Lee Ainslie is the founder and Managing Partner of Maverick Capital, a prominent long/short hedge fund. Ainslie is one of the legendary investors of his generation and a first-generation Tiger Cub–a group of top hedge fund managers spawned from Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management. In this interview, Ainslie imparts advice to current college students about navigating the future of the investing world.
Shirley Ren interviews JC de Swaan, a lecturer at Princeton University, partner at Cornwall Capital, and author of Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry. JC de Swaan discusses his framework of virtual behavior in the finance industry, applying it to the recent Reddit stock trading mania and in the context of globalization. With extensive industry and teaching experience, he shares advice for students contemplating pursuing a career in finance.
Read MoreMario Gabelli, founder and CEO of Gabelli Asset Management Company Investors (GAMCO Investors), delivered a keynote speech at Business Today’s 45th International Conference. He spoke on a range of topics, from ETFs causing him to be an “endangered species” to an unexpected crash course in geography, in order to stress the importance of pursuing knowledge and global awareness.
Read MoreAs part of the Business Today Chicago Breakout trip, students visited Halo Investing and learnt how the firm was disrupting its industry.
Read More“Don't confuse the kinds of things that a firm is doing with the skills that you are acquiring“ - Rishi Ganti and James Lavelle of Orthogon Partners on economics, esoterics, and career.
Read MorePerhaps future large tokamak reactors will achieve this, but likely nowhere near the present day. But researchers at MIT are offering another approach that just might address the concerns of being net energy positive and cost effective fusion reactors.
Read MoreWill Western states confront China in a unified manner, or will they each pursue their own economic interests with a disregard for the political consequences of their decisions? Only time—and the amount of money China throws at the world—will tell.
Read MoreFOMO, speculation and group panic are both the cause and result of the bursting cryptocurrency bubble.
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