Vitaliy is Chief Investment Officer at Investment Management Associates, Inc (IMA), a value investment firm based in Denver, Colorado. Vitaliy joined IMA in 1997. He received both his bachelor of science and master of science degrees in finance from the University of Colorado at Denver. He is the author of two books, and his articles have appeared in Barron’s, The Financial Times, and Business Week, among others. Vitaliy has been a guest on CNBC, Fox Business, BNN and Yahoo! Finance. He also writes a monthly column for Institutional Investor magazine and speaks to investor organizations in the U.S. and abroad. Vitaliy has close to 20 years of investment experience and has taught a graduate investment class at the University of Colorado at Denver. Vitaliy is a CFA Charter Holder and has served on the board of the CFA Society of Colorado. Forbes Magazine called him “The new Benjamin Graham“. You can read more of his writing at Contrarian Edge.