LOS ANGELES – (Business Wire) An in-depth analysis of the housing and credit crises and their possible effects on stocks going forward will be presented by Whitney Tilson, Chairman of the Value Investing Congress, at a seminar hosted by the CFA Society of Los Angeles (CFALA) from 8-10am Thursday, May 7 at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles. Whether the effects of the housing and credit crisis are fully reflected in current stock prices, as well as potential investment opportunities on the short and the long side, also will be discussed. Tilson, who writes a regular column on value investing for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance , was named by Institutional Investor in 2007 as one of 20 Rising Stars. The CFA Society of Los Angeles (CFALA) is an organization of more than 1900 financial professionals, most who have earned or are in the process of earning the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. CFALA is an affiliated society of the CFA Institute, the global, non-profit professional association that administers the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) curriculum and examination program worldwide, publishes research, conducts professional-development programs, and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. Copyright © 2008 Business Wire. read more

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