People & Investors

9 articles

Beginner
11 min

Benjamin Graham

The Father of Value Investing

Benjamin Graham pioneered value investing, emphasizing intrinsic value, margin of safety, and disciplined analysis. His ideas shaped generations of investors, including Warren Buffett.

Benjamin Graham
Value Investing
Margin of Safety
Beginner
16 min

Cathie Wood

Disruptive Innovation and High-Conviction ETFs

Cathie Wood leads ARK Invest, focusing on disruptive innovation across AI, robotics, genomic sequencing, energy storage, and blockchain through concentrated, high-conviction ETF portfolios.

Cathie Wood
ARK Invest
Innovation
Beginner
11 min

Charlie Munger

Worldly Wisdom and Rational Decision-Making

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's long-time partner, championed multidisciplinary thinking and rationality. His mental models approach reshaped value investing and decision-making beyond finance.

Charlie Munger
Mental Models
Berkshire Hathaway
Intermediate
12 min

George Soros

Reflexivity, Macro Trading, and the Pound Short

George Soros combined macro analysis with reflexivity theory to execute large, asymmetric bets, most famously shorting the British pound in 1992. His ideas on feedback between perceptions and fundamentals challenged efficient markets.

George Soros
Reflexivity
Macro
Intermediate
12 min

Jesse Livermore

The Legendary Speculator and Market Operator

Jesse Livermore was one of the greatest stock market speculators of the early 20th century, making and losing several fortunes through market timing and tape reading. His trading principles remain influential today.

Jesse Livermore
Trading
Speculation
Intermediate
16 min

Jim Simons

Quant Revolution and Renaissance Technologies

Jim Simons built the most successful quantitative hedge fund in history by applying mathematics, statistics, and systematic trading to exploit persistent market patterns.

Jim Simons
Renaissance
Quant
Intermediate
16 min

Ray Dalio

Principles, All Weather, and Macro Regimes

Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates and popularized principles-driven decision-making, risk parity, and a regime-based macro framework focused on growth and inflation dynamics.

Ray Dalio
Bridgewater
All Weather
Beginner
15 min

Tom Lee

Equity Strategy, Market Sentiment, and Cycles

Tom Lee is known for market strategy work that blends macro indicators, earnings trends, and investor positioning, often highlighting contrarian setups and identifying asymmetric risk/reward opportunities.

Tom Lee
Fundstrat
Equity Strategy
Intermediate
13 min

Warren Buffett

The Oracle of Omaha and Value Investing Legend

Warren Buffett is one of history's most successful investors, known for value investing philosophy, long-term approach, and building Berkshire Hathaway into a conglomerate powerhouse.

Warren Buffett
Value Investing
Berkshire Hathaway

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