Speaker Lineup for 7th Annual Spring Value Investing Congress Announced

OMAHA, NE--(Marketwire - Mar 21, 2012) - Schwartz Tilson Information, Inc. today announced the updated speaker lineup for the 7th Annual Spring Value Investing Congress, which will be held for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska. The conference, on May 6 and 7, 2012 at Omaha's CenturyLink Center, immediately follows the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.

"There have been some promising signs recently, but the question on everyone's mind is whether or not the recovery is for real," said Whitney Tilson, co-founder of the Value Investing Congress and co-managing partner of T2 Partners and Tilson Mutual Funds. "Are the skies clear, or are we in the eye of the hurricane? With that in mind, this spring's Congress will prepare attendees for both scenarios."

Created by disciples of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett, the Value Investing Congress is the premier event for value investors. The two-day conference is the place to network with other sophisticated investors, gain clarity on the current investment climate, and come away with profitable investment ideas.

"The speaker lineup for the upcoming Congress is one of the best we've had," said Value Investing Congress Co-Founder John L. Schwartz, M.D. "Each of these speakers -- several returning and several new -- will share a unique perspective and compelling, actionable ideas. With a new location in Omaha, we're looking forward to bringing together our many new attendees and our old friends."

Confirmed speakers for the 7^th Annual Spring Value Investing Congress include:

• Charles T. Akre, Akre Capital Management
• Carlo Cannell, Cannell Capital
• Aaron Edelheit, American Home Real Estate Company
• Guy Gottfried, Rational Investment Group
• Douglas A. Kass, Seabreeze Partners Management
• Chan H. Lee and Albert H. Yong, Petra Capital Management
• David Nierenberg, The D3 Family Funds
• Larry Pitkowsky and Keith D. Trauner, GoodHaven Capital Management
• Bob Robotti and Isaac Schwartz, Robotti & Company
• Thomas A. Russo, Gardner Russo & Gardner
• Matt Swaim and Bruce M. Zessar, Advisory Research
• Whitney Tilson and Glenn Tongue, T2 Partners

The day after the Congress, on May 8, Whitney Tilson and Glenn Tongue of T2 Partners will host a seminar, titled Case Studies in Value Investing: A Post-Congress Workshop. Utilizing real-world case studies, Tilson and Tongue will share how they analyze and value companies and identify promising investment opportunities. Past participants have realized significant benefits from this intensive workshop, describing it as "an investment that pays for itself" with information that can be "immediately put to use."

About the Value Investing Congress
Whitney Tilson and John L. Schwartz established the Value Investing Congress in 2004 so that passionate value investors -- disciples of Graham, Dodd, Buffett and Munger -- can meet and learn from one another and achieve even greater investment success. Tilson is one of the country's best known value investors and is the co-founder of Value Investor Insight. Schwartz is the founder and former CEO of Continuing Medical Education, Inc., the highly successful medical information company. Click here to read what people are saying about the Value Investing Congress.

More information on the upcoming 7^th Annual Spring Value Investing Congress is available at ValueInvestingCongress.com.