Mario Gabelli, the ubiquitous founder of money-management firm Gamco Investors Inc., likes to compare himself to billionaire Warren Buffett.

His investment methodology, according to the firm's website, combines the pioneers of value-oriented investing and the iconic boss of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. "Graham & Dodd + Warren Buffett = GABELLI," it reads. He cites Buffett as a friend, an inspiration for his philanthropy and a model for his silence on who will succeed him at Gamco.

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