is the founder of Astute Investor’s Calculus, where he shares high-conviction small-cap value ideas, stock reports, and investing strategies.
His work has been featured in the New York Times and profiled on Wikipedia. He previously ran Value Stock Guide, one of the earliest value investing platforms online.
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