George Soros

8 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Sep 21, 2020 by Sir Paul Marshall · said 53 times in 18 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Everything said about George Soros, oldest first

Sep 21, 2020
Disclosure
George Soros provided half of Marshall Wace's $50M launch capital
“We raised fifty million dollars of rich half was from Soros.”
Sir Paul Marshall Sep 21, 2020 ▶ 11:22 Paul Marshall – 10 ½ Lessons from 23 years at Marshall Wace (Capital Allocators, EP.157)
May 5, 2022 negative
Insight
Drobny: Launching hedge funds on $5M from friends and family is dead
“So running around with your hat out, raising fives and tens from your rich uncle doesn't really work anymore, which is how Stan and George and Paul and all these guys started. I mean, some of these funds started with seven million dollars, with twelve million …”
Steve Drobny May 5, 2022 ▶ 12:46 Steve Drobny – Where the World is Going at Clocktower Group (Manager Meeting, 30)
Jul 11, 2022 positive
Insight
Robertson and Soros Exited Full Positions Immediately Upon Losing Conviction
“The first thing is when they lost conviction in an idea, they got out. They didn't wait around. They didn't get half the position out. They just got out of the position and they took whatever the market price was.”
Rob Citrone Jul 11, 2022 ▶ 15:20 Rob Citrone – Emerging Markets, Hedge Funds, and Staying in the Game (Capital Allocators, EP.261)
Jul 11, 2022
Disclosure
Citrone Managed Capital for the Soros Family for Over 20 Years
“I also managed a lot of money for the Soros family for over 20 years. And I used to speak to George very frequently the first five years or so, almost every day.”
Rob Citrone Jul 11, 2022 ▶ 14:34 Rob Citrone – Emerging Markets, Hedge Funds, and Staying in the Game (Capital Allocators, EP.261)
Jul 11, 2022
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Soros Called Gordon Brown to Pitch Citrone's Eastern Europe Rescue Plan
“George said, what do you think is the big next problem? And I said, George, there's a big problem in Eastern Europe. And if Eastern Europe comes down, then Western European banks are going to go down, and then it's just going to cascade this crisis everywhere.…”
Rob Citrone Jul 11, 2022 ▶ 15:57 Rob Citrone – Emerging Markets, Hedge Funds, and Staying in the Game (Capital Allocators, EP.261)
Sep 30, 2024 neutral
What-if
Salem: Elon Musk's favorable narratives are driven by Tesla's reflexive stock price
“But I assure you that the narratives that are swirling on Elon Musk, particularly the favorable ones, would not be swirling and would not be of the character that they are if he weren't one of the wealthiest people in the world. That price has driven the stock…”
David Salem Sep 30, 2024 ▶ 33:17 David Salem - Investment Wisdom from the Owner's Box (EP.409)
Nov 4, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Bessent: Soros used 300% leverage to gain 140% trading 1980s currency accords
“He kept a trading journal in a year when he was up over a 140%, and these currency, the realignments, the plaza cord, the lube cord happened. The things move six percent in a night, and He would add a 300% position because things really used to trend a lot mor…”
Scott Bessent Nov 4, 2024 ▶ 29:58 Scott Bessent - Macro Maven (EP.415)
Nov 4, 2024 positive
Opinion
Bessent: George Soros's Greatest Investment Was Hiring Stanley Druckenmiller
“I think the greatest investment he ever made was finding Stan, because in He turned over the portfolio, but was still kind of actively involved from the sidelines. Then the following year when the Berlin Wall came down, he was able to spend more of his time on…”
Scott Bessent Nov 4, 2024 ▶ 25:28 Scott Bessent - Macro Maven (EP.415)
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