Today’s Noise – A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

Today’s Noise – A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

“That thousands had lived in happiness and joy would never do away with the anguish and death-agony of one individual; and just as little does my present well-being undo my previous sufferings. Therefore, were the evil in the world even a hundred times less than it is, its mere existence would still be sufficient to establish a truth that may be expressed in various ways, although always only somewhat indirectly, namely that we have not to be pleased but rather sorry about the existence of the world; that its non-existence would be preferable to its existence; that it is something which at bottom ought not to be, and so on.” – Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, volume II, chapter XLVI (On the Vanity and Suffering of Life).

U.S. tech-focused hedge funds brace for heavy losses amid market slide – the writing wasn’t just on the wall it was a friggin neon sign
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-tech-focused-hedge-funds-brace-heavy-losses-amid-market-slide-2022-09-15/

Schopenhauer had an influence upon later thinkers and artists such as Freud and Wagner

Hedge Fund Investors Look for Protection in Uncorrelated Strategies – yes that is the name of the game – and so far there are still some – but changing strategy allocations is like chasing your tail sometimes
https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1zs6qpfhjbp7s/Hedge-Fund-Investors-Look-for-Protection-in-Uncorrelated-Strategies

Camus used the punishment of Sisyphus to represent the human condition.

FX Daily_ The spectre of Volcker looms large – yup, the more things change,, the more they stay the same or plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose
https://think.ing.com/articles/fx-daily-the-spectre-of-volcker-looms-large

Luddites destroy machines (1812)

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin revealed as mystery buyer of $106.9 MILLION Miami estate – funny but at what point is the tax arb gone, though most are leaving now to get away from the mess in SF, Chicago, NY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11197497/Hedge-fund-billionaire-Ken-Griffin-revealed-mystery-buyer-106-9-MILLION-Miami-estate.html

An optimist and a pessimist, Vladimir Makovsky, 1893

Why Is Inflation Rising Right Now_ – when will people see reality – can’t raise minimum wags on jobs that were never meant to be careers, they were meant for high school kids and retirees, now worth less
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/why-is-inflation-rising-right-now/

Marley’s ghost, from Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition.

Daily News union rips owner Alden over poor work conditions – yes it is all the HFs fault no one wants to read the drivel your industry ‘prints’ these days, however check out your own editing – see the typos in it
Daily News union rips owner Alden over poor work conditions (nypost.com)

Today’s Noise – A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

Today’s News Compiled by KEVIN GAHWYLER

Kevin Gahwyler has over 28 years of experience in the hedge fund industry in various investment and C-Suite roles. Mr. Gahwyler is currently a Managing Director and Head of Business Development at Meteora Capital, LLC. A SPAC specialist that invests in the entire SPAC ecosphere through both closed-end funds as well as a hedge fund. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gahwyler was the COO and Director of Business Development of Measure 8 Ventures Management, LLC. In addition, before Measure 8, he was the President/CFO of Navy Capital Management, LLC. Furthermore, Chief Operating Officer/Director of Business Development of Twin Securities, Inc. Kevin was also the founder of KenCole Capital. An investment bank boutique specializing in hedge fund structures and marketing and served in senior marketing roles at both Pequot Capital and Sagamore Hill.

Lastly, Kevin graduated from Fairfield University with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. In addition, from Thunderbird School of Global Management with a Masters in International Management.

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