Hedge Fund Legend Cliff Asness Shares His Required Reading For Wall Streeters
Cliff Asness spoke at The Bloomberg Markets 50 conference this morning, and he had everyone paying on the edge of their seats with his self-described "geeky wit." To check out what he said, head to...
View ArticleBloomberg's Stephanie Ruhle And Cliff Asness Had Some Solid One-Liners During...
We're not saying Bloomberg's Stephanie Ruhle and AQR's Cliff Asness should quit their day jobs and go on tour, but they had some solid one-liners at the Bloomberg Markets 50 conference today. Ruhle...
View ArticleThe Exclusive Finance Social Network Site Where Bankers Aren't Allowed
SumZero is a members-only social networking site for buyside professionals that recently received an investment from Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, The Wall Street Journal's John Jannarone reports....
View ArticleThe 30 Richest Billionaire Hedge Fund Managers In The US
Gracing this year's Forbes 400, the magazine's annual list of the richest Americans, are thirty hedge fund managers. The newcomers to the rich list include hedge fund hot-shots Chase Coleman, Dan...
View ArticleFamed Short-Seller Jim Chanos Explains 4 Of His Long Positions
Famous short-seller Jim Chanos, who runs $6 billion Kynikos Associates, discussed four long of his positions this morning on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Chanos said he's long Microsoft and Oracle. The...
View ArticleJIM CHANOS: Investing Based On Hedge Fund Filings Is Dangerous
Every quarter, hedge funds of a certain size have to file a 13F regulatory form with the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, famous short-seller Jim Chanos said this morning on CNBC's...
View ArticleHedge Fund King Ray Dalio On China, QE3, And The Odds Of A Downturn
It isn't every day that Ray Dalio opens up to the world and speaks. Dalio is widely considered the most powerful hedge fund manager in the world. Perhaps because his secretive Connecticut firm,...
View ArticleRay Dalio Succinctly Explained His Investment Thesis—And It's Deep
Every investor has a philosophy — a lens through which they see the market and the world. And just as no two investors are created equal, no two investment philosophies are created equal either....
View ArticleJohn Paulson Told A Room Full Of People That SEC Filings Are A Waste Of Time...
John Paulson gave a speech to the Young Jewish Professionals network in New York City last night, and despite recent dismal performance, he seemed pretty confident, AR Magazine reports. So confident,...
View ArticleA Bunch Of 'Tiger Cubs' Are Throwing A Big Birthday Bash For Julian...
AR Magazine's Lawrence Delevingne reports that a bunch of "Tiger Cubs" are throwing a birthday bash for Julian Robertson, the famed investor who seeded and mentored them. The party for Robertson, who...
View ArticleLEON COOPERMAN: These Are The Traits That Make The Best Analysts On Wall Street
Billionaire hedge fund heavyweight Leon Cooperman, the founder of Omega Advisors, recently spoke at Roger Williams University's Mario J. Gabelli School of Business about his philosophy on life and...
View ArticleLEON COOPERMAN: Here's Why I Said I Would Never Be Caught Dead Owning A...
Billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, who runs $6.6 billion Omega Advisors, gave a presentation to some students at Roger Williams University's Mario J. Gabelli School of Business. During...
View ArticleGeorge Soros Totally Bailed On Democrats This Election
George Soros has been the primary political bogeyman for more extreme wings of the Republican party for some time now. The fascination first began in 2004 when Soros pledged $25.5 million to groups...
View ArticleNow A Total Of Five SAC Traders Have Been Named In Massive Insider Trading Probe
A fifth person from Steve Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors has been tied to a sweeping insider trading probe by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office and the FBI, Bloomberg News' Patricia Hurtado...
View ArticleBarry Rosenstein's Incredibly Detailed Presentation On Agrium, One Of JANA...
Barry Rosenstein, the founder of JANA Partners, gave a bullish case for one of his newest positions, Agrium -- a Canadian fertilizer company. In summary, Rosenstein says that Agrium (AGU) is cheaper...
View ArticleBill Ackman Presents His Big Investment Idea At The Value Investing Congress
Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, presented his big investment idea at the 8th annual Value Investing Congress in Manhattan. He started off talking...
View ArticleGlenn Tongue And Other Top Hedge Fund Managers Are Presenting Their Top...
Today is the last day of the 8th annual Value Investing Congress in Manhattan. Investors from all over have gathered at the Marriot Marquis in Times Square to hear some of the brightest minds in the...
View ArticleBill Ackman Says He Has A 'Patriotic' Short Bet And The Country Will Be...
Dealbook's Michael de la Merced just Tweeted the following after Bill Ackman's appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" this morning. Yesterday at the Value Investing Congress, Ackman, the founder of...
View ArticleHere's The Massive Presentation On REITs That Bill Ackman Delivered At The...
Yesterday hedge fund heavyweight Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, presented his big idea at the 8th annual Value Investing Congress. He wants the sale of one of his...
View ArticleWe Had To Ask David Einhorn If He'd Tried Taco Bell's 'Doritos Locos Taco'
Today, at the Value Investing Congress in NYC, famed short-seller David Einhorn announced that he had set his sights on Chipotle. Part of the reason why, he said, was because Taco Bell's market share...
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