993: The Man Who Solved the Market Author Gregory Zuckerman
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
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🗓️ 20 January 2020
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
When we think of extraordinary investors, names like Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Ray Dalio might come to mind. But how about Jim Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies? He's referred to as the greatest money maker in modern financial history, generating over $100 billion in profits....yet his life story has been a relative secret to many.
In his new book, The Man Who Solved the Market, author Gregory Zuckerman looks into the world of Simons, who is now 81 years-old, and how his data-driven, algorithmic approach to investing has had unexpected, and far reaching implications on our world.
Zuckerman is a Senior Writer at The Wall Street Journal and a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb award.
Learn more about Zuckerman on his website GregoryZuckerman.com and connect with him on Twitter @GZuckerman.
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| 0:00.0 | So Money episode 993, Gregory Zuckerman, special writer at the Wall Street Journal, |
| 0:05.5 | and author of The Man Who Solve the Market. |
| 0:09.1 | You're listening to So Money,our Farnu Karabi. |
| 0:15.0 | Each day get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, |
| 0:20.0 | authors, influencers, and from Farnus yourself. |
| 0:24.0 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:28.0 | Sorry, you're in the wrong place. |
| 0:30.0 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 0:34.0 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 0:37.0 | Instinctively they realize that individuals can't be trusted to make decisions in times of crisis. |
| 0:44.6 | And we make, especially when it comes to money, |
| 0:47.3 | we get greedy, we have panic, we make mistake after mistakes. |
| 0:51.6 | So Simons is the one to prove that you can make a lot of money relying on machines. |
| 0:57.0 | And that man, Jim Simons, the greatest moneymaker in modern financial history, |
| 1:02.0 | would go on to generate investment returns of 66% every year making billions of dollars. |
| 1:09.0 | Welcome to So Money, everybody. I'm your host, Farnoosh Terabi. |
| 1:12.0 | If you're investing on an automated platform if you were around when the stock market did a flash crash of several years ago. |
| 1:21.0 | Well you can thank Jim Simons for that to some extent. |
| 1:25.2 | Our guest today is Gregory Zuckerman. |
| 1:27.7 | He's an accomplished journalist and author, |
| 1:30.3 | special writer at the Wall Street Journal, |
| 1:32.3 | three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb Award, |
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