Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Founder & Chairman, Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. |
Birth Year | 1942 |
Birth Place | San Diego, California, United States |
Age | 81 YEARS OLD |
Residence | San Diego, California |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | Bucknell University San Diego State University |
Occupation | Businessman, investor, philanthropist |
Employer | Brandes Investment Partners |
Known for | Manager of Brandes Investment Partners |
Spouse(s) | Linda King Formo (1986-2004) Tanya (2006-present) |
Children | two |
Net worth: $1.2 Billion (2024)
Charles Brandes' net worth is projected to reach an impressive $1.2 billion by 2024. He is widely recognized as the Founder and Chairman of Brandes Investment Partners, L.P., a prominent investment firm based in the United States. Over the years, Brandes has garnered significant success and recognition within the financial industry by employing a disciplined value investing approach. Through his astute investment strategies, he has accumulated substantial wealth, solidifying his position as one of the wealthiest individuals in the world of finance.
Biography/Timeline
Brandes grew up in Pittsburgh. In 1965, he graduated from Bucknell University with a bachelor's degree in economics. He did graduate studies at San Diego State University.
As of 2007, Brandes' U.S. Value Equity fund has beaten the S&P 500 index for the past 5, 10 and 15 years. According to the book Investment Leadership, Brandes' Global equity fund had an average return of 19.21% over the prior 20 years. Brandes Investments strictly follows Graham and Dodd principles as outlined in the books Security Analysis and The Intelligent Investor. Also recently, the firm made Investments in the troubled mortgage and financial sectors, paying bargain prices for Investments in Countrywide Financial, Washington Mutual, Wachovia Corp. and Bank of America. Brandes is among the largest institutional shareholder of Royal Bank of Scotland and General Motors. Thomson Financial's well-regarded Nelson's World's Best Money Managers rankings consistently lists Brandes Investment Partners among the Top 10 International Equity Fund Managers in the world.
Brandes' adherence to Graham and Dodd principles has extended to investment research. He commissioned a study to investigate the "Falling Knives" strategy, the investment axiom that catching falling knives (a stock whose price has been dropping precipetously) is like catching falling money (likely to lead to losses). Researching 1,000 companies between 1986 and 2002 whose price had fallen 60% over a twelve-month period, the study found that within three years of the decline 13% of the companies went bankrupt, but despite this that the portfolio as a whole gained in value by 18% over three years. Announced departure from the firm effect February 26, 2018. Brandes published a well received book on his investment strategies in 2003 titled Value Investing Today (McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-141738-9).