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GHBrilliant interview. Love it. A big help. (The free 3 month Bloomberg thing made me laugh). He might find learning to surf harder than markets .. :-)
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JPIs this a confessional? What is the point of this? I,'m sorry - nice guy but redundant interview.
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JP" Grant Williams travels to Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean" .. cute .. must be well funded this website.
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SGFull of so much nuance, I like to watch this every 4/5 months. fascinating how far the vicissitudes. Only, Grant's Titanic butt shot should not be reproduced in any segment, ever again.
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ADAlways look back at this when I think I'm crazy
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JPGrant's interviews are always great.
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MSCome on Hugh... Swatch? Citroen 2CV? Get yourself a nice vintage Porsshe and an FP Journe! Would suit you equally well... ;)
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MSYou will see in 2019 that the central banks in fact did NOT get it right, they merely delayed and exacerbated the inevitable disaster... mark my words! ;)
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ASGreat Interview. Thanks Grant
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SCClearly he has had a tough time, but he is not unique in this respect, hedge funds are struggling because markets keep floating higher for no real reason other than government intervention, QE, Buy Backs, low interest levels ( cheap debt). This is a period in history matched only by the period just before 1929. Gold bugs are being laughed at, Hedge Funds are out of favour. But when the market collapses, governments struggle to persuade the dip buyers to re surface, confidence will be shot, the QE bank shuts, liquidity dries up, Hugh can make a comeback, rested, hungry, reinvigorated and lessons learned, Stronger with clarity of vision, critics beware. Temporary break........ great interview Grant. Schedule another for 2019.
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JAThis piece really resonated with me. To hear someone of Hugh's stature speak so frankly about his experiences, doubts, and difficulties was a real gift. I was a trader for 9 years and lost my job after an 8% down year in 2015. Subsequently I moved on to start my own business, a pizza place in Singapore of all things. I learned so much of my identity was wrapped up in being a trader. And I was such a small potato! Anyway, love it. Keep crankin' out the master classes in interviews RV. Word.
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PLExcellent interview, thoroughly enjoyed it. Quite a character and an icon of the industry. Feels like there will be another chapter to his markets journey and I look forward to following it.
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MYReally enjoyed this interview. I remember hearing the podcast and then learning that he'd just shut the fund. So the timing of this in that light was all the more fascinating. Thank you both for putting this out there for us to get a glimpse of what that was about.
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JMBeautiful interview. Thanks to you both.
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RDAny chance of doing an interview with Greg Coffey?
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SMWhat a fantastic interview!
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JARV gets better and better. My take is that Hugh made two fundamental errors; he made mammon his master and he allowed his fund to become a part of himself. Lessons for us all.
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HSVery well done Grant. But this was not about finance, but about the world of finance attracting extreme characters temporarily rising to the top of the food chain before getting eaten alive. Reading adaptive markets from A. Lo right now and Hughs story is like a chapter ripped out of this book. Not impressed by Hugh (who is still humble bragging) but very impressed by Grant. Crispin Odey next please!
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LRa beaten man with a lot of demons to exercise . Too many excuses and what could have , should have to justify 90 mins of RV time. Worse still, having stopped trading he seems out of touch , sitting telling war stories from the carribean. Let's get interviews with driven , hungry people with ideas to share and less war stories.
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ECFound it fascinating. A fantastic and thought provoking conversation. No one gets it right all the time. As a West of Ireland man living in Asia for 16 years, Hugh’s Catholic guilt comment really reso
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DTHugh is an amazing guy, smart, funny, charming and irrascible when confronted by idiots. However complex systems, like human economies and markets, are never totally subject to logical analysis. It may work sometimes, giving you false confidence. But because they are intrinsically unpredicable, there is ALWAYS the possibility such systems will slip out from under you, rendering your "well-reasoned argument" a loosing lottery ticket. Hugh is probably too smart to be Hedge Fund trader. He probably got bored with the day to day monotony of managing a portfolio, even a complicated one of options and derrivatives. It's difficult but ultimately repetitive, and therefore boring once you've mastered it. If you are American the metphor of "swinging for the fences" has a double meaning perhaps lost on a Scotsman. As a kid in little league you quickly realize that the harder you swing, the less likely you are to hit it. It is honorable to take bold action, but boldness comes with its own risks you must accept. (Of course, the same is true in golf, so maybe he does understand it.) Hugh's boredom turned into temptation to do something bold and interesting. Yet, he chose to ignore how fickle complex markets are. He took his eye off the ball, which is the last thing you should do when you're swinging for the fences. AWESOME interview BTW. Right up there with the very best of RV, which is becoming a very high standard.
