Interview with Steve Scruggs, Portfolio Manager of the FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund

About the FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund What criterial he looks for when investing in a business Portfolio management philosophy and cash position Being a generalist Avoiding making macro predictions The research process and industries he tends to avoid His four-pillar investing framework and research process Valuation and DCF modeling What he looks for in management and corporate culture The concept of Mittelstand and how he incorporates it into his process His thoughts on current small-cap valuations and free cash flow yields Discussion on MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE: MSM) What he’s reading The investors he admires  ********************************************************** Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. For each options transaction, Public Investing shares 50% of their order flow revenue as a rebate to help reduce your trading costs. This rebate will be displayed as a negative number in the “Additional Fees” column of your Trade Confirmation Statement and will be immediately reflected in the total dollars paid or received for the transaction. Order flow rebates are only issued for options trades and not for transactions involving other assets, including equities. For more information, refer to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fee Schedule⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠public.com/#disclosures-main⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information. ********************************************************** FinChat.io is The Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use. Use our LINK and get 25% off any premium plan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://finchat.io/jro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **********************************************************