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Hedge Funds

  1. the money game
    Wall Street’s Gloomiest Hedge-Fund Manager on ‘a Huge Crash Coming’“This is the most dangerous time in the markets ever,” says Mark Spitznagel.
    By Jen Wieczner
  2. the money game
    Shane Smith Has a Secret Multimillion-Dollar Vice DealThe co-founder’s quiet current role as Vice’s big dealmaker means he is unlikely to leave anytime soon.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  3. the money game
    Another Big Crypto Player Just Blew UpThree Arrows Capital, one of the biggest and most prominent players in the space, is now looking for someone to bail it out.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  4. the money game
    ‘The Poster Child’ of the Tech MeltdownSecretive hedge fund Tiger Global changed the rules on tech investing. Then it all went bad.
    By Michelle Celarier
  5. investigations
    The Air-Ambulance VulturesThe search for why my emergency flight cost $86,184 led me to a hidden culprit: private equity.
    By Chris Stanton
  6. the money game
    Crypto Fans Lose U.S. Constitution to a BillionaireHedge fund manager Ken Griffin won an ultra-rare copy of the Constitution for $43.2 million, outbidding a group of over 17,000 crypto enthusiasts.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  7. follow the money
    Jeffrey Epstein’s Hedge-Fund Bets Gone BadHe took investment advice from a Wall Street friend, and came out on the wrong end of an accounting scandal featuring a dodgy Gulfstream jet purchase.
    By Michelle Celarier
  8. unsolved mysteries
    Real Hedge-Fund Managers Have Some Thoughts on What Epstein Was Actually DoingHe claimed he was one of them, but the people who know the business best don’t believe it. They see something else instead.
    By Michelle Celarier
  9. select all
    How a Group of Computer Geeks and English Majors Transformed Wall StreetIn the 1980s, a quiet hedge fund located above a Marxist bookstore launched a revolution that would change finance (and give us Amazon).
    By Michelle Celarier
  10. Instead of a Reassuring Senior Communications Director, Trump Chose the MoochAt a time when the White House could benefit from a steady, respected hand to run the communications shop, Trump went in a very different direction.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. Bill Ackman Finally Cuts His Losses on ValeantThe billionaire hedge-fund manager staked his reputation on turning around the controversial pharmaceutical company. That was a bad bet.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. Hedge Funder Anthony Scaramucci Headed to White House As Top Trump AdviserThe Mooch and the Donald have a lot in common.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. Hedge-Fund Manager Whitney Tilson Is Selling the Trump Stock-Market RallyHe’s positioning for a world where uncertainty reigns.
    By Michelle Celarier
  14. select all
    Who Needs Bankers When You Have Robots?They have already invaded the market. Their total victory is where things get interesting.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  15. let the speculation begin
    A Brexit Boom for BillionairesGeorge Soros and other speculators may have cashed in on the market chaos Friday.
    By Michelle Celarier
  16. Meet the Wall Street Titans Who Back TrumpSome of their peers think they’re liable to ruin their reputations.
    By Michelle Celarier
  17. The World’s Highest-Paid Hedge-Fund Manager Loves LeverageIt worked well for him in 2015. Will the same be true this year?
    By Michelle Celarier
  18. class warfare
    Activists Have Declared War on Hedge Funds — and They Might Be WinningLarge investors are pulling out money for both political and financial reasons. Does this mark the beginning of a long decline?
    By Michelle Celarier
  19. Hedge-Fund Managers Highly Compensated for Totally Average PerformanceIn 2014, the top 25 managers made $11.62 billion in compensation.
    By Jaime Fuller
  20. lifestyles of the rich and richer
    Hedgies Stumble Upon the Brilliant Idea of Investing in AppleAn update from the world of stealing from the rich to give to the rich. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  21. the prowl
    Prince Harry: Seeking Hedge-Fund Hottie?Notably scoping out the 100 Women in Hedge Funds gala dinner.
    By Maggie Lange
  22. What’s the Matter With Connecticut?A dispatch from the richest, worst economy in the country. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  23. What Argentina’s Default Saga Means for YouFirst Argentina loses the World Cup final, now this.
    By Annie Lowrey
  24. white men with money
    Steve Cohen Gets Away: ‘Why Did Preet Wuss Out?’The big fish of the hedge-fund world escapes prosecution.
