Meet Farrah Gray, now 24. By aged 14, he had made a million bucks, with no bar mitzvah money involved.
Tags: 14, Bar Mitzvah money, Cilantro Fund, Farrah Gray, hedge fund, millionaire, tim sykes, Timothy Sykes
George Soros proclaims the G-20 summit a success: “I would say that it is probably the first time that the authorities are actually ahead of the curve”
On April - 3 - 2009
Tags: CNBC, Economy, G-20, George Soros, hedge fund, Hedge funds, Politics
Jim Chanos op-ed calls for “honest accounting”; CNBC appearance
On March - 24 - 2009
Bernie gets mugged! (He’s not smirking now)
On March - 16 - 2009
Bernie Madoff's mug shot was released earlier today. Here it is from the NY Post. That horrible smug, almost defiant smirk that we've seen so often looks a bit more grim.
Awwwww….. Poor Bernie…NOT.
Tags: Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, hedge fund, jail, Legal, mug shot, mugshot, ponzi scheme, prison, Ruth Madoff, swindler
John Meriwether’s JWM Partners continues to shrink after big losses
On December - 23 - 2008
More shrinkage at LTCM founder John Meriwether's latest hedge fund: His JWM Partners November investors' letter disclosed that they had run up losses in its flagship Relative Value Opportunity Portfolio through November 2008 to the tune of nearly 43% and was down to $554.8million in assets. The latest: Four partners are leaving and the remaining staff will be cut from 35 to 25….
Tags: Credit Crunch, hedge fund, Hedge funds, John Meriwether, JWM Partners, Long Term Capital Management, LTCM, Revolving Door
“It’s a bear-market rally”: Jim Chanos is shorting steel, other infrastructure plays, is “pretty light” on financials, and is “almost out” of his auto bets
On December - 16 - 2008
Jim Chanos thinks that President-elect Barack Obama's infrastructure plans are bound to disappoint, so he's shorting those plays in anticipation.
Tags: hedge fund, Hedge funds, Jim Chanos, Kynikos, short seller, Short selling
13F Hedge Fund Chart Study: Eton Park
On November - 19 - 2008
Here are charts for the stocks in the recently released 13F for Eric
Mindich's Eton Park Capital:
Tags: 13F, 13F Charts, Charts, Eric Mindich, Eton Park Capital, hedge fund, Hedge funds, stock charts
13F Hedge Fund Chart Study: Baupost Group
On November - 18 - 2008
Here are charts for the stocks in the recently released 13F for Seth
Klarman's Baupost Group:
Tags: 13F, 13F Charts, Baupost, Baupost Group, Charts, hedge fund, investing, Seth Klarman, stock charts, value investing, value investor
