Category Archive: 9d) Fund and Hedge Funds

The most important thing is that you have the life that you want to have. So, how you define success is important. There isn’t one path that’s right for everyone. I was lucky in the sense that I fell in love with markets and playing the investment the game, which is what I’ve done for 50 years. I recommend that people think about their own nature and what game they’d love to spend years playing. It’s okay to explore different paths—not everyone...

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Economic bubbles throughout history tend to follow similar patterns, but they are never exactly the same. In 1929 and 2008, there was a lot of debt — but most of it was owned by the private sector. Today, the government sector has a lot of the debt. Still, one man’s debts are another man’s assets. And when the bill comes due and the debt assets aren’t as appealing as the alternatives, some sort of monetization is inevitable. I recently sat down...

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I've taken my best-selling book “Principles” and distilled it into a video mini-series that focuses on the life principles that have helped me the most. This will especially help those who are graduating this Spring and entering “the real world.” This is Episode 1: The Call to Adventure, I hope you find these helpful.

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If you want to be successful, you have to do 3 things: 1) Surround yourself with great people 2) Develop meaningful work and meaningful relationships 3) Use technology, like AI, to systemize your thinking Do you agree with this list? What would you add? @TheProfGPod

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One principle that I’ve really learned is “Pain + Reflect = Progress.”

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One of my principles is that if you’re worried, you don’t need to worry — and if you’re not worried, you need to worry. That’s because worrying about what can go wrong will protect you and not worrying about what can go wrong will leave you exposed. I’ve found this to be true in business, and in life.

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When I was a young clerk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 1971, the US ran out of money and defaulted on its debts. Now, they didn’t say it that way. But by moving away from the gold standard — the idea that people could exchange paper dollars for gold — money, as we understood it, ended. I expected the stock market to plunge the next day, but when the opening bell rang the market was way up. And it went on to rise nearly 25%. That...

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Don't just react to pain — reflect on it. To overcome any obstacle, you must think deeply about how reality works and develop principles to guide your actions. That's the only way to learn from your mistakes so you don’t repeat them. The pain is the signal! @TheDiaryOfACEO

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My perspective on how #expectations impact #happiness.

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