Despite Crowding into Big Tech, Hedge Funds Are Searching for Alpha Elsewhere
When Goldman Sachs released its latest Hedge Fund Trend Monitor about a week or so ago, the major point picked up by all news outlets was the fact that... Read More
December 2023 Hedge Fund Newsletter: Jim Chanos Shuts Hedge Fund After Four Decades
Welcome to Hedge Fund Alpha's latest issue of hedge fund newsletter. Below subscribers can find an excerpt in text and the full issue in PDF format. We have implemented... Read More
The 15th Annual Invest for Kids Conference [Full Coverage]
Invest For Kids hosts an annual investment conference where top investment managers share their market views and best investable ideas. All of the proceeds from the conference go to... Read More
Warren Buffett’s Favorite Deal
"What's the best business you've ever invested in, and is there a favorite deal you've ever done," one student asked Warren Buffett in 2003 as part of a Q&A... Read More
Charlie Munger In The 1994: Why Wal-Mart Will Outshine Sears
For many decades, Sears was the leading department store in America. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more If you’re looking for value stocks, and exclusive access to value-focused hedge... Read More
Charlie Munger On Building Multidisciplinary Skill For Professional Success
"Do broadscale professionals need more multidisciplinary skill?" that's the crucial first question Charlie Munger asked as part of a speech at the 50th reunion of Harvard Law School class... Read More
Warren Buffett On Probabilistic Investing
Over the past seven decades, one basic principle has been at the core of Warren Buffett’s investing philosophy. Buffett has been using basic elementary probability to evaluate potential investments as... Read More
Mohnish Pabrai: Focus On “Growing Pies” Not “Discount Pies” For The Best Returns
Writing in his first-quarter letter to investors of the Pabrai Investment Funds, Mohnish Pabrai explained that his investment strategy had changed significantly since the last global crisis. He wrote that... Read More
These Are Lee Ainslie’s Private Equity Holdings as of Q3
Over the years, more and more hedge fund managers have added private-equity positions to their portfolios, and Lee Ainslie's Maverick Capital is no different. Before discussing the fund's PE... Read More
Warren Buffett: Tune Out The Noise And Focus On What Is “Knowable”
The investing world is full of noise. Investors are inundated with a constant drumbeat of information, from the financial media, Wall Street, and even their own advisors. Companies and fund... Read More
A Look Back At Warren Buffett’s First Big Activist Investment
In 1958, Warren Buffett started buying shares in a small map company that he believed was seriously undervalued. Writing in his 1958 partnership letter, he did not reveal the name... Read More
13F Update Q3 2023: Buffett, Klarman, Loeb, Ackman And More
Here is our quarterly roundup of high-profile hedge funds. The data is based on filings covering the quarter to the end of September. These statements only provide a snapshot of... Read More
George Soros’s Early Career
George Soros is one of the most (in)famous figures in the world of finance. Known as ‘the man who broke the Bank of England’, thanks to his $10 billion... Read More
Charlie Munger’s Thoughts On A Multidisciplinary Education
Charlie Munger has attributed a considerable part of his success to his multidisciplinary education. From the very beginning, he was always interested in acquiring multidisciplinary knowledge or knowledge associated with... Read More
Seth Klarman: The Difference Between Successful And Unsuccessful Investors
"Investment success requires an appropriate mind-set," Seth Klarman declared in his now out of print book, The Margin of Safety, Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor. Q4 2019... Read More
Warren Buffett’s Three-Step Process For Valuing Stocks
"Price is what you pay, value is what you get," is one of Warren Buffett's best-known quotes. In investing, price and value are not one and the same. Q4 2019... Read More
Invest for Kids: Bull Thesis for Verona Pharma
Fall is conference season in the world of investing, and there are always so many to choose from. One of the more prominent conferences is Invest for Kids, which... Read More
Hedge Fund Assets Surpass $4trn As Industry Continues To Grow
The hedge fund industry has experienced significant growth over the past 12 months and reached a remarkable $4 trillion in assets under management at the beginning of Q4 2023. Despite... Read More
Performing Capital Struggles In Q3
Performing Capital, the equity-focused hedge fund thrives on the intensive fundamental analysis of lesser-known or misunderstood securities. It has a concentrated portfolio of stocks on the long side, while the... Read More
Invest for Kids: Artisan Partners Likes This EV Stock
At the 2023 Invest for Kids conference in Chicago, many fund managers presented a wide array of ideas. Tiffany Hsiao of Artisan Partners was one of those who participated,... Read More
Value Partners – Fixed Income Investment Outlook
Value Partners Group, the Asia investment giant known for being the first quoted asset management company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has just released a comprehensive Fixed Income... Read More
Hedge Fund Alpha’s November Newsletter: Man Institute – Q4 Outlook For Hedge Funds Is Positive
Welcome to our latest issue of HedgeFundAlpha’s hedge fund update. Below subscribers can find an excerpt in text and the full issue in PDF format. We have implemented a... Read More
