Where public figures stand on Investing Philosophy
5 people have a position on record here, ordered from the most liberal to the most conservative overall rating. The position is an editorial reading; the statements it rests on are on each profile.
Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
Committed to long-term value investing
Has maintained a contrarian, buy-and-hold philosophy for decades: buying when markets panic and turning cautious when they turn euphoric.
observed 2008-10-16 – 2008-10-16
Founder, Scion Asset Management
Contrarian to the point of pain
The subprime short defined the method: solitary, early, and indifferent to ridicule — with the 2023 "Sell" episode showing both the cost and the candor.
observed 2010-04-03 – 2023-03-30
Founder, Bridgewater Associates
The Big Cycle: debt, disorder, diversification
Study 500 years of cycles and the present reads as late-stage: unsustainable debt, internal conflict, a rising rival power. Position accordingly — and warn on schedule.
observed 2025-06-03 – 2026-02-04
Federal Reserve Governor; Chair, 2018–2026
Price stability first, even when it hurts: 'some pain' now beats entrenched inflation later, and rates follow evidence, not markets or presidents.
His doctrine since the 2022 inflation fight — hike into a hostile market, hold against a hostile president, and let the data decide; he framed even the criminal probe as the price of 'setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public.'
observed 2022-08-26 – 2026-01-11
Former First Lady of South Korea (wife of Yoon Suk Yeol)
Long-running Deutsch Motors stock-manipulation allegations (denied; later cleared in one trial) made her a symbol in…
Long-running Deutsch Motors stock-manipulation allegations (denied; later cleared in one trial) made her a symbol in debates over insider dealing and political interference in capital markets.
observed 2024-02-01 – 2026-01-28
