Long-Term Investors vs Day Traders

Billionaire “Old School” Investors:

1. Carl Icahn
2. Warren Buffett
3. Charlie Munger
4. Howard Marks
5. Nick Sleep

Billionaire Day Traders:

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The second list isn’t blank by accident.

For the purposes of this post:

  • Day trading is buying and selling on small price movements in stocks throughout a trading day, often in intervals of seconds or minutes.
  • Old School (Long-term) investing is buying or selling a company’s stock after long periods of holding an investment and being patient for the right price to intrinsic value proposition.