The world’s largest, and most successful, hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, is encoding its master’s methods into an algorithm designed to bypass the need for anyone to actually have to think. The fund is worth $160 billion, and presumably got there based on the management philosophy of its founder Ray Dalio. The goal of the project …
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NYU Drop Out Starts Hedge Fund Worth $5 Million
Julian Marchese is one 20-year-old who knows what he wants. And what he wants is to succeed in the world of finance, and more specifically, in the world of hedge funds. Last year, when Marchese was still a student, he launched Marchese Investments from his dormitory room. When Business Insider interviewed him last September Marchese …
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California’s Agile Fund Adds Hedge Fund Experts to Managing Team
Agile Fund Solutions, a money management firm based in California, announced that Greg Gleeson and Andrea Schweikert will be joining the company as hedge fund specialists. Vincent Calcagno, CEO of Agile, explained the move to hire hedge fund specialists: “Southern California presents a major opportunity for Agile. Greg is a veteran player in the SoCal …
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Olive Garden Owners Wait Tables at Maligned Restaurant Chain
Jeffrey Smith, CEO and founder of Starboard Value, a hedge fund with the largest stake in the Olive Tree restaurant chain, rallied his investors to check out the premises from “the ground up.” “Every single board member took a night and worked inside a restaurant,” said Smith. “I was waiting on tables, greeting guests, serving …
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Francisco D’Agostino of Element Capital Explains Investing Philosophy
In a letter by the President and Managing Director of the Element Capital Group, Francisco D’Agostino states that “The financial crisis from which we are still recovering has taught investors…that investing is risky.” Element Capital Advisors Ltd., is an independent investment advisor with their headquarters in the British Virgin Islands with branch offices in Caracas, …
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Investing in Star Appeal
Some investors simply want more for their money than just more money. One way to get a nice return on investment while also rubbing shoulders with celebrities is through a firm called “Media Society.” Based in Los Angeles and launched in 2012, Media Society allows investors to be part of the thrill of Hollywood and …
Hedge Fund Founder Rosenstein Joins Walgreens’ Board
Walgreens, the country’s largest drugstore chain, named Barry Rosenstein, activist investor and founder of Jana Partners, to join their board of directors. Rosenstein will also get to pick one more director to join him on the board. The Deerfield, Illinois-based company is feeling pressure from their stockholders since they lowered their earnings forecast based on …
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Investors Getting Refund from Woodbine Capital
Woodbine Capital Advisors LP hedge fund founder and manager Joshua Berkowitz is reportedly about to return money to his clients after his fund did not meet performance goals. Berkowitz started this fund in 2008 immediately after realizing returns of 121 percent while working as a trader for George Soros in 2008. The 48-year-old started a …
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Senvest Sets Sites High, and Gets There, Too
The best performing midsize fund in 2013, according to Bloomberg Markets’ hedge-fund ranking, was Senvest Partners, reeling in a 79.4 percent catch overall. Richard Mashaal and Brian Gonick, Senvest’s managers, have their eyes set towards stocks which have a good chance of doubling, or even tripling in price in from one to three years. The …
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CEO James Wood Launching Algorithmic Fund
Gibraltar-based ATT Management, an algorithmic trading manager is about to launch its flagship fund, known as Algorithm Trading Technologies PCC Ltd. The fund, which is a Gibraltar Experienced Investor Fund, is authorized and regulated by the FSC. The fund will be trading with a portfolio of algorithmic trading strategies. Those strategies focus on extremely liquid …
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