Who Are the Greatest Investors of All Time?
The Wall Street Journal·2026-03-11 17:00
Who's the world's greatest investor. I gave our readers five legendary options to choose from. Here's who came out on top.Peter Lynch was our third most popular pick with 12% of the vote. Lynch took over Fidelity's small Mellan fund when it had just $18 million in assets. By the time he retired, it had $14 billion.During a stretch that included two recessions and the worst ever day for US stocks, his compound return was 29.2%. Jim Simons came in second and was selected by 18% of our readers. Simons put toge ...