    By Steve Fishman
  25. Small Plates
    Anthony ‘the Mooch’ Scaramucci Opening Awesome New Restaurant for1987 called and said it wants its restaurant idea back.
    By Hugh Merwin
  26. white men with money
    The Things You See at a Las Vegas Hedge Fund ConfabDapper suits, men’s room lines, and a private jet salesman.
    By Kevin Roose
  27. Hedge Fund Tycoon Steve Cohen Is ‘Happy’ to Part With $600 MillionAt least it’s just money.
    By Kevin Roose
  28. white men with money
    Manhattan Is Getting More and More Hedge-FundyTake that, Greenwich.
    By Kevin Roose
  29. business
    Out-of-Work Hedge Fund Manager Needs Suggestions for a New HobbyBadminton? Needlepoint? Kombucha home-brewing?
    By Kevin Roose
  30. The FBI Is Cracking Down on Insider Trading AgainThe ghost of Rajs past.
    By Noreen Malone
  31. good ship galleon
    Danielle Chiesi Settles for $540,000 With SECBet that was one exchange that didn’t feel like an orgasm.
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. bridgewater
    Cultish Hedge Fund Buffs Image With Confessional VideosNothing says “not a cult” like gushing testimonials.
    By Kevin Roose
  33. the future is coming
    Investors Slobber Over Cayman Island Hedge Fund That Predicts Stock Market Based on TwitterWho needs stock analysts when you have 140 characters?
    By Nitasha Tiku
  34. mind the income gap
    The Top 25 Hedge-Fund Managers Made More Than $22 Billion Last Year [Updated]They made as much as 441,400 regular Americans combined.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  35. sec no evil
    SEC Enforcer Robert Khuzami Would Like to Treat Successful Hedge Funds Like the Criminals“We’re now doing things like canvassing all hedge funds.”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  36. white men with money
    Carl Icahn Gives His Clients All Their Money Back Rather Than Lose It in the Coming CrisisWhat does it mean if successful money managers don’t want the dough?
    By Nitasha Tiku
  37. white men with money
    David Tepper Reunites With CNBCAnd it doesn’t feel quite as good as last time.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. citi of dreams
    Citigroup CEO Would Rather Not Know What Failure of His Bank Would Look LikeWhy dwell on the negative?
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. friends with benefits
    John Paulson to Thank Alan Greenspan for Screwing Up the Economy to Their Mutual BenefitFriends with benefits get together for a chat.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. outrages
    Poor Hedge-Fund Managers See Rising Cost of Health CarePeople at multimillion-dollar firms find higher deductibles “troubling.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. the enforcer
    SEC Charges Four More in Galleon Insider-Trading CaseSEC director Robert Khuzami expresses fresh outrage.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. the revolving door
    Larry Summers Heads to Bermuda to Hobnob With Hedge FundersObama’s recently departed economic aide isn’t wasting any time getting back into the swing of things.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. white men with money
    ‘As Many of You Are Aware, at the End of Every Year I Lock Myself in a Bank Vault for a Couple Days With All of My Money’A spoof of hedge-fund investor letters.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. the great holiday hedge fund bust
    Holiday Hedge-Fund Bust Ensnares California WomanPlus, a blind item about a New York hedge-fund founder.
    By Mike Vilensky
  45. talking heads
    John Kinnucan Wouldn’t Sing for Feds, But Now He Won’t Shut Up“If I don’t raise my voice, nobody will, because everyone has gone underground.”
  46. chutzpah
    A Little Thing Like a Subpoena Won’t Stop Steve Cohen’s Miami Spending Spree“‘Let me ask you a question,’ he said to a reporter, turning around. ‘Do I have a bull’s-eye on my back?’”
    By Mike Vilensky
  47. stool pigeons
    Wife of SAC Capital Executive Caves to CopsHedge-fund wife gives up husband; admits wrongdoing.
    By Jessica Pressler
  48. the great holiday hedge fund bust
    Wall Street ‘Hero’ John Kinnucan Explains HimselfHe might have worn a wire if the Feds had been nicer.
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. don chu forget about me
    First Arrest Made in Fed’s Insider-Trading SweepDon Ching Trang Chu has been charged with securities fraud.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. swimming with sharks
    Federal Investigators Circling Steve CohenSAC Capital gets a subpoena.
    By Jessica Pressler
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