Name the British-born American investor, economist and professor widely known as the 'father of value investing' and co-author of the neoclassical investing: "Security Analysis" book which was the basis for an article by Warren Buffett published in the fall issue of 'Hermes' in 1984?
Benjamin Graham Benjamin Graham ( ; born Benjamin Grossbaum; May 9, 1894 – September 21, 1976) was a British-born American investor, economist, and professor. He is widely known as the "father of value investing," and wrote two of the founding texts in neoclassical investing: "Security Analysis" (1934) with David Dodd, and "The Intelligent Investor" (1949). His investment philosophy stressed investor psychology, minimal debt, buy-and-hold investing, fundamental analysis, concentrated diversification, buying within the margin of safety, activist investing, and contrarian mindsets.
David Smith (journalist and author) David Henry Smith (born 3 April 1954) is a British journalist and author, specialising in economics. He has been economics editor of "The Sunday Times" since 1989, where he writes a weekly column. He is also an assistant editor and policy adviser. He is a visiting professor at the University of Wales where he delivered his first lecture in 2007.