John Templeton biography (1912 – 2008) was a pioneer in mutual fund investing. He studied at Yale University where he was involved with a humor magazine Yale Record, and he was a member of Elihu society. He was playing poker, and with a success. Same success he had with education, as he graduated as a top student. At Oxford University he got an MA in law.
He got married twice, and he saw both his wives pass away.
Even though he was officially the member of Presbyterian Church, he was known to had been open to learning from all faiths.
His billions came to him after he pioneerred in using mutual funds. His fund was one of the first two that invested in Japan.
One of his special moves was to buy a hundred shares of each NYSE companies that was priced for less than 1 usd (which is about 17 usd today), only to return profit greatly, as the USA got involved in the WWII.
He was not fond of technical analysis; he promoted „fundamental analysis“. At one point in 2006, he was listed as 129th richest person.
