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Ralph Wanger
After a brief period in insurance, Ralph Wanger joined Harris Associates in 1960 as an analyst. Later he became a portfolio manager. In 1970, he was put in charge of the Acorn Fund. He has since turned this into one of the top-performing growth funds of the last 30 years.
Ralph Wanger is the founder of Columbia Wanger Asset Management. The firm manages about $16 billion across six small-to-mid-cap mutual funds (Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia International Fund, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn Select, Columbia International Select, and Columbia Thermostat fund).
A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Masters degree from the same university, Mr. Wanger resides in Chicago. On September 30, 2003, he retired as the chief investment officer and lead manager of the Columbia Acorn Fund. His long-time co-manager, Chuck McQuaid, now heads the firm and serves as the lead manager of the $10 billion Columbia Acorn fund. Mr. Wanger remains at the firm and serves as an advisor.
He recently summarized his time at the fund in his book A Zebra in Lion Country (1999).
A Zebra in Lion Country
The 'Dean' of Small-Cap Stocks Explains How to Invest in Small, Rapidly Growing Companies Whose Stocks represent Good Values
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A Zebra in Lion Country
Ralph Wanger's Investment Survival Manual
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Bull!: A History of the Boom, 1982-1999
In Bull!, Maggie Mahar tells the sweeping tale of the Great Bull Market of 1982-1999, a legendary run-up that pulled the entire nation into its gravit... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Profile of Ralph Wanger
Biography
After a brief period in insurance, Ralph Wanger joined Harris Associates in 1960 as an analyst. Later he became a portfolio manager. In 1970, he was put in charge of the Acorn Fund. He has since turned this into one of the top-performing growth funds of the last 30 years.Ralph Wanger is the founder of Columbia Wanger Asset Management. The firm manages about $16 billion across six small-to-mid-cap mutual funds (Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia International Fund, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn Select, Columbia International Select, and Columbia Thermostat fund).
A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Masters degree from the same university, Mr. Wanger resides in Chicago. On September 30, 2003, he retired as the chief investment officer and lead manager of the Columbia Acorn Fund. His long-time co-manager, Chuck McQuaid, now heads the firm and serves as the lead manager of the $10 billion Columbia Acorn fund. Mr. Wanger remains at the firm and serves as an advisor.
He recently summarized his time at the fund in his book A Zebra in Lion Country (1999).
Books by Ralph Wanger
A Zebra in Lion CountryThe 'Dean' of Small-Cap Stocks Explains How to Invest in Small, Rapidly Growing Companies Whose Stocks represent Good Values
More on this books at the Global Investor Bookshop
A Zebra in Lion CountryRalph Wanger's Investment Survival Manual
More on this books at the Global Investor Bookshop
Book Recommendations
Bull!: A History of the Boom, 1982-1999In Bull!, Maggie Mahar tells the sweeping tale of the Great Bull Market of 1982-1999, a legendary run-up that pulled the entire nation into its gravit... Read more at the GI Bookshop
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