5th European Value Investing Conference

The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing (Europe), in collaboration with the Greek Centre for Value Investing and Spain’s MAPFRE Insurance Company, held its 5th European Value Investing Conference in Lisbon, Portugal on October 14, 2025. The Conference was sponsored by Banco BPI Grupo Caixa Bank, Centre for the Advancement of Value Investing Education, Eurobank S.A., Eurolife FFH, Fiscal.ai, MAPFRE AM, National and Kapodistrian…

“Trailing or forward: Which P/E ratio measures better?”

No matter how one looks at the price-to-earning ratio, trailing or forward, the U.S stock market seems to be overvalued right now. However, Dr. George Athanassakos argues that the market looks particularly overvalued if one focuses on the trailing P/E in his latest Globe & Mail article titled “Trailing or forward: Which P/E ratio measures…

Seminar on Value Investing and Search for Value

Dr. George Athanassakos offered a highly sought-after five-day Seminar on Value Investing and the Search for Value to finance executives, finance professionals, portfolio managers, financial analysts, and individual investors seeking knowledge of value creation, valuation, and value investing theory and practice. For more information, see Seminars

“Get ready for higher taxes and inflation”

Dr. George Athanassakos discusses why higher taxes and higher inflation will be the name of the game in the future, both of which he considers unavoidable and the result of rich citizens and poor countries in his latest article titled “Get ready for higher taxes and inflation“, published in the Globe and Mail (Report on…

“Why growth stocks get too much attention”

Dr. George Athanassakos argues that investing in high multiple or high growth firms exposes an investor to a high valuation risk, consistent with historical evidence, unless if one believes that “this time is different” in his latest article titled “Why growth stocks get too much attention“, published in the Globe and Mail (Report on Business),…

“What’s a value stock? Depends what yardsticks you use”

Dr. George Athanassakos examines whether value Exchange Traded-Funds (ETFs) are really value in his latest article titled “What’s a value stock? Depends what yardsticks you use“, published in the Globe and Mail (Report on Business), p. B8. The article also appeared in Globe Investor Magazine Online, under the title “Value stocks are not the underperformers…

“Artificial Intelligence will lead to a more extreme society of haves and have-nots”

Dr. George Athanassakos argues that AI will most likely create a more rigid class-based society, an upper class of those on top of AI knowledge and applications, and a lower class of those who are not and will be left behind in his latest article titled “Artificial Intelligence will lead to a more extreme society…

“Dig deeper, and you’ll see that value stocks often do actually outperform”

Dr. George Athanassakos provides evidence that systematically classifying all tech stocks into growth stocks due to their high P/B and that systematically classifying all low-priced stocks as value due to their obscurity characteristics bias the value vs. growth effect in his latest article titled “Dig deeper, and you’ll see that value stocks often do actually…

“Will Buffett really retire at the end of 2025, or has he already done so?”

Dr. George Athanassakos argues that even though it was recently announced that Warren Buffett will retire as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway by the end of 2025, he had already retired from its day-to-day operations years ago and had left most investment decisions to his successor, Greg Abel, in his latest article titled “Will Buffett really…

Value Investing Class Guest Speaker

Thomas Konstadinidis,Chief Investment Officer, Allianz European Reliance, Athens, Greece  shared his investing knowledge and experience with Dr. Athanassakos’ Value Investing Class.

We would like to thank Eurobank S.A. and Eurolife  FFH for their generous support that allowed the establishment of the Greek Centre for Value Investing and for supporting the centre’s activities.