SETH KLARMAN: THE ORACLE OF BOSTON

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Soft-spoken and based in Boston, a safe distance from the Wall Street mêlée, Mr Klarman keeps a low profile and rarely speaks at industry shindigs. He is probably the most successful long-term performer in the hedge-fund industry who has managed to stay out of the spotlight.

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http://www.economist.com/node/21558274?zid=300&ah=e7b9370e170850b88ef129fa625b13c4

Out of the spotlight? Now that is funknee.

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Comments to the article, thanks to No Mega Quarry:

No Mega Quarry  July 5th, 19:52

Seth Klarman has the ability to make money. He seems to have a knack for finding value beyond the obvious. However, over the past 5 years he has associated Baupost investors with Bixby Ranch in California and a proposed mega-quarry in Canada, which have led to a questioning of ethics and loss of credibility. If Seth's companies have to lie, cheat and cover-up activities in communities then there is not much to admire. Any crook can make money that way.