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John. D. Spears
John D. Spears has been with Tweedy, Browne Company LLC since 1974 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and Investment Committee. He is also Vice President of Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc., a mutual fund group. Founded in 1920, and having served originally as a broker to Benjamin Graham and other highly noted value investors, Tweedy, Browne began managing money for clients in 1968, utilizing a value-oriented investment process derived from the work of Benjamin Graham. The Firm is considered to be one of the purer modern day practitioners of Graham’s intrinsic value-based investment methodology and today manages approximately $17.5B in value portfolios for individuals, family groups and institutions. Before joining Tweedy, Browne, Mr. Spears had been in the investment business for five years with Berger, Kent Associates; Davic Associates; and Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill, Noyes & Co. He studied at the Babson Institute of Business Administration, Drexel Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania — The Wharton School. Mr. Spears brings over 40 years of experience to bear in the investment management business. He has spoken from time-to-time on the topics of value investing, investment theory and behavioral finance, as well as co-authored a number of Tweedy, Browne studies/white papers, including What Has Worked In Investing; 10 Ways To Beat An Index; The Road To Wealth; Investing For Higher After-Tax Returns: Lessons for Tax-paying Investors from Warren Buffett, Index Funds, the Best Performing Stocks over 18-Year Period, and Our Own Experience; Great 10-Year Record = Great Future, Right?; and How Hedging Can Substantially Reduce Foreign Stock Currency Risk. As of March 31, 2016, the current Managing Directors and retired principals and their families, as well as employees of Tweedy, Browne had more than $1.0 billion in portfolios combined with or similar to client portfolios.