When Ken Griffin reflects on his earliest trading days—wiring a satellite dish onto his Harvard dorm roof—he says it was driven by “a background in software engineering, passion for mathematics, and a real interest in how to use those skills in the realm of finance.” That combination of curiosity, risk … Read More
Ken Griffin Reveals Biggest Threats to US Economy Right Now
Ken Griffin, the founder of Citadel, recently spoke at the Forbes Iconoclast Summit. His remarks on everything from tariffs to U.S. debt offer a rare glimpse into the mind of one of finance’s most influential figures. On the Trump administration’s tariff policies, Griffin was direct: “The administration’s attempts to use … Read More
Ken Griffin: Legendary Investors Know When They Have An Advantage
If you’re imagining that great investors are right 90% of the time, Ken Griffin has a reality check: “My best stock pickers… are right about 54% of the time in alpha terms.” And that’s not a fluke—it’s the brutal arithmetic of the market. “The market has a grading system, and … Read More
Ken Griffin: Investors Need The Right Toolkit At The Right Moment In Time
During his recent interview with Yale School of Management, Ken Griffin explained why investors need the right toolkit at the right moment in time. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Griffin: So now, how did I end up being an entrepreneur? And let’s be clear, I ended up being successful. … Read More
Ken Griffin: You Don’t Want To Own So Many Equities That You’re Forced To Sell At The Bottom
During his recent interview with Delivering Alpha, Ken Griffin explained why you don’t want to own so many equities that you’re forced to sell at the bottom. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: SCOTT WAPNER: Stan [Druckenmiller], you know, aside from suggesting that there was going to be a hard … Read More
Ken Griffin: Why Value Stocks Will Outperform Growth
In his recent interview on Bloomberg, Ken Griffin explains why value stocks will outperform growth. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Griffin: For our entire adult lives we’ve lived by and large… this is an uneven set of benefits, but we’ve lived through the benefits of globalization which has been … Read More