Charles Brandes Net Worth

Charles Brandes is a Wall Street veteran and the founder and chairman of Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. He was drawn to value investing after meeting Benjamin Graham, and founded Brandes Investment Partners in 1974. At its peak in 2007, the firm managed over $100 billion in assets, but this has since shrunk to $28 billion as of December 2016. Brandes resides in San Diego, California, where his foundation supports the local symphony.
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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.

2009 $1.2 Billion
2010 $1.5 Billion
2011 $1.3 Billion
2012 $1.3 Billion
2013 $1 Billion
2014 $1.1 Billion
2015 $1.15 Billion
2016 $1.1 Billion
2017 $1.2 Billion
2018 $1.23 Billion

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Biography/Timeline

1965

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.

2007

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.

2018

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).