"Capital Southwest Corporation (Nasdaq:CSWC) is a Texas-based company investing in businesses that are both publicly traded and private. Its aim is to produce long-term capital appreciation through venture capital investments in companies it deems to have strong growth potential.

A roundup of last week's stock market related blog posts hosted at Fat Pitch Financials.

Capital Southwest has released its 2008 annual report. Controlled Greed tells us why we should read it.

Controlled Greed's discusses its investment thesis for buying Capital Southwest. The stock has been down due to some bad investments, but it is now trading at 80% of book value. Bill Thomas still serves on the Board and holds a large stake.