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Ken plays the lead role of our team identifying investments that fit the philosophy of the Global View approach. He is a strict adherent to Margin of Safety investment principles and has a strong belief in the power of business cycles. On a personal note, Ken was born in 1964 in Lexington Virginia, has been married since 1991. Immediately before locating to Greenville in 1997, Ken lived in New York City. 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(or just for Life Insurance Company?)](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/2017/01/are-variable-annuities-a-good-idea-for-you-or-just-for-life-insurance-company) [Read More](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/2017/01/are-variable-annuities-a-good-idea-for-you-or-just-for-life-insurance-company) [Financial Advice](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/tag/financial-advice), [Retirement Planning](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/tag/retirement-planning), [Global View News & Commentary](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/tag/global-view-news-commentary) May 21ST, 2014 By: [Ken Moore](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/author/ken-moore) ## [How We Select, Categorize, and Fire Managers](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/2014/05/how-we-select-categorize-fire-managers) [Read More](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/2014/05/how-we-select-categorize-fire-managers) [Global View News & Commentary](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/tag/global-view-news-commentary) Jan 10TH, 2014 By: [Ken Moore](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/author/ken-moore) ## [Manager Due Diligence Trip](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/2014/01/manager-due-diligence-trip) [Read More](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/2014/01/manager-due-diligence-trip) [Financial Planning](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/tag/financial-planning), [Investment & Portfolio Management](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/tag/investment-portfolio-management), [Fee-Only Fiduciary](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/tag/fee-only-fiduciary) Sep 25TH, 2012 By: [Ken Moore](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/author/ken-moore) ## [Why Investors Should Seek Fee-Only Advice](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/2012/09/investors-should-seek-fee-only-advice) [Read More](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/2012/09/investors-should-seek-fee-only-advice) [All posts](https://blog.globalviewinv.com/commentary/all) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### **Are you on track for the future you want?** Schedule a free, no-strings-attached portfolio review today. 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