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Brilliant podcast from Financial Times. Analyses the investment styles of Charles Dawrin, Isaac Newton, Winston Churchill (blew up his GBP 80 million account), the painter J. M. W. Turner doing fixed income arbitrage, J. M Keynes out performing Warren Buffet.

They are history’s geniuses. But were they any good at investing? | The Story of Money Podcast

Does scientific, artistic or political brilliance translate into investing success? It’s a topical question with hedge funds today accused of sucking talent away from the rest of the economy. So, the FT’s Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth sat down with reporter Toby Nangle, who has dug into the archives to assess the investment portfolios of Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, John Maynard Keynes and other widely regarded geniuses of the past. What Toby found may surprise you, as will the historical wildcard he’s unearthed.


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