7 Top Holdings of Ariel Investment's John Rogers

Insider Monkey submits: John W. Rogers launched Ariel Investments in 1983 after working as a stockbroker for 2.5 years at William Blair & Company, LLC. In 2008, John was awarded Princeton University’s highest honor, the Woodrow Wilson Award, presented each year to the alumni whose career embodies a commitment to national service. He received an AB in economics from Princeton University where he served as captain of the 1979–80 Ivy League co-champion Princeton Tigers men's basketball team.

By Stock Croc:John Rogers is the Founder of Ariel Capital Management LLC, which he started in 1983 and now has over $15.5 billion in assets under management. He is a value investor with a preference for investing in small to medium sized companies, which are trading at a low valuation relative to their potential earnings or have a low valuation to their intrinsic worth.

After a relationship that lasted more than a decade — which may be a record for a sub-advisor — Marret Asset Management Inc. is out and Dynamic Funds is in. The move, which required three months notice by the parties concerned or payment in lieu, is all part of a plan by the chartered banks – given that Dynamic is part of Dundee Wealth, which is owned by Bank of Nova Scotia – to grow their wealth management business, but more importantly keep more of the revenue pie in-house. It’s not clear the extent to which performance was an issue.

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (IPG) March 04, 2013 10:50 am ET Executives Michael Isor Roth - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Executive Committee Analysts Matthew Chesler - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Presentation Matthew Chesler - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (IPG) February 26, 2013 6:15 pm ET Executives Michael Isor Roth - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Executive Committee Analysts Benjamin Swinburne - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Presentation Benjamin Swinburne - Morgan Stanley, Research Division

By Tom Lydon: Bond fund portfolio manager Dan Fuss thinks that market capitalization-weighted exchange traded funds make sense, but not for fixed-income assets. For the long term, market-cap weighting is logical but not when it comes to which company is issuing the most debt, he said in a recent report.

The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) Q4 2012 Earnings Call February 22, 2013 8:30 am ET Executives Jerome J. Leshne - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Michael Isor Roth - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Executive Committee Frank Mergenthaler - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Analysts

Ganaxi Small Cap Movers submits: Summary: Guru Mark Kingdon of Kingdon Capital Management has generated an outstanding 15%-18% long-term compounded return for investors in his hedge funds over the last 25 years, well ahead of the market index returns. His best new conviction buys include Citigroup (C), McDonalds Corp.