Hedge Fund Manager: Goodbye and F—- You

This came up in coversation today. Definitely old in terms of it’s posting, but always timely in it’s content. From portfolio.com:

Oct 17 2008 12:01pm EDT

From the Scorched Earth Files:

Andrew Lahde, manager of a small California hedge fund, Lahde Capital, burst into the spotlight last year after his one-year-old fund returned 866 percent betting against the subprime collapse.

Last month, he did the unthinkable — he shut things down, claiming dealing with his bank counterparties had become too risky. Today, Lahde passed along his “goodbye” letter, a rollicking missive on everything from greed to economic philosophy. Enjoy. READ THE LETTER HERE

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