When Forbes Global spoke in late 1999 with Thomas White, a money manager in Chicago, the Nasdaq stood at 4000 and many analysts were busy inventing new valuation ratios to justify sky-high share prices (" One ratio does not fit all" Dec. 27, 1999).

FORBES: Another Look

Thomas S. White, a Chicago-based money manager, each month crunches numbers on more than 2, 500 global companies in nearly 50 countries.

FORBES: One ratio does not fit all

His long-term record remains intact: The Thomas White International Fund delivered a 6.3% annualized return over the past five years, against 3.7% for the MSCI World.

FORBES: Another Look