A hedge fund owner (Sorta political)

[rgraham666]

Calls it quits and says why.

because it shows that you don't have to be heartless scum to make money.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Except that when he was making money . . . wasn't he being a heartless scum? I'm not up on this, all my investments being in annuities, the safe kind, but I kinda wonder.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Except that when he was making money . . . wasn't he being a heartless scum? I'm not up on this, all my investments being in annuities, the safe kind, but I kinda wonder.

Yes, and he says so in the second para, and that he realised he couldn't continue that way.

Wish I'd thought of that! I was, in many ways, an asshole as a young adult-- but not in any way that was so lucrative.

 

[jomar]

I hate what I do and will get out after I make my ninth million.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Yes, and he says so in the second para, and that he realised he couldn't continue that way.

Wish I'd thought of that! I was, in many ways, an asshole as a young adult-- but not in any way that was so lucrative.

The interesting thing is that my step-father-in-law offered to get me a job in a Wall Street brokerage when I got out of the Army. The only catch was that I'd have to relocate to San Diego. Now I like San Diego but I wasn't too hot on being right next to him. Besides, I'd already bought a house up thisaway across the street from my parents so it didn't happen. What would have happened if I'd done it? Who knows but I've always been a fan of Warren Buffet's approach to investing . . .

 

[Stella_Omega]

I hate what I do and will get out after I make my ninth million.

I love what I do, and I doubt I'll ever see my first million.

So you can pay for the coffee.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I love what I do, and I doubt I'll ever see my first million.

So you can pay for the coffee.

I love what I do and will never make a million, either, but I touch lives every day that will hopefully make the world a better place tomorrow. And I'll happily pay for the coffee . . . not to mention the B&B to put in it!

 

[jomar]

I love what I do, and I doubt I'll ever see my first million.

So you can pay for the coffee.

I probably won't either, but we're maxing out retirement in a gallant effort. I sometimes think about life decision points - an attorney who handled a lawsuit for me when I was in my twenties offered to pay for law school for me (I would have been an indentured servant for a time), but by then I was off in a different direction; a thesis committee member in grad school offered to help me 'get' into a certain PhD program at Vanderbilt, but I was tired of school at that point and life happened and it's worked out quite well given the effort extended. Though I do find myself a bit jealous of a lawyer friend who does a lot of driving violations and lower level stuff. He probably makes 250k plus or minus and knocks off at 2pm, off on Fridays. Clearly, I didn't do my homework.

So...here's your coffee Stella, VM...sugar, kahlua, whiskey?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I'm studying to be a famous serial killer. After I'm famous and on the Oprah Show maybe I'll retire.

 

[Stella_Omega]

The interesting thing is that my step-father-in-law offered to get me a job in a Wall Street brokerage when I got out of the Army. The only catch was that I'd have to relocate to San Diego. Now I like San Diego but I wasn't too hot on being right next to him. Besides, I'd already bought a house up thisaway across the street from my parents so it didn't happen. What would have happened if I'd done it? Who knows but I've always been a fan of Warren Buffet's approach to investing . . .

Those were the years when you couldn't take two steps without tripping over a new millionaire...

And we'd never have known you here.

 

[jomar]

I'm studying to be a famous serial killer. After I'm famous and on the Oprah Show maybe I'll retire.

If you work it right you won't have to pay for food or lodging and think of the savings on that!