Alpha Leaders

Ken Fisher

Average Annualised Returns: Kenneth L. Fisher was born in San Francisco California. Fisher was raised in San Mateo, California. He went to Humboldt State University to study forestry, but graduated with a degree in economics in 1972. After graduating, Fisher worked for his father, Philip Fisher, who was a noted money manager and author. Fisher […]

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Julian Robertson

Average Annualised Returns: 31.7% per year after fees between 1980 and 1998 After graduating from UNC in 1955 and a couple years in the Navy, Julian Robertson started his career at Kidder, Peabody & Co. During his twenty-year career he became one of the top producers and eventually became head of Webster Management Corporation, Kidder

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George Soros

Average Annualised Return: cumulative 32% annual return 1969-2000 George Soros gained international notoriety when, in September of 1992, he risked $10 billion on a single currency speculation when he shorted the British pound. He turned out to be right, and in a single day the trade generated a profit of $1 billion – ultimately, it was reported

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Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett Average Annualised Return: 19.8% over 46 years (1965 – 2011) The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Warren Buffett is without a doubt one of the most recognisable and well know investors in the financial world and beyond. From humble beginnings in Newbraska, Buffett has build his investing empire through years of shrewd investments that has

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