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Trojan horse is generally defined as a person or thing that secretly causes damage to the enemy or leads to the downfall of the opponent. In today's world, bitcoin is a "Trojan horse". This kind of virtual currency manipulated by "geeks" attracts naive, innocent and ignorant investors on Wall Street by taking advantage of human greed
Peter Schiff is the CEO of europacific capital and a best-selling writer. He thinks bitcoin is the gold of fools Hugo Salinas price, a very successful Mexican businessman, encouraged the government to accept silver as legal tender. He believes that bitcoin will become a tragic history caused by large-scale speculationa former counterterrorism analyst at the CIA said that terrorists are using innovative technologies to raise funds, one of which is bitcoin. He said it was the first terrorist group to use bitcoin publicly
in general, bitcoin fanatics should follow the advice of these successful Wall Street people: no one is more blind than those who refuse to face them
no matter in any country, bitcoin does not need to be developed in a large scale, because it will affect human society< br />
is the current downturn just a serious recession, or are we about to face a comeback of the great depression? This is the question everyone is asking right now. But ray, the founder of Bridgewater associates, claims to be the world's largest hedge fund manager. Ray Dalio has been preparing to answer this question for eight years. In 2001, he asked his investment department to install a progressive encoding "depression measuring instrument" for the company's computer system, so as to adjust the investment strategy and risk expectation of the company after the economy entered a large-scale deleveraging period. The so-called deleveraging period refers to the process that affected the economies of all countries in the world in the 1930s, and then periodically damaged the vitality of the market. Once it happened, it would last for several years. On September 30 last year, just a few weeks after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Delio logged into the company's system and found that the computer had pressed the switch. The company's black box has entered a state of high alert at this time
however, even though Mr. Dalio is now asking his clients to be prepared for an unusual and worse than average recession, he still wants his fund to make a big profit. He bluntly explained that since his operation method does not depend on the direction of any specific market, there is no reason to think that he should not continue to look for favorable investment opportunities as in the past. Since he thinks that the future is not good, he still has the courage to say so
if it's a normal year, the reason why we report 59 year old Dalio may be that he is one of the most successful investors in the world. Since starting Bridgewater investment in 1975 in a spare bedroom in an apartment on the east side of upper Manhattan, Delio has grown the company into a huge $80 billion fund. His personal assets are estimated to be more than $4 billion, and he is one of the richest residents in Greenwich, Connecticut. What is even more impressive is that in the past 18 years, his flagship fund and Pure Alpha fund with more than $38 billion in existing assets have reached an annual average return of 15% (excluding charges) - through the Asian financial crisis, the burst of the network bubble, the 911 terrorist attacks and the current global financial crisis in 1990s. Last year, 70% of hedge funds lost money and their assets shrank by an average of 18%, while pure alpha's gross return was still as high as 14%
however, this is not a normal year. The reason why Delio attracts people's attention is not the achievements he has made, but the way he makes money and the precise analytical means he uses to understand the market, various organizations, the whole economy and even life
does Dalio consider himself one of the greatest investors in the world“ No, "he said“ First of all, I don't know what the definition of "one of the greatest investors" is. It's an irrelevant question. What I fear most is chaos. This kind of worry forced me to ask, "Gee, will this happen? Will that happen? Since it happened in Japan, how do I know it won't happen to me
Dalio said that he is an "extreme realist", which means that he is eager to understand the real laws governing the operation of the world without subjective value judgment“ I think what makes him different is that he can't tolerate inadequate answers. " Bob, 50, is one of Bridgewater's co chief investment officers. Bob prince said. Prince joined the company in 1986“ He will peel off the skin layer by layer and find the key truth Every activity in Dalio's life - from managing a company to quietly approaching a wild boar with a bow and arrow while hunting - advocates taking deliberate steps to achieve the desired results, especially when making investment decisions“ I'm particularly keen on finding clear principles. " He said“ I don't believe in instinct. You don't get good results in the market. I can't make it. I need to see the future. I need an implementation plan. " In order to make plans, he tested the risk-taking ability of these operational strategies by simulating different periods of time and different regions of the world, so as to ensure that they can be "put in all directions without time constraints". It's all a prudent - and highly trained - probabilistic investment strategy
