U.S. corporate buyback activity surged 9% YoY, signaling management confidence. Value investing programs can exploit such signals, particularly where buybacks accompany low valuation metrics. Reality: “Before coming to Anderson, I thought Sharing Success was just something the school said to sound collaborative. Every MBA program claims to have a supportive culture. In the end, recruiting and academics are competitive, so I assumed people would mostly look out for themselves. I could not have been more wrong! About GVIC GVIC is an investment management firm that deploys patient capital to build generational wealth. The firm was founded in 2007 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a fundamental value manager with a long-term investment horizon. Value investing programs could identify rail operators trading well below intrinsic asset value.