Bill Nygren interview with Morningstar

Nygren: Growth a Bonus at Right Price
The Oakmark manager says many growth stocks are worthy of his value-oriented portfolios, so long as he doesn't have to overpay to get them.


Nygren: Double-Digit Earnings Growth Possible for B of A
Bank of America's current management team has allowed the firm to have possibly the strongest capital position among major U.S. banks, says Oakmark's Bill Nygren.


Why Nygren Likes This Health-Care Name
Medtronic's current P/E and solid fundamentals make the stock more worthy of owning, says Oakmark manager Bill Nygren.


Nygren: Disney's Value in Cable, Not Parks
Wall Street tends to focus too much on Disney's theme-park traffic and too little on the firm's cable operations, which carry the majority of Disney's value, according to Oakmark's Bill Nygren.

Bill Nygren Likes Stocks With Buyback Plans

Bill Nygren is a well known value manager at Oakmark. Although he screwed the pooch in 2007-08 with his stubborn resistance to selling his WAMU holdings, Nygren is one of the better long-only guys out there.

Bill Nygren on Bloomberg

Nygren manages the Oakmark Select fund. He has a reputation as an astute stock-picker, but he got his behind handed to him in 2008 after he stubbornly refused to sell dogs like WAMU. Overall, I would stay away from his fund (and most other active mutual funds) -- most people are better served by purchasing a large cap index fund instead.