Response from: edward    (09/16/07 9:31pm)

George Soros Versus Warren Buffet

Both of them are elites of elites in investment sector, yet they are quite different.

Wealth creation: Warren Buffet by direct long-term investing on other public companies through its holding company named Berkshire Hathaway, which main business lies in insurance; while George Soros by hedge fund management
Amount of assets: Warren Buffet > George Soros

Impacts to global economy: George Soros > Warren Buffet, especially during late 1990s’ Asia financial crisis

Influence to the society: George Soros > Warren Buffet, George Soros is much more philosophical than Warren Buffet, well-known books include The Alchemy of Finance, Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve, George Soros on Globalization and The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror (the latest release). George Soros is more open on disclosing how he thinks and acts on investing. Warren Buffet has not published anything so far, except his annual letters to the shareholders of his holding
company

Please note Jim Rogers was George Soros’s partner during the early years of Quantum Fund (was originally named Double Eagle Fund, and then renamed Soros Fund), during the interview, published in Soros on Soros, Soros acknowledged on Jim Rogers’ contribution to Quantum Fund in those days such as on identifying the rising potential of defense sector, and he added one remark, all of investment decisions was made by him, while Jim Rogers conducted all of research and analysis. They respected with each other very much. Jim Rogers was much more cynical towards Wall Street mainstream than that of Soros.

Of course, Jim still is, as an vivid proof, you may check his 2 rounds interviews with our Frontier Visionary Interview at http://www.hwswworld.com/interview.php,
they are al great minds, all very philosophical, ascending from technological and scientifical


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Response from: Fred333    (09/19/07 11:59am)

Sounds like a very good read. I will have to go and look for it next time I am at the book store.

Response from: Charles    (09/19/07 7:43pm)

Realy so simple?:) Oh no, things are only so simple when you only look at one aspect and leaf all other aspects. You can´t force Friedman´s ideas without make problems on other aspects you don´t look at that time. But Friedman´s ideas are nice and they where much noticed! Of cource.