Investing Games -
I offer the following games which demonstrate the philosophical framework of my strategy. The games are purposely exaggerated and simplified to highlight the essence of the logic.
March 18, 2019 September 6, 2019 by btm Ed Thorpe invented the strategy to beat blackjack, a method known today as “card counting”. I first learned of Ed in college when my friends and I spent one summer at the local casinos trying to copy his card counting techniques (I wasn’t very successful). A few months ago, while researching the viability of my investment strategy, I learned that he is also an incredible investor. Later in life, while working as a math professor, Mr. Thorp became interested in investing and ultimately started a hedge fund. Over almost 20 years, his hedge fund returned 19
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