George Soros

Soros’ Alchemy – Chapter 4

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March 30, 2016

Seth Klarman of Baupost wrote in a 1996 Letter that one should always be cognizant of whether seemingly different investments are actually the same bet in order to avoid risk of concentrated exposures. In other words, the task of risk management involves identifying (and if necessary, neutralizing) common risks underlying different portfolio holdings. One such […]

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Soros’ Alchemy – Chapter 1, Part 3

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November 20, 2015

Continuation in our series of portfolio management highlights from George Soros’ Alchemy of Finance – Chapter 1, Part 3: Soros introduces the theoretical foundations of reflexivity. Psychology, Intrinsic Value “What makes the participants’ understanding imperfect is that their thinking affects the situation to which it relates…Although there is no reality independent of the participants’ perception, there […]

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Soros’ Alchemy – Chapter 1, Part 2

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November 10, 2015

Continuation in our series of portfolio management highlights from George Soros’ Alchemy of Finance – Chapter 1, Part 2: Soros discusses the flaws of human psychology, how it complicates the task of investing in a marketplace of other thinking participants, why historical performance is not indicative of future results. He also explains why the term […]

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Soros’ Alchemy – Chapter 1, Part 1

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November 7, 2015

Portfolio management highlights from George Soros’ Alchemy of Finance – Chapter 1: The Theory of Reflexivity. In part 1, Soros discusses the concept of price equilibrium, supply and demand, and why market prices fluctuate. Intrinsic Value “The concept of an equilibrium is very useful. It allows us to focus on the final outcome rather than on […]

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Soros’ Alchemy – Preface & Intro

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September 30, 2015

Dear Readers, apologies for the length of time since our last article. It’s been a busy year – got married, growing the business, grappling with a large position ruining otherwise healthy year-to-date performance – you know, all the usual life items. We have all experienced situations when the fundamentals of a business are moving in […]

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