Yesterday I posted a piece that looked at the performance of various fund managers in the current market. One of those profiled was Jeremy Paulson. This piece looks at some of  the difficulties faced by such a large fund manager whose outlier performance numbers  might be fleeting. The hedge fund manager became an overnight sensation…

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6477219/remix-e-trade-baby-loses-everything

As a history buff I am somewhat of a Max Hastings fan – his writing on history is both sweeping and insightful. Having read this piece I am struggling to find reasons to disagree with him and I am struggling to find reasons why this phenomena is not universal. If you live a normal life…

Little piece from WSJ on who is winning and who isnt among hedge funds. Interesting to see that John Paulson who was a big winner with his bet against housing is not doing so well.

Little piece from WSJ on who is winning and who isnt among hedge funds. Interesting to see that John Paulson who was a big winner with his bet against housing is not doing so well.

As a history buff I am somewhat of a Max Hastings fan – his writing on history is both sweeping and insightful. Having read this piece I am struggling to find reasons to disagree with him and I am struggling to find reasons why this phenomena is not universal. If you live a normal life…

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6477219/remix-e-trade-baby-loses-everything

Just in time for Christmas

Just in time for Christmas

Having listened to a lot of the drivel that is being sprouted as expert commentary over the past few days I thought this rather neatly summed up the standard of comments.

Having listened to a lot of the drivel that is being sprouted as expert commentary over the past few days I thought this rather neatly summed up the standard of comments.

I have just returned from a rather extended breakfast with someone to find that the market has continued to crap itself. You might ask how I can only just be getting back from brekky at 11.30 – surely I would have been in front of the screen from first light. Nope……not a chance, but I…

These are about the right tone for today Uncensored ETrade Baby Etrade Baby Girlfriend ETrade Baby First Class ETrade Baby Time Out

I have just returned from a rather extended breakfast with someone to find that the market has continued to crap itself. You might ask how I can only just be getting back from brekky at 11.30 – surely I would have been in front of the screen from first light. Nope……not a chance, but I…