How does Weitz Funds keep shareholders informed?
We want to be responsive to client letters and emailsespecially in times of market stressbecause we would like to provide peace of mind as well as good financial returns to our clients. On the other hand, the portfolio managers need to focus their attention on investing and the client service people cannot have current, accurate answers to many of the specific investment questions they receive. At times when the market is so volatile, and the news changes so fast, a personalized answer might be out of date by the time it is researched, written, and you have a chance to read it. Although we may not be able to provide a personalized written response to a specific question, here is what we can do to keep you as informed as possible: • forward your questions and concerns to the portfolio managers so they can try to incorporate answers into their quarterly letters; • provide an archive of the quarterly letters on our web site (many questions recur regularly and many of the discussions of in
