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Bridgewater Fund Down in First Half of 2017
Being the largest is not a guarantee that your funds will always rise, seems to be the lesson from the less than stellar performance of Bridgewater Associates’ Pure Alpha II Fund. Pure Alpha dropped by 2.5% during the first half of 2017, disappointing managers and investors alike. The Pure Alpha Fund’s drop can be compared […]
Top Revenues for Hedge Fund Managers
Despite the fact that investor returns for hedge funds were somewhat “disappointing,” hedge fund managers did not feel the pinch. Indeed, over the last ten years the industry has encountered very bad returns with Daniel S. Loeb referring to it a “catastrophic period.” Bringing home a staggering $11 billion, the top 25 hedge fund managers […]
The Top Hedge Fund Earners of 2016
We mean who brought home the most money, and not necessarily had the best returns, although these often go together considering the fees managers charge for performance. Broadly speaking the hedge fund industry had lackluster year, but at least the numbers are black. Hedge Funds returned 5.4 percent, kind of anemic compared to the robust […]
Ex-Apple Exec Joining World’s Largest Hedgefund
Bridgewater Associates, the managers of the world’s largest hedge fund, announced that it is taking on board former Apple Inc, executive Jon Rubinstein to be its co-chief executive. Rubinstein, who was involved in the development of the iconic Apple products the iMac and the iPod, will be joining Bridgewater in May, 2016 along with Eileen […]
Meet this Year’s Best Hedge Fund Managers
LCH Investments, a London-based fund of funds and a subsidiary of Edmond de Rothschild Capital Holdings Limited, just published its yearly list of the “most successful money managers” for the year 2015. The list looks at the total net gains, after fees have been subtracted, of each hedge fund manager, since the launch of the […]
The Three Managers that Top the Charts: Soros, Icahn and Dalio
Most of the wealthy people at the head of the Forbes 400 list of America’s richest are in technology, retail and candy sales, hedge fund managers are also ranking well. Among the list’s 50 richest people there are seven alternative fund managers. But among those seven there are three that truly shine. In first place […]
Meditation Key to One Manager’s Success
Ray Dalio says he has been meditating twice for 20 minutes each time, for 44 years, and it has been the secret to his success. The genius behind Bridgewater Associates, and acknowledged as one of the world’s most successful hedge fund managers, Dalio was discussing his passion at the recent NYTimes Dealbook Conference. “It’s such […]
Hedge Fund Founder on YouTube
In an unusual move,Ray Dalio recently posted a thirty minute video on YouTube. As founder of the largest hedge fund in the world, the hedge fund guru is offering advice to the regular investor. This move appears unusual for a few reasons. First, hedge fund managers tend to be tight lipped and quiet about their […]