As an investor my job is to figure out what will happen rather than what should happen. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
When people ask me what I do for a living, I generally tell them 'I run a hedge fund.' The majority give me a strange look, so I quickly add, 'I am a money manager.' When the strange look persists,… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
On my best days, I fancy myself a combination of Dad's persistence/patience and Mom's toughness/skepticism. — David Einhorn Copy Share
In an industry that celebrates personal sacrifice as a symbol of commitment, you might not consider 'making sure everyone gets home for dinner' to… — David Einhorn Copy Share
I rooted for the Milwaukee Brewers and its stars, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. I went to a lot of games, including the World… — David Einhorn Copy Share
Ive got a fantasy-baseball team with my brother. But I have to admit, he does all the work. — David Einhorn Copy Share
I worked in investment banking for two years. I was in a program where they kind of just owned you. And you - I… — David Einhorn Copy Share
When you leave a good job to go off on your own and don't expect to make money for a while, you name the… — David Einhorn Copy Share
We believe in constructing the portfolio so that we put our biggest amount of money in our highest-conviction idea, and then we view the… — David Einhorn Copy Share
We never invent new reasons to continue with a position when the original reasons are no longer available. — David Einhorn Copy Share
There's more at risk in what happens in Microsoft than I could ever bet on a poker table. — David Einhorn Copy Share
Most of the time, when someone tells you something, and it makes sense, it just makes sense. And that's that. But sometimes it really… — David Einhorn Copy Share
Both poker and investing are games of incomplete information. You have a certain set of facts and you are looking for situations where you… — David Einhorn Copy Share
I've got a fantasy-baseball team with my brother. But I have to admit, he does all the work. — David Einhorn Copy Share
A 99% Value-at-Risk calculation does not evaluate what happens in the last one percent... This is like an airbag that works all the time,… — David Einhorn Copy Share
One of the best investors around, Joel Greenblatt, has written a popular, charming and funny book about investing in great companies at low P/E… — David Einhorn Copy Share
What do you call a stock that's down 90%? A stock that was down 80% and then got cut in half. — David Einhorn Copy Share
