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GuruFocus

U.S. value-investing financial data and commentary (non-political)

Owned byOwned by GuruFocus.com, LLC, a Texas limited liability company based in Plano, TX. Founder and CEO Charlie Tian, Ph.D., is the principal owner through the holding entities GFI Holdings (2021), LLC and GuruFocus Investments, LLC. It is privately held.

FundingMainly paid subscriptions to its Premium membership, listed at about $499 a year, plus a free trial and other membership tiers. It also appears to rely on advertising and freelance-written articles, but I did not confirm its advertising revenue.

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Charlie Tian, a physics Ph.D. and former research scientist at Fujitsu Network Communications, founded GuruFocus in December 2004. The idea was to let investors follow the portfolios and trades of well-known value investors such as Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham-style followers and Peter Lynch, using public filings. Over time it grew into a platform with financial data, valuation tools, stock screeners and 'guru' portfolio trackers, sold mainly through paid memberships. The site publishes articles from staff and freelance contributors, who are paid a flat rate per article. Its contributor guidelines ban plagiarism and AI-generated submissions. Its terms say content is not investment advice and disclaim liability for losses. Its orientation is a pro-value-investing, long-term, stock-picking view rather than a partisan political one. Because it covers investors, companies and markets, any administration-related content is usually about tariffs, interest rates or earnings, and I did not find a consistent political slant. I did not find major documented controversies, and I could not verify its recent record on administration coverage in detail.

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Profile compiled 2026-10-05; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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