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Cliff Asness is MAD as Hell - As Am I

Published in September 22nd, 2008

WOW!
If you haven’t seen Cliff Asness’s comments, please check them out HERE.
Any man who is quoting Hayek and Bluto Blutarski while skewering our bureaucrats and calling them (in thinly veiled terms) nazis, is a guy I want to listen to and laugh with.
His satirical writing style aside, the points remain valid. Our government has hamstrung […]

BAM - Balyasny Asset Management Atlas Global Fund Named #55 Barrons Hedge Fund

Published in April 15th, 2008

Posted by admin in Trading

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BAM’s Atlas Global Fund has been named by Barrons to the top 75 hedge funds coming in at #55.
With 1.45B USD under management in the fund, and a 2007 return of 25.78%, the long term trend of a 3 year return at 22.64% seems poised to continue.
Congratulations!

When to Throw in the Towel???

Published in January 14th, 2008

Posted by admin in Entrepreneurship - Startup, Trading

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Over the past few days, and upcoming over the next several weeks, my life will have a few separate and discrete inflection points where I will have to make go/no-go decisions about projects, plans, and people.
At least for me, one of the difficulties in life is in making “kill” decisions. The exit is always the […]

Doom and Gloom Trading Neophytes

Published in January 7th, 2008

Posted by admin in Trading

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For the second time in a week, I had a conversation with what I consider to be a rookie trader, and both seemed to have similar issues. The gentleman in question is in his 40s, and has made a fair amount of money in his previous career. Now he wants to trade for a living, […]