One of the most difficult things for individual investors to do is to keep emotions out of their investment decisions. While some fund managers may face those same challenges from time to time, the most successful ones have ways of keeping those emotions in check so that they can make the best decisions for their clients.
In an interview with Hedge Fund Alpha, Owens Huang of Dalton Investments said he composes music to help "purify" his emotions and remain neutral while making investment decisions. Under his musical pseudonym, OHNomad, he has composed 15 different pieces of music on a variety of topics, ranging from Asian history to his inspiration from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
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Background on Owens Huang
Dalton Investments has about $4.5 billion in assets under management, most of which is in Japan. Huang manages a global equity and an Asia Pacific portfolio, a total of $200 million to $300 million.
He originally studied chemistry for his undergraduate degree. Since he has a science background, he prefers to research the technology sector to leverage his understanding of science and engineering.
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