10-Year Anniversary


Charlie Tian, Ph.D.
Founder, GuruFocus.com

Dear GuruFocus User,

This past December marks GuruFocus’ 10-year anniversary.

It’s been an amazing journey! When I started GuruFocus during the Christmas holiday of 2004 while I was still a scientist in the telecom industry, I never thought GuruFocus would become what it is today. A total of 41,912 investors from all over the world have subscribed to our Premium Membership. Half of them are professional money managers. Many of them manage billions.

We started with the motto of “standing on the shoulders of the giants.” These giants are our investment Gurus. They are Ben Graham, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Howard Marks … We learned from Ben Graham about what is cheap. We learned from Warren Buffett that buying good companies at fair prices is better than buying fair companies at good prices. We learned from Charlie Munger about the art of stock picking. We learned from Howard Marks about market cycles and second level thinking. There is just so much to learn…

We have applied the teaching of Gurus to GuruFocus. We have developed GuruFocus into a value investing research platform for our subscribers to pick the stocks that can deliver above average returns with lower risks. The invaluable feedback and suggestions from subscribers like you made the platform more complete and easier to use.

To a large degree, we developed the various research tools at GuruFocus because I personally need them in investing my own money. GuruFocus screeners and valuation methods are the only tools that I use for my own investments, and I have benefited from them tremendously.

With all these data and the power tools, our price is among the lowest in investing research industry. See what our subscribers say about GuruFocus:

I've spent literally tens of thousands of dollars on research. First of all, this site should be required reading for other companies in every field of endeavor. It is incredibly functional and yields a ton of information that can be quickly downloaded and further manipulated in Excel. But on top of that, the price is simply incredible. Your "buyer" is a value investor, and you exemplify the meaning. My productivity has gone through the roof and once those other subscriptions end, my costs will be nearly nothing.

On top of that, we process membership cancellations and refunds quickly. We have never had even one complaint at the Better Business Bureau during our 10 years in business. We are proud to be an A+ business rated by BBB.

It has been an amazing experience to see our subscribers grow, learn and achieve better returns. I am so grateful to be part of your journey of becoming a better investor. As I have over the last 10 years, I will continue to serve you the best I can.

In celebrating our 10-year anniversary, we are offering a 20% discount to the Premium Membership. So instead of paying $499 a year, you will be paying $424. You will save an additional $100 for every region you add to the subscription. This discount is available only once a decade. You can get it by clicking this link. Don't miss it.

Thank you all!

Charlie Tian, Ph.D.
Founder, GuruFocus.com

P.S. It's important to note that the subscription price may be tax deductible.