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Michael Novogratz – Investor Profile

Michael Novogratz – Investor Profile

Posted by | Jan 8, 2018 |

Michael Novogratz (November 26, 1964, Alexandria, Virginia, US) is a former hedge fund manager, trader. Novogratz was raised in Virginia. His father was a West Point football lineman and 1958 Knute Rockne Award (best lineman) winner Robert, Sr. He attended Fort Hunt High School. Michael Novogratz excelled in athletics. He qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) wrestling championships in both 1986 and 1987 (both at 150-pounds (68.0 kg). Novogratz earned his A.B. in economics. He then served in the New Jersey National Guard as a helicopter pilot. Michael Novogratz began his career with Goldman Sachs in 1989...

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What Is Warren Buffett’s Latest Purchase

What Is Warren Buffett’s Latest Purchase

Posted by | Jan 8, 2018 |

Warren Buffett, business magnate, value investor (personal net worth 78.8 billion USD as of October 2017) and chairman, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett’s nickname is the Oracle. He is considered by many to be an investor genius, a wizard and at age 87 he continues to do deals and talks to the media. What’s Buffett’s latest purchase? Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to purchase a stake in Pilot Travel Centers, the owners of the Pilot Flying J chain of truck stops. “Pilot Flying J is built on a long-standing tradition of excellence and an unrivaled commitment to serving North...

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Ray Dalio the Hedge Fund King

Ray Dalio the Hedge Fund King

Posted by | Dec 11, 2017 |

Ray Dalio, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer at Bridgewater Associates (the world’s largest hedge fund with $122 billion of assets currently under management), also known as the hedge fund king has taken to LinkedIn to shed some light on the biggest economic and social-political issues of our time. Here is Ray Dalio’s LinkedIn post published on October 23, 2017, entitled Our Biggest Economic, Social, And Political Issue. The crux of Dalio’s piece is that a widening wealth gap and income inequality have contributed to a two-tier economy which is also causing social and political challenges. But is Dalio shedding...

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Warren Buffett – Investor Profile

Warren Buffett – Investor Profile

Posted by | Dec 11, 2017 |

Warren Buffett, born in Omaha  August 30, 1930, the second of three children and the only son of Leila (née Stahl) and Congressman Howard Buffett.  Warren Buffett is married with 3 children. Buffett graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1947. His first Bachelor degree was at University of Nebraska–Lincoln where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. After being rejected by Harvard Business School, Buffett then enrolled at Columbia Business School of Columbia University and was awarded a  Master of Science in Economics in 1951. After graduating, Buffett attended the New York Institute of Finance. Buffett...

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Ray Dalio – Investor Profile

Ray Dalio – Investor Profile

Posted by | Dec 8, 2017 |

Ray Dalio (August 1, 1949, Jackson Heights, New York City, New York, US). Net worth 16.8 billion USD (2017). Ray Dalio is an American investor, hedge fund manager. He is known for his investment firm, Bridgewater Associates which he founded in 1975 out of his apartment. Bridgewater Associates is one of the world’s largest hedge funds with $160 billion in assets under management (as of October 2014). But Dalio didn’t come from your archetypical finance investment background. His father was a professional Jazz musician who “played the clarinet and saxophone at Manhattan jazz clubs such as the Copacabana” and...

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