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2023 Fourth Quarter Review & Commentary

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Charles Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, expressing why he thought he and his business partner, Warren Buffett, had been such successful investors for so long. On November 28, 2023, just five weeks shy of his hundredth birthday, the world said goodbye to famed investor Charlie Munger.

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2022 Fourth Quarter Review & Commentary

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Unlike many historical bubbles, cryptocurrency is a less institutionally accepted asset class; yet it’s well-owned among individual investors. After three consecutive quarters of simultaneous losses in both equity and fixed income markets, investors received a reprieve during the fourth quarter.

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Single-Manager Hedge Funds: The Best Way to Get a Recurring Guest Spot on CNBC?

Mergers and Inquisitions

If you think about the most “public” investors – the likes of Bill Ackman and David Einhorn – many of them have something in common: they operate single-manager hedge funds. Also, most of its outperformance came from strong results in 2004 – 2010, which is why it struggled and lost AUM and investor support in the 2011 – 2019 period.

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2023 First Quarter Review & Commentary

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“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” ” Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation Warren Buffett is one of the world’s foremost investors. We appreciate the opportunity to assist you and thank you for your continued trust and confidence.

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2023 Third Quarter Review & Commentary

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“ We have long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune-tellers look good.” billion, and ranked #6 on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List (as of 10/11/23), Buffett is widely regarded as the most successful equity market investor of the past century. With a current net worth of $115.7

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Multi-Manager Hedge Funds: A Meritocratic Paradise or a Revolving Door of Burnout?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Multi-manager hedge funds promise investors solid risk-adjusted returns with low volatility; no matter what the broader market does, you’ll make money if you invest in them. At a multi-manager, however, you’ll spend more time analyzing the catalysts , evaluating investor sentiment , and poring through data and analytics.

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2023 Second Quarter Review & Commentary

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We believe this behavior should be ignored by long-term investors. Equity markets are justifiably high risk investments, given the historically high returns they afford investors over long investment horizons. As asset allocators, studying the past helps us see the investment landscape for what it is—not what we wish it to be.

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