Great look at the SpaceX shares unlock schedule as well as the potential passive buying schedule from @JSeyff@FrancisSharoon Depending on the early post-IPO returns, this could really play with and disperse the returns of "passive" funds (which is why there's arguably no such thing as passive). $SPCX
"AI can mask judgment." A hedge fund veteran on why process without judgment is worthless:
Brett Caughran (@FundamentEdge) — tiger cub and multi-manager veteran, founder of Fundamental Edge — explains:
"Good investing is two buckets. Process is the scientific part — 120 hours of filings, models, calls, checks. Judgment sits on top of that. Process feeds up to judgment."
"There are no layups. At best, we're flipping 60/40 coins — stocks that go up 30% in a bull case, down 20% in a bear case. Find enough of those mispriced edges and populate a portfolio."
"Can AI do that? Not in my opinion. AI can accelerate process, but the ultimate judgment is a deeply human endeavor."
"AI has no innate sense of causal relationships. No ability to pattern recognize n-of-one situations. And the world is dominated by n-of-one situations."
"The evidence of fundamental investing over decades has pointed to an irreducible benefit of humans in the investment process."
"Rarely is my best idea my best performing stock." One line that should change how you think about portfolio construction:
Derek Pilecki — Gator Capital, financials long/short, over 2000% cumulative return since launching into the 2008 crisis. Former Goldman Sachs PM.
@gatorcapital explains:
"I used to run 25 names. That number's crept up to about 40, and my returns have actually gone up."
"At 3% position sizes instead of 5%, the ones that don't work don't hurt as much."
"Everybody says they don't want your 25th best idea. But maybe your 30th best idea has a great return."
"I like to add when I'm up, not when I'm down."
"Positions become less risky at higher prices — the market's already starting to see what you're seeing."
"When the position's moved against you, a lot of times you're wrong. So I try not to add when I'm down."
First heard the buying on the way up idea from @alixpasquet: that Druckenmiller and Soros would have blow out years and avoid blowups by crawling, walking then running and only going ultra-levered when up big for the year.