Bill Nygren is a partner and the chief investment officer for U.S. equities at Harris Associates. He is also the co-portfolio manager of three Oakmark Funds. He is a legendary value investor and one of the investors I admire the most. In my book, he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer. This is my fourth interview with Bill, and you can find the previous three here, here, and here. As you can tell, he is incredibly generous with his time and is always willing to share his wisdom and experience.

What follows is a recent interview I conducted with Bill over email.

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