Why is Warren Buffett a value investor ?

Question

Who taught him how to invest ?

How much is he worth ? get it

Answer 1

Warren Buffet is a value investor because he would only buy shares in companies based on their intrinsic worth, i.e. the real value that companies are believed to be possessing. And he would never sell these shares to garner profits like the majority of investors, which means he would only invest long-term.

He learned a lot from mentor Benjamin Graham by means of using his investment principles in "The Intelligent Investor".

He's worth US $62 billion.

Answer 2

He is a value investor because he looks at the value in the company he is investing in, meaning he wants a good deal.  He learned from Benjamin Graham who wrote "The Intelligent Investor" when he attended Columbia university where Graham was teaching.  He is worth about 60billion but you can check the exact amount on Forbes.com

Answer 3

Buy value companies or companies with good fundementals stand a better chance of survivying market fluxuations, yes they will go up and down, like the market, but they usually out perform the market in the long term.

Buffett was taught by his father and follow Graham who was college professor.  Keep in mind, Buffett did not have to compete with a large number of mutual funds, hedge funds or computerized trading.  Not saying, he would still be successful but there are don't if he would have amassed the fortune he did, in additon he also invested in option contract to protect or bolster his positions.

You can read about Buffett in Robert Hagstrom's book, The Warren Buffett Way

You should visit MSN.money http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp while there you should click on the "Investing" tab and read about the Strategy Lab, or the comments by of commintators many of whom are long term investors.

But you won't find many professional investors who have the buy and hold mentatlity that was popular decades ago.

Answer 4

He is worth over $50 billion give or take depending upon where the stock market may be. That's probably and under-estimate. And-- he's donated the great bulk all of his worth over time to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Buffett invests for the long term. He does research, chooses companies which he believes will thrive and then holds them for extended periods of time, rarely if ever selling his holdings save for liquidity purposes.

He is not a "trader"-- in and out of an investment position. He holds tight for the long term. And he has clearly had more scores than losses.