Cliff Asness

(1966) Economist

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Cliff Asness is an economist, best known for Short Selling.

Quick Facts About Cliff Asness

Born: October 17, 1966
Profession: Economist
Notable works: Short Selling

About Cliff Asness

Clifford Scott Asness is an American hedge fund manager and the co-founder of AQR Capital Management. As of October 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.9 billion.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Cliff Asness

Making mountains out of molehills sells more books than a study of molehills.

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Book

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Hedge funds are investment pools that are relatively unconstrained in what they do. They are relatively unregulated (for now), charge very high…

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Back when

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You’ve got to guess at worst cases: No model will tell you that. My rule of thumb is double the worst that…

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Cases

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Listing rights generally involves enumerating things you may do without interference (the right to free speech) or may not be done to…

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Absolutes

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Market-cap based indexing will never be driven from its deserved perch as core and deserved king of the investment world. It is…

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Caps

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The president's attempted diktat takes money from bondholders and gives it a labor union that delivers money and votes for him.... Shaking…

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Abuse

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The term bubble should indicate a price that no reasonable future outcome can justify.

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Bubbles

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