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James Altucher writes a weekly column for FT Wealth, which appears on Tuesday. He specialises in bringing the technical strategies used by hedge fund managers to the general public, while his columns often range more broadly into investment topics, and comments on the state of the economy and of the wealth management industry. He is also a columnist for other venues, including TheStreet.com, and an author on investment topics.
His day job is as a hedge fund manager. Formula Capital, which he founded, now manages both hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, specializing in PIPEs (Private Investments in Public Equity). He set up Formula Capital after co-founding 212 Ventures a venture capital fund investing in the internet sector that opened its doors in March 2000, with the backing of Investcorp, UBS, Wachovia and CSFB.
He is the author of Trade Like A Hedge Fund and Trade Like Warren Buffett. Altucher studied at Cornell University. His post-graduate work, in computer science, was at Carnegie Mellon University - -
Never forget the power of networking
The only way to take advantage of opportunities is to leave the computer and interact with people the old-fashioned way – face to face, writes James Altucher
A menu for when fat is an investing issue
When times are hard, eating well, sleeping early and taking care of one’s health are crucial and more important than money in the bank, writes James Altucher
Scrape beneath the surface of Madoff image
The alleged fraudster apparently owned some good stocks. Some of these still exist and make for interesting stock picks, writes James Altucher
Bernard Madoff turned me down
James Altucher looks back on Bernard Madoff’s rejection of his fund and examines the epidemic that is taking hold in the financial industry as the less fortunate deal with the consequences of poor money decisions
Broken bridges can help repair our fortunes
Barack Obama is getting set to propose a $700bn infrastructure package that James Altucher expects will go a long way towards stimulating the US economy
Buffett tactics chime with our crazy times
The rules are changing and we don’t know how the game is going to be played. But if you can buy $1 for 50 cents, James Altucher assures that strategy will work over time
