Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 21, 2000
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 provide a summary background on Z-Seven Fund, to set thestage for our readers.
Mr. Ziskin: The Z-Seven Fund is a 16.5 year-old closed-end fund. We were
among the first of a wave