Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american investor and philanthropist active in jewish causes”. Today it says “american billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Steinhardt (born December 7, 1940) is an American investor, hedge fund manager , and philanthropist.1In 1967, he founded a hedge fund, Steinhardt Partners, that averaged an annualized return for its clients of 24.5% from 1967 to 1978. His fund lost 1/3 of its value in the 1994 bond market crisis . In 1995, he closed his fund stating, "I thought there must be something more virtuous, more ennobling to do with one's life than make rich people richer," before making a 2004 comeback to head WisdomTree Investments , a fund with nearly US$43 billion in assets under management .2In a January 2014 article by Bloomberg , he was referred to as " Wall Street 's greatest trader." Forbes Magazine reported his net worth at $1.1 billion as of October 2018.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Steinhardt (born ( 1940-12-07 ) December 7, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York ) is an American investor and philanthropist active in Jewish causes. He was one of the first prominent hedge fund managers, and is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . He founded Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz & Co., a hedge fund, in 1967.
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Steinhardt (born December 7, 1940) is an American hedge fund manager, financier, investor, newspaper publisher, and philanthropist active in Jewish causes. He was one of the first prominent hedge fund managers, and is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . He founded Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz & Co., a hedge fund , in 1967. He is "a legend in the story of hedge funds, partly because of his success as a trader but also because of his personality." Sebastian Mallaby (2010).
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Steinhardt (born December 7, 1940) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager , philanthropist, and former antiquities collector.In 1967, he founded a hedge fund, Steinhardt Partners which he ran until he closed it in 1995.After a hiatus from work, he returned to head WisdomTree Investments in 2004.In January 2014 he was on the cover of Forbes Magazine , referred to as " Wall Street 's greatest trader." Forbes Magazine reported his net worth at $1.1 billion as of October 2018.More Money Than God , pg.41 "Michael Steinhardt" .
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Steinhardt (born December 7, 1940) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager , philanthropist, and former antiquities collector. In 1967, he founded a hedge fund, Steinhardt Partners which he ran until he closed it in 1995. After a hiatus from work, he returned to head WisdomTree Investments in 2004. In January 2014 he was on the cover of Forbes Magazine , referred to as " Wall Street 's greatest trader." Forbes reported his net worth at $1.1 billion as of October 2018. More Money Than God , pg.41 "Michael Steinhardt" .
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american investor and philanthropist active in jewish causes
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american billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist
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