Brandes met Ben Graham in San Diego while he was training to be a stockbroker.
According to the book Investment Leadership, Brandes' Global equity fund had an average return of 19.21% over the prior 20 years.
Brandes Investments strictly follows Graham and Dodd principles as outlined in the books Security Analysis and The Intelligent Investor.
Brandes is among the largest institutional shareholder of Royal Bank of Scotland and General Motors.
[10] The Tanya and Charles Brandes Foundation funded a scholarship program at San Diego Jewish Academy's Maimonides Upper School.