By Daily Crux Editor Sean Goldsmith:

Whitney Tilson's value-focused money management firm, T2 Partners, goes long and short U.S. equities. His hedge funds are up gross 20% for the year, and his mutual fund, one of the top performers in its class, is up 31%.

Tilson attributes his blockbuster returns to sticking with his convictions. The same stocks that destroyed him last year - like his second-largest position, Huntsman - have returned hundreds of percent as the market rebounds.

He also discusses some of his favorite financial companies to invest in today.

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