Arnold Van Den Berg is the founder of Century Management, who founded the company in 1974. He has been a renowned value investor in the same space for 45 years. He accumulates an enormous amount of advice, suggestions and wisdom in his field. Today he is an active member and Chair of the Century Management Advisory Committee and Chair of the Family of Funds Board of Trustees of CM Advisors.
Early life
He was born on September 7, 1934 in the Netherlands. In the early 1940s, living his early childhood years, he had to endure fear in his life. He used to live in Holland with his whole family. His mother was born in Poland and his father was from Germany. Arnold had seen the days of war.
Even today he told the story of his life to many children wherever he went in schools and universities. He had to witness many troubles in his early childhood, such as running out of water and food all day long. He still remembers the days when he first came to the United States in 1949 and settled in a low-income neighborhood of Los Angeles.
He also had to go through depression after graduating from high school. After that, he developed many philosophies and choices to live his own life. Before starting his own business, he got various jobs in a printing company and became a supervisor for others.
Once he came across the ad asking him to sell the insurance quotes. He started working there (even after being unfamiliar with the investment and finance field) and accepted the full-time position. He later obtained his mutual fund license and spent almost six years in the field while working for the same. From here his story connected to finances and investigations came into the picture.
Arnold Van Den Berg’s career
He is an active investment personality and leads the position of portfolio manager for the CM value. He also works as a co-portfolio manager for CMFIX (CM Fixed Income Separate Account Strategy and the CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund). Arnold has achieved many achievements in his life with his hard work and efficient work capacity.
He was also featured in The World’s 99 Greatest Investors. He was also included in the Graham and Doddsville blog’s “SuperInvestors” list. Arnold has interviewed, worked and contributed to several publications including Outlook Profit Magazine (India), Outstanding Investor Digest, Seeking Alpha, NASDAQ, Forbes, Austin Business Journal and many more.
Widespread Fame
Arnold Van Den Berg never had a formal college education. He had his rigorous self study and dedication with over 45 years of investment experience. He has extensive market knowledge. Before founding Century Management, he worked as a financial adviser or consultant for Capital Securities and later for the insurance company John Hancock.
Previously, he gained extensive experience working for several companies. He never had an opinion about it, just gaining experience. He had collected his idea of working as a merchant. This led him to work on his idea of starting the Century Management company. He founded the company in 1974.
Arnold has been involved in research and strategy or advising clients to achieve their financial goals. He founded his company to work with many things and establish the categories that hide behind simple management and investment strategies.
Today he views his business not only as investment management but also as life management which has helped him become a fine advisor on health, wealth and lifestyle issues. Arnold has lived a long life in finance and has remained a finance student. He worked not only in the field of finance and investigation, but also in the fields of philosophy, psychology, the subconscious and spiritual matters.
Arnold Van Den Berg Biography | |
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| Real name | Arnold van den Berg |
| date of birth | September 7, 1934 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 87 years |
| place of birth | Holland |
| nationality | Dutch |
| job | Politician |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | Virgo |
Physical Statistics | |
| height | in feet inches – 5′ 9” – in centimeters – 175 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 80kg – in pounds – 176 pounds |
| shoe size | 10 (US) |
| Hair color | dark brown |
| eye color | dark brown |
| body type | average |
Arnold Van Den Berg Family | |
| father | – |
| mother | – |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | – |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | – |
| University | – |
Relationship status | |
| marital status | Married |
| wife | – |
| children | Three |
Personal life
Arnold Van Den Berg is a happily married man who is the proud father of three children and seven grandchildren. He likes to keep his personal life separate and separate from his professional life, hence no information about his wife could be found.
Arnold Van Den Berg Net Worth
Today, Arnold has a strong foothold in finance and investing. He makes a lot of money, which is enough for him and his family to live a luxurious lifestyle. He has a well-established business in the US with an average turnover of over 4% (as of 2021).