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RECOLLECTIONS OF A SHORT-SELLER by Ron Pollack
2008-11-13 18:42:51
We sat down with Ron Pollack , short-seller and hedge fund manager of the former Dancing Bear (net short) Fund, and asked him about some of his experiences as a short seller. Ron recounted a story of a company that he said was an example of a “technology hype story”. Years ago there was a laser company that supposedly had developed a better ophthalmic laser for correcting various vision disor


Real estate developer. Experienced investor.
2008-11-12 12:06:30
As a child, growing up in Detroit, MI, learned computers and excelled in math at an early age. Aspired to be an architect and worked part-time in the family real estate business. However, in college, turned focus towards finance. After graduate school, went to Wall Street as an investment banker. Initial career focus was real estate finance, then became a hedge fund manager. Invested primarily in


RON POLLACK AND GRANDPA MAX
2008-12-02 17:24:27
Ron’s grandfather was an avid investor. Having fled to America from Russia as a young child, he eventually became a successful businessman and retired early. He then put all his money into stocks. Max liked blue chips. He was proud to own pieces in some of the largest companies in the world. And while he was a small investor in those companies, they were a big part of his life. “Boeing,” he


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