The Hatred This Hedge Fund Manager Received and Why I Love It

4 min readFeb 3, 2021

This is a message about how hatred fulfilled me. Several years ago, Sangita Myska of BBC reported on the riots by disenfranchised youth in London. She and I chatted on Facebook comments, and she said, “we have to do something”. And I agreed. It’s taken till tonight to work out what for me.

As the hatred for hedge fund managers filled up the internet and my TikTok in the past 24 hours (GameStop) — my TikTok exploded with over 12k views and tonnes of messages of hate towards hedge funds and the whole stinking system.

Oddly not one message angered me. I told them to connect with me on LinkedIn. I’ll help them understand finance ( no, not create an army of useless hedge funds managers). Many have messaged tonight. In fact, it’s a bit of a flood — about a three thousand followers in 20 hours.

I have created, rather converted, my investment books into videos and an online remote internship with a course. So they can understand. It’s all free. You may ask where you will find the time. Actually, how will I not? It’s up and ready. Like a tutor, I will remote set them work and questions they can ask — homeschooling by other means. I want them to be socially mobile. Have what I did not. Someone to teach them.

As I explained to them I was not raised with a silver spoon, I went to a State school for more years than a private one — which did not have privileged access. Neither did my family — the haters saw I was one of them.

Several messaged to say they don’t expect a reply. They’re in for a shock! One said, “I have nothing to enrich your life in return,” to which I replied — you just did.

There is not much I can give, but my knowledge and time are. This is selfish of me. I get to feel fulfilled in a useless industry of hedge funds. This is a selfish act by me. Self interest for a soul which otherwise will surely have little to redeem it but this act and a couple of others. At Oxford, my tutor told me do not leave here and go to the City and shuffle paper. At last. I won’t be.

Thanks, BBC.

I have a team who help me. Don’t worry I never get to my desk before 10am — mornings are for my son and I don’t work Thursdays or weekends 🙂 and I still plan to become a billionairre through my tech company.

Those who were angry at me or rather my industry for our privilege — we know. Those who are mad because it’s rigged — we know. I’m a brown hedge fund manager — we don’t grow on trees. Those who feel it’s unjust — tell me about it as my lesser peers raised billions and lost it for retail investors, and I outperformed them.

And in future — don’t get angry — just ask — there are more of me everywhere. I’m not special. (Except to my mom — and my wife after I do dishes and mop the floor and take out the rubbish)!

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