in those years when the market was booming, many hedge fund managers used a large amount of leverage to bet on the bullish stock market and made billions or even tens of billions of dollars; Later, a few fund managers made a fortune because they foresaw the economic recession. It's not Delio's style In fact, he hates being called a hedge fund manager.) In this regard, he will not use a lot of borrowed money to increase his bets - his leverage ratio is about 4 to 1, far lower than other investors' previous ratio. With the eccentric D.E. Shaw and Jim of Renaissance technologies. Like his peers such as Jim Simons, Delio turned his insights into mathematical formulas, and then used powerful computer systems to search dozens of markets around the world for assets or other opportunities with biased pricing. Dalio and his computer don't just focus on stocks and look for Peter. Peter Lynch's so-called "10 times earnings stock" pays close attention to the money market and fixed income securities market, and makes one, two, and occasionally three times returns bit by bit. It can be seen that this method is likely to get very rich profits
Bridgewater investment's headquarters is a modest three story masonry and glass building, located in a 22 acre dense woodland in Westport County, Connecticut, 20 miles north of the Greenwich coast. The company has added new office space in three other buildings nearby, because the assets it manages have increased dramatically - the average annual growth rate has exceeded 40% in the past 10 years, so it has to pay for new employees and enhance its technical strength. Since 2000, the number of employees of the company has grown from less than 100 to about 800. There are more than 100 employees in the customer service department alone
unlike other hedge funds, Bridgewater does not manage money for the rich, but only cooperates with large institutions such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. At present, the company has 270 customers, about half of which are domestic institutions in the United States and half overseas. Like ordinary hedge funds, it charges a 2% management fee and a 20% profit share for its assets
however, the relationship between it and investors is more than just getting a share of each other's money. The company's analysts also provide customers with a series of research services“ I love the daily economic reports they do. " Jim, CEO of Loews Corp. Said Jim Tisch“ It's something I have to read every day. " Analysts are also ready to serve clients at their request, or to review their portfolios - even to divert money to other hedge funds“ I don't see them as service providers, I see them as partners. " John, investment director of Eastman Kodak pension fund. John Lane said. The $7.5 billion pension portfolio has been invested in the company since the late 1980s“ If we don't listen to Bridgewater, we won't make major changes to our investment strategy. "
despite the recent scandals and bankruptcies in the asset management instry, Lane still fully trusts Bridgewater“ Of all the investment companies we work with, "he said," they are the most trustworthy. " When it comes to trust, Dalio points out that clients' money is in the company's external custodians, and his institutional clients often aggressively audit the company's operations
Delio is 6 feet tall and strong. He likes to wear cotton cardigan and corroy trousers when he doesn't meet customers. His office is simple, with pictures of his wife and four children hanging everywhere. Out of the window you can see the sogatak river across the woodland. The local atmosphere around him made him happy. He is a member of the board of directors of the national fish and Wildlife Foundation. He loves fishing and archery, and his prey ranges from South African bison to wild boar. He said he loved outdoor sports - he also liked to ski - mainly because he admired the beauty of nature. By contrast, he said, "anything that humans see or make is too simple."
to keep his mind active and creative, Dalio meditates about five times a week for 20 minutes. He said he learned it as early as "when the Beatles started this kind of revolution in 1968.". He's also a big music fan, and he likes all kinds of music. He has a special box in the opera house in New York City. Every year, he trudges to New Orleans to attend the Jazz Festival. He regularly goes to salsa dance with his wife. He also has a special love for blues
like many billionaire fund managers, Delio has its own charitable foundation. For the past three years, he has funded advertisements in newspapers and radio stations in support of a campaign called "let's redefine Christmas," which calls for people to donate money to charities rather than inlge in the usual ostentatious holiday spending
although Dalio said he didn't read much, he recently piled more than 20 books on the economic crisis on his desk, including one. Ben bernarde's "essays on the Great Depression" and John. Kenneth. John Kenneth Galbraith's the great crash of 1929. Every book is sandwiched with a note paper, and there are notes in the blank of the page. He also has a binder with a detailed 100 page timeline of four important deleveraging periods in the last century: extreme inflation in the Weimar Republic in the 1920s, the global economic crisis ring the great depression in the 1930s, the credit crisis in Latin America in the 1980s, and the 10-year recession in Japan in the 1990s. He said the timetable provided "a virtual experience of what should be done in each period."< In these four historical periods, the current situation is most similar to that of the great depression, because its problems are global. However, he doesn't like to use the word "depression". He thinks the word is too frightening. If we use it now, it will remind us of the tramps everywhere and the "Hoover village" where the unemployed were taken in, and it will distract people