索罗斯等四位商界大亨的第一份工作

    彼得•林奇

    彼得•林奇被普遍认为是史上最伟大的投资者之一。有趣的是，他的成功之路并非开始于交易柜台，而是始于一家乡村俱乐部的高尔夫球场。彼得•林奇在这家俱乐部为许多成功的商业人士和投资者担任球童。他在那里建立的关系不仅培养了他对股票市场的兴趣，也为他积累了丰富的人脉，为他随后进军投资界打下了良好的基础。

    他的第一份工作是在富达基金担任投资分析师。据林奇回忆，当时“富达基金的3份工作有75名申请者，但我给富达基金的总裁做了8年球童。那是我唯一参加过的一次面试。”林奇的整个职业生涯都在富达基金度过，最引人注目的成就是1977年至1990年期间担任富达基金经理。在此期间，他使该基金的资产从2000万美元增加到140亿美元，在13年间有11次跑赢了标准普尔500指数。

    他在投资领域获得的巨大成功，可追溯到在高尔夫球场担任球童时建立的人脉和学到的知识。

    那么，我们究竟可以从这几位商业巨头身上学到什么教益呢？

    通过研究这四位商业巨头的早期职业与成功，个人投资者可以学到许多经验，并应用到自己的工作当中。从库班和索罗斯身上，我们看到，冒险精神和对个人理念的坚持最终都带来了回报。从伊坎身上，我们看到，将个人的洞察力应用到工作的每一个细节，可以帮助投资者发现其他人忽视的盈利机会。我们在林奇身上看到了人际关系在创造职业机遇中的关键作用。

    这四位商业巨头教导我们，通过吸收其他人成功习惯中蕴含的智慧，我们完全可以塑造属于自己的投资生涯。（财富中文网）

    本文作者约翰•斯莫尔为个人理财网站Credio的作者，该网站的宗旨是帮助用户做出明智的理财决策。约翰也是个人理财博客 FrugalRules.com的创建者，该博客旨在提高读者的金融知识，鼓励通过节俭实现经济自由。作为一位父亲、MBA毕业生和职业博客作者，约翰在金融服务、保险与银行业拥有超过10年的工作经验。约翰写过许多关于金融、投资与信用卡债务的文章。他的文章曾被《美国新闻与世界报道》和雅虎财经频道等网站转载。除了撰写与理财有关的各类文章外，约翰还与妻子共同经营一家市场营销公司。

    译者：刘进龙/汪皓

    审校：任文科

    Peter Lynch

    Peter Lynch is widely considered as one of the greatest investors of all time. Interestingly, his path to greatness began not behind a trading desk, but on the greens of a local country club as a caddy to many successful businessmen and investors. The relationships he formed there would not only pique his interest in the stock market, but develop connections that he would later capitalize on to get his start in the investment industry.

    His first job was as an investment analyst with Fidelity. There were, as Lynch recalls, “75 applicants for three jobs at Fidelity, but I caddied for the president for eight years. So that was the only job interview I ever took.” Lynch would go on to work his entire career for Fidelity, most notably as the manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990, during which period he grew the fund’s assets from $20 million to $14 billion and beat the S&P 500 Index benchmark in 11 of those 13 years.

    His success as an investor can be traced back to the relationships he forged and the lessons he learned during his first job as a caddy on a golf course.

    What lessons can we learn from these business tycoons?

    Having considered the early careers and successes of these four business tycoons, there are a few lessons that individual investors can apply to their own experiences. From Cuban and Soros, we see that a willingness to take risks and commitment to one’s personal philosophy pays off in the end. From Icahn we learn that applying personal insight to the details of one’s work can help an investor to recognize profit-making opportunities others may overlook. From Lynch we see that relationships can be critical in opening doors to career opportunities.

    As a group, these tycoons teach us that we can shape our own investing journeys by gleaning wisdom from the successful habits of others.

    John Schmoll writes for Credio, a personal finance site designed to help you make smart financial decisions. John is also the founder of FrugalRules.com, a personal finance blog dedicated to raising financial literacy and promoting freedom through frugality. In addition to being a Dad, MBA grad and professional blogger, John has more than 10 years of experience working within the financial services, insurance and banking industries. John has written extensively on finance, investing and credit card debt. His writing has appeared on sites such as US News & World Report and Yahoo Finance. When he is not busy talking about all things finance, John runs his owns marketing business with his wife.