general public as a character in the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis book The Big Short, but even before then he was famous in investing circles for his astute investing during times like the financial crisis of 2007. Michael Burry is portrayed in the movie by Christian Bale. The real Michael Burry started out as a part time investor and blogger and built his reputation and AUM with great results and original thinking. He is a physician by training and has diagnosed himself as having Aspergers Syndrome. Burry is particularly interesting for investors in that he has adapted value investing principles to his personality, skills and nature. Like