What is the difference between a growth investor and a value investor?

The difference between a growth and value investor is that growth investors look towards the future while value investors look to the past. A growth investor believes that companies growing quickly will have god returns. The investor will pay according to how high the anticipated growth is. On the other hand, a value investor looks at financial statements to figure out an intrinsic value of the stock and then compare this figure to the current price of the stock. If the current price is lower than the value then the investor will buy to raise the market place to equal the intrinsic value price.