Tom Jacobs is a teacher, lawyer, and business owner in the US and abroad. An Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager at Huckleberry Capital where he manages individual accounts. Prior to joining Huckleberry, he was an Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager with Dallas's Echelon Investment Management. With his investing career beginning in 1968, he concentrated on managing risk through value investing, emphasizing shareholder yield. After careers as a teacher and lawyer, he became a Senior Analyst at the Motley Fool, then forming and managing his own investment research company with Jeff Fischer from 2003 to 2010. He returned to The Motley Fool as an advisor and portfolio manager from 2010 to 2015. Tom Jacobs is also a frequent featured speaker for investor groups around the United States.