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The Rise of Sweden’s Super Rich

Sweden has a global reputation for championing high taxes and social equality, but it has become a European hotspot for the super rich. On Lidingö island there are huge red and yellow wooden villas on rocky cliff tops, and white minimalist mansions with floor to ceiling windows.Less than half an hour’s drive from Stockholm city…

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LB on The TV

LB recently got to strut her stuff in a recent edition of TickerTV with Mentor Progam Alum Andrew Woodward. Unfortunately, I cannot embed the video but you view it by clicking on this link.

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The Train Wreck That Is Funds Management

I have been on a bit of a tear lately with regard to hedge funds and their appalling lack of ability and the extraordinary amounts they pay themselves for being worse than average. However, I am nothing if not egalitarian in my dismissal of managed funds as a mechanism of wealth creation. My disdain extends…

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Wrong Again

I have a bit of a thing for data – I believe that you can bumble through your existence in the main according to the available data. It doesn’t matter whether you are deciding between two medical treatments or two new fridges. Data is helpful – correct data is compulsory. This is particularly true when…

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Trade What You See

One of the most interesting parts of trading is the role of the human brain as an interface between you and the market. Having a complex filtering mechanism that is the repository of all your emotions sitting between you and the raw sources of information you need presents a complication. Consider the image below. This…

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How Stupid Are Australian TV Journalists

It would appear they are very stupid – but then that’s probably not a surprise to anyone. The always entertaining Dr Sabine Hossenfelder points out why. Her channel is well worth subscribing to if for the sole purpose of enjoying her blisteringly sharp intellect mixed with her uniquely German sense of humour.  

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More Hedge Fund Fun

This follows from the chart of hedge fund earners I posted here. Where possible I have matched the salaries to the performance of their funds I then matched this to the performance of the S&P500 Total Return Index. I used the S&P500TR Index because it is the most widely used benchmark in the industry. Where…

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Hedge Fund Returns and Salaries

Following on from my latest video I did a bit more digging and found some convenient data on hedge fund returns and the salaries of the top hedge fund earners according to Bloomberg The chart below is composite data from the Barclays hedge fund index which looks at the returns of 1781 reporting hedge funds.…

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Active Investors Need to Think About the Odds

Although investing is far noisier and uncertain than most card games, it is also an activity where understanding the odds is critical. While investors may feel uncomfortable talking about their decision making in probabilistic terms, it is inherent in everything we do – whether we are explicit about it or not. Much like assessing our…

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