They are historical past’s geniuses. But had been they any good at investing? | The Story of Money Podcast
Does scientific, inventive or political brilliance translate into investing success? It’s a topical query with hedge funds right this moment accused of sucking expertise away from the remainder of the economic system. So, the FT’s Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth sat down with reporter Toby Nangle, who has dug into the archives to evaluate the funding portfolios of Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, John Maynard Keynes and different broadly regarded geniuses of the previous. What Toby discovered might shock you, as will the historic wildcard he’s unearthed.
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Toby’s sources:
On Churchill: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-More-Champagne-Churchill-Money/dp/1784081817
On J.M.W. Turner:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5718586
On John Maynard Keynes:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2023011
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2287262
On Einstein:
On Jane Austen:
https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/toran/
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