Biographies

Biographies of famous people in the field of finance.

Gerald Loeb / Gerald Loeb

Gerald Loeb (Gerald Loeb) made a name for himself as a first-class specialist in the sale of securities, and Forbes magazine once called him "the most quoted man on Wall Street.". His book "The Struggle for Investment Survival" (The Battle for Investment Survival), published in 1935 year, considered a classic, and the first edition was sold in 250 000 copies. The main reason for her success – the book is written alive, in plain language, which did not require such mental ability, как опубликованная в 1934 year book by Benjamin Graham "Securities Analysis". Lobe's strong point – mass marketing, giving you the opportunity to become a regular Investor Joe. Consider the following metaphor, addressed to the novice investor: “One should limit his first cooking efforts by boiling eggs.; nobody starts with Baked Alaska, no matter, what a great dessert it can turn out later ”.

James Harris Simons / James Harris Simons

James Harris "Jim" Simons, grandson of a shoe factory owner in Massachusetts, received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1958 year and received a doctorate, also in mathematics, at the University of Berkeley in 1962 year aged 23 years. With 1961 on 1964 he taught mathematics at MIT and Harvard. In 1964-1968 he held a research position in the Communications Research Division of the Institute for Defense Analysis. IN 1968 year he became the head of the department of mathematics at Stony Brook University. Under him, the university entered the top ten in the United States.. IN 1976 Simons received the Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry from the American Mathematical Society for his work on multidimensional surfaces, minimizing the area, and characteristic forms. He proved Bernstein's conjecture up to the dimension 8, and also improved the regularity properties of Wendell Fleming's result on the generalized Plateau problem. IN 1978 year Simons left academic science in order to, to establish an investment fund.

James Stephen Fossett / James Stephen Fossett

James Stephen Fossett was born 22 April 1944, в Джексоне, штат Теннесси. Childhood and youth were spent in Garden Grove in California. From a young age, Steve Fossett was a member of the scout movement. IN 1966 году Фоссетт окончил Стэнфордский университет по специальности «экономика». IN 1968 year he was awarded the title of Master of Economics at the University of Washington at St. Louis, штат Миссури. In the same year, Steve Fossett married Peggy Wieland.. To 40 years Fossett was known exclusively in business circles. He had a highly successful career in the stock exchange, and even became the founder of the largest US trading corporation Lakota Trading Inc., co-owner of Scaled Composites. IN 1985 year, apparently, bored with business achievements, Steve Fossett decided to swim across the English Channel. Это был просто вызов самому себе – and from the fourth time he did it. By the way, interesting, that Steve made his first extreme achievement, without investing a dollar in it. In the future, he will also be extremely practical to surrender to his passion for extreme entertainment..

Jake Bernstein / Jake Bernstein

Jake Bernstein – professional trader, American analyst and author, who uses his more than 40 years of practical experience in market analysis to test opposing and controversial points of view, formalizing and building effective trading methods. Jake Bernstein is one of the most popular and respected analysts in the stock and futures markets.. He also serves as President of MBH Commodity Advisors., located in g. Vignette, Illinois and Network Press Inc in Scots Valley, California. Jake wrote over 40 Futures & Stock Market Books, Trading Psychology and Economic Forecasting; introduced numerous methodologies for analyzing futures markets, based on cyclicality and technical analysis; is the author of the newsletter for traders; conducts online training, helping traders improve their skills and achieve trading success.

Henry Cluse / Henry Clews

Henry Cluse was born in England in 1836 year, and in 1850 emigrated to the United States. Kluz started out as a clerk in a large importing company and only later moved into the financial business.. Close became a member of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the panic 1857 of the year, during which prices fell by about 50 Percent. “This crisis sounded like a funeral march for the old conservatism on Street, – wrote Kluz. – A younger race of financiers emerged, filling the places of the old conservative leaders ". For all his extravagance, Clouse was a value investor. He understood, that “at the heart of all this stormy mass of facts are the laws of nature; if we study them in relation to the objects they control, they (laws) will work the same way, like the rising of the sun ".

William Delbert Gunn / William Delbert Gann

William Delbert Gunn was born 6 June 1878 years at Lufkin, Texas. His father, Samuel Houston Gann, was a teacher, traded horses and cows. He also owned a small billiard club.. His mother, Susan Rebecca Gann (in the maidenhood of Trevation), devoted all her time to the upbringing of V.D.. Ganna and his younger siblings. She taught young William to read with the Bible - books, which later greatly influenced his reflections on the nature of financial markets. His family was poor.. Samuel, Susan and their eight children lived in a small house., and young William, to get to school, walked seven miles every day for three years. Gunn never graduated from high school. IN 1894 year, William Gunn, Age 16 years, left school and started looking for work. He became a peddler. (sold newspapers, going ...) on the train, who traveled between Texarkana and Tyler in Texas. He also worked in a cotton warehouse.

Victor Niederhoffer / Victor Niederhoffer

In April 2006 of the year Victor Niederhoffer (Victor Niederhoffer) appeared at an evening at New York's St. Regis, where about 300 America's leading fund managers. Walking under the gilded candelabra in a lavender blazer, he felt, that again rose to the top of success. 1980-90s. Victor Niederhoffer has built a huge fortune and a reputation as one of the most prominent hedge fund managers in the United States.. But he was ruined by an excessive love of risk.: before the Asian financial crisis, he played for the rise in Thai stocks, and during the crisis - to increase the Standard index&Poor’s 500, using uncovered options on the index. When the markets crashed, Victor Niederhoffer lost everything overnight - a $ 130 million fund and almost all of his own savings. It seemed, life dealt him a crushing blow, however, he managed to overcome the path up the second time. Speaking to financiers, honoring him in St. Regis, Niederhoffer stressed, how highly he appreciates the “difficult and courageous” decision to reward him after, how it crashed once.

Bill Williams / Bill Williams

Bill Williams and his colleagues trade more 35 years, constantly improving their trading equipment. He conducts trade seminars, the subject of which is the psychology of trading and its trading methods. Bill Williams has outstanding trading performance and is the author of Trading Chaos, "New dimensions in stock trading", "Trade Chaos 2", which outlines the basic concepts, underlying his trading methods. Bill Williams' trading system is not static and has undergone changes since the publication of the books., however, the key ideas and principles remain the same. The trading technique of Bill Williams can be classified as an aggressive trend. It should be noted, that satisfactory results using such methods can be achieved provided there is sufficient diversification and, Consequently, capitalization. CQG Users, practicing a similar approach, can also use the CCI comment service, hosted by Ted Ryan.

Bernard Baruch / Bernard Baruch

Bernard Mannis Baruch (Bernard Mannes Baruch) – American financier, speculator, as well as a politician and statesman. Bernard Baruch was born 19 august 1870 in Campden, South Carolina and was the second of four sons of Simon and Bell Baruch. His father, Simon Baruch (1840—1921), German immigrant of Jewish origin immigrated to the USA from Germany 1855. Physician by profession, during the civil war he served in the army of the southerners and was one of the founders of physiotherapy. IN 1881 his family moved to New York, where Bernard went to City College (City College of New York). After graduating from college, Bernard Baruch began working for Houseman and Company. (A. A. Housman and Company). Moving up the career ladder, he became a broker, and then partner A. A. Housman and Co., and seven years later he already owned an eighth of this brokerage house. The source of his income was part of the commission, received by him from each transaction of the client.

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