Joel Litman

Renowned for identifying undervalued stocks, Joel Litman is a top investment expert with a unique ability to uncover market opportunities that others miss. With his meticulous analysis of financial data, Joel’s investment research tools, including the Hidden Alpha newsletter and Altimeter research system, are unparalleled in predicting stock movements. He has a track record of accurately forecasting significant market events, including the 2008 and 2020 crashes, and identifying earnings opportunities and market distortions. For more details, check out our complete Joel Litman review.

• B.S. Accounting – DePaul University
• MBA Marketing, Finance, Technology Ventures – Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University

Finance

• President & CEO Valens Research and Chief Investment Strategist of Altimetry Research

• • 2009 – Present  
  • A global corporate performance and investment research and analytics firm.
  • Advises institutional investors in equities, corporate credit, and macroeconomic strategy. 
  • Pioneered Uniform Accounting, which considers hidden assets and liabilities, off-balance sheet items, and non-operating income and expenses.
  • Uncovers inconsistencies between a company’s reported financial statements and its actual economic performance. 
  • Altimetry Research is the consumer arm of Valens Research and a boutique financial research and publishing firm providing individual investors with unique, unbiased investment recommendations and analytics.
  • Hidden Alpha newsletter is under the Altimetry Research umbrella. 
• Member, Board of Directors COL Financial Group
  • 2011 – Present  
  • Leading brokerage firm in Asia. 
  • Offices in Hong Kong and the Philippines. 
  • Focused on empowering the individual investor, COL ranks number one in daily trading volume of the PSE, and is one of the top ten brokers in the Philippines. 
  • Ticker symbol PSE:COL.
• Principal, IXL Center – Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership 
• Founder, The Center for Strategy, Execution, and Valuation 
• Director, Credit Suisse 
• Senior Principal, Diamond Technology Partners 
• Manager/Director, Deloitte/HOLT 
• Manager, American Express Tax and Business Services

Professor

• Emory & Henry College  
  • Jan 2021 – Present  

• Hult International Business School
  • 2008 – Present  
  • An FT and Economist top-ranked international MBA program
  • Teaches Business Strategy, Performance Measurement, Strategic Valuation

• DePaul University 
  • 1998 – Present  
  • Clinical Professor of Business Strategy
  • Helped build the Center for S.E.V. and MBA Concentration at the Driehaus College of Commerce at DePaul University

• Played an instrumental role in building Credit Suisse’s HOLT University and the Center for S.E.V. 
• Taught or guest-lectured at several top schools, such as Harvard Business School, U Chicago Booth, Wharton, LBS, and SAIF Jiao Tong.

Speaker/Consultant

• Spoken at prestigious institutions, including the Marine Corps War College, the FBI Nationwide Forensics Conference, and the U.S. Pentagon.
• Also has spoken at the world’s top CFA societies.

Author

• Creator of the popular monthly stock newsletter, Hidden Alpha.
• DRIVEN: Business Strategy, Human Actions, and the Creation of Wealth 
  • 2007
  • Emphasizes the importance of understanding the true value of a business, which is often hidden by accounting tricks or manipulation.
  • Provides a framework to identify the critical drivers of value and assess the management team’s ability to execute a successful strategy.
  • Delves into the psychology of investors and how their emotions can impact investment decisions, leading to missed opportunities or disastrous outcomes.

• Has contributed to Harvard Business Review, SeekingAlpha, Bloomberg, and Forbes

“Joel Litman’s forensic-based research has brought me significant gains in my portfolio. Some of the stock ideas are really incredible with huge upside, and long before the rest of the Street sees it.”- Matt Rakowski, a former head of credit at Goldman Sachs