General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> December 22, 2008

QUALITY COMPANIES AT DEEP, DISCOUNTED PRICES – BARRY ZISKIN – Z-SEVEN FUND, INC.

Barry Ziskin has over 20 years of experience in global stock selection. He is Founder, President and CEO of Z-Seven Fund, Inc., and Top Fund Management, Inc., the Fund's adviser. He personally screens and researches companies to ensure strict adherence to the seven criteria he developed for selecting high quality, undervalued domestic and international growth stocks. Highlighting his unique approach, he has been a special guest on Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street Week, CNN's Moneyline, KFNN Radio's "Financial Review with Sinclair Noe", and at numerous Intershow conferences. He has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Money magazine and The New York Times. In addition, Mr. Ziskin has been profiled internationally in the Financial Times, Les Affaires, Toronto Globe and Mail, and on the BBC (with Alistair Cooke). Profile
TWST: Please start with an overview of your firm and its investment philosophy.

Mr. Ziskin: Z-Seven was actually named by a group of brokers who did the IPO,

when we were a closed-end fund,