Chris has been interested in investing since he bought his first stock at 19.  Since that time, he has come to understand how important it is for “growth” and “value” to work in tandem with each other rather than being diametrically opposed.  That’s why Chris employs a growth at a reasonable price (GARP) strategy, which combines aspects of value and growth investing to seek out stocks that appear to be slightly undervalued, but are still expected to have strong earnings growth in the future.  The underlying goal of GARP is to mitigate the risks involved with growth or value investing, using the price/earnings growth (PEG) ratio to help navigate the investment selection process.