$ PART ONE Forbes reporter Bob Flaherty wrote a po

$ PART ONE Forbes reporter Bob Flaherty wrote a positive story when unknown Mario Gabelli was managing just $3 million. Almost alone Mario was finding bargains in micro caps when these orphans were even more out of favor than they are today. Forbes readers went crazy for all of Mario's very low P/E stocks with good managements, strong financial fundamentals and great growth prospects. When Wall Street's gloom disappeared as it always does, Mario's picks all doubled or tripled.