His value investing and stock picking ability is pretty much unparalleled.
At the same time, he IS lucky to have done what he did, at the time he did.
Even if one single person like him existed before or at the same time as him, he would have had trouble finding deals to invest in.
EDIT: not to mention the things he did wouldn't have been possible at many other junctions in time. His skill set - value investing, would have been impossible if he wasn't born in the era he was.
His value investing and stock picking ability is pretty much unparalleled.
At the same time, he IS lucky to have done what he did, at the time he did.
Even if one single person like him existed before or at the same time as him, he would have had trouble finding deals to invest in.
EDIT: not to mention the things he did wouldn't have been possible at many other junctions in time. His skill set - value investing, would have been impossible if he wasn't born in the era he was.