'carried interest' Tag

• Okay President Hollande, you’ve got our attention !

  September 11, 2012

  {The following is merely a tongue-in-cheek attempt at an imaginary letter I could write to President François Hollande. Its opinions are purely personal and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or my industry.} Dear Mr. President, First off, thank you for opening my mail. If you’re reading this letter, you would be the […]

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• Bogle on carried interest

  February 17, 2012

  John Bogle is one of my idols of the financial world.  He is best known for revolutionizing the mutual fund industry by demonstrating the superiority of index funds over traditional actively-managed mutual funds over the long term.  In the mid-70’s, Bogle established The Vanguard Group and subsequently created the Vanguard 500 Index Fund as the […]

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