Meet Joe and Ben... The Best Way to Make Money With Patience...

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Five years ago, I sat down with my father-in-law, Tim Melvin, after Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey was cold by then, but Tim still had a slice of ham on the burner.

The wives had gone to bed.

Four scotches had been poured. He sat them at the table.

“Are you inviting two other people?” I asked him.

“Yes,” he said. “Joe and Ben.”

As I’d soon uncovered – both men were behind one of the greatest investment secrets in all financial history.

Yet, neither man had ever met.

The Cast of Characters

It’s unusual when I find myself the least educated person during an after-dinner drink.

Tim, he’d dropped out of high school – but he’d built an arsenal of value-investing knowledge that rivaled Warren Buffett. He’d worked as a broker at Ferris Baker Watts and established one of the top banking value letters in the nation.

He’d met both Joe and Ben long before I had. Introductions –among academics – start with school pedigrees.

Joseph was an accountant from the University of Illinois. He’d worked as a CPA in t…