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AEGreat interview. I wish Mr. Hendry the best of luck in his future endeavors. I'd also like to ask, tongue firmly planted in cheek, what Real Visions policies are about drinking on the job? ;)
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GPI'd love to know what Nassim Taleb would have to say about this interview and Hugh. Hugh seems to be a character right out of Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan. In my younger days (I am 66) I lost my share of money lining up with these "rock star" money managers. What's that saying......."the market can stay irrational a lot longer than you can stay solvent". Deal with it. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed this interview/movie, and wish Hugh nothing but the best in his future. One way or another, life humbles all of us. Especially if one has a dangerous addiction.
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GCAn outdoor cat in an indoor world. Refreshing and truthful. One of my new favorites from Real Vision.
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KRFantastic , I can totally understand this interview. I lived a smaller but very similar 33 year OPM path. The thinking that your number is you is a huge mistake but the good numbers come from from a small part of you being insecure in who you are and "proving" via swinging the bat. I walked on a great year and am about `5 months in front on the "New journey".
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RKGreat interview on the person that is Hugh Hendry and his career. In a candid way, Hugh reflects on both the exciting and darker moments of his career and the impacts those had on him. In the end, I felt this interview showed a much more human side of Hugh, who on the one hand still shows his passion for the hedge fund business, but on the other hand recognizes his life has taken a different path, unclear yet what that might be or what the future might bring. Special compliments to the hard working people from editing and cinematography for doing such a great job. Really reached a new level for RVTV interviews. Overall it had the feel of a professional big-story documentary much more so than a mere "interview".
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DRJust saw the 'out takes' for this interview on YouTube. For Pete's sake, way to keep the best material out of the main show! Seriously guys, I almost missed it. Why not include it in both? Lose the paddle boarding if you have to.
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WMVery candid and refreshing .. Thank you Hugh!! .. and nice job Grant.
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MQAwesome stuff. Thanks Grant.
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DDWow! Simply first rate & introspective. Thank you to Grant for his continued excellence and to Hugh for being Hugh. Wish him all the best!
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BTHumbled and inspired. Thank you Hugh
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GWThis is the most raw and humble conversation I have had the pleasure of viewing. So very far removed from your typical wall st conversation, thank you real vision for keeping it real. The fact that you perused HH for an interview even though he has hung up his boots. Credit to you and HH. Sir you are so very humble, grounded and human.
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ROContemplating retirement after a long success career is very difficult especially when that career becomes a part of your being. Even in beautiful surroundings you still feel the loss, like a death of a long-time friend.
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PWA boffin/quant/index/robo/HFT Scalper wouldn't get it...... but for the rest of us dying breed of active managers this was just a truly fantastic piece . Thanks to you both for such a fascinating psychological insight to Hugh's journey . Having worked this industry on both sides of the fence for 35 years now , it is simple, give me Hugh Hendry types everyday of the week .....The industry is so long the "Chinless" camp who sit in the shadows without original thought just criticising those with a chin when they stumble as any investor does . 10 trillion plus created post 09 sloshing around in the canyons of financial markets has thrown nearly every traditional smart thinker off balance .......they will all make huge comebacks when the new crowd go over the cliff completely blindsided by the unintended consequences !....well done lads!!!!
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MHGrant , that was an exceptional interview. Thank you to Hugh for keepin' it real and bearing his soul!
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JTAfter 2 years member of RV, this was hands down the best interview I have seen on here. Great intellect from Hugh, good questions from Grant, amazing video edit, awesome location and a nice shot of Abramovich his yacht :) Keep it up guys, love to see more of this.
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AFSuggestion or question for Mr. Hendry. Would this legend ever consider mentor the next generation of budding enthusiastic young traders and pass on some of the skills and massive insight he's gained from institutions such as Baillie Gifford. I wonder?
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AFwhat a champ
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BMI wasn't going to but now...I cannot resist. This was one of the best interviews and most worthwhile interviews I have seen on RV. Period. Full stop. For those idea starved yokums among us who only want "tradeable ideas on RV, I say, "Grow up". Learning about one professional's demons and about how to be "wrong" with grace was "enlightening" to say the least. After too many years in this business, I appreciate just how damned hard it is and to hear one of the legends say the same thing is, for me, refreshing. So piss on the tradeable ideas...those are a dime a dozen. However, getting the attitude right is something else again...so Kudos to HH for being so damn honest and to GW for being so damn good.
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SDIt's a 93 minute interview and what does the viewer get out of it? Clearly not any specific trades or investment ideas to deploy, and I can understand some people may feel after 93 minutes they deserve that. However, what I think everone can see, and this is incredibly rare, is that investing is a human process and that it takes an enormous human toll on anyone who plays. If you are investing your own or other people's money this is a vital interview. If you are investing with 'star' hedge fund or mutual managers this is a vital interview. The expensive suits, the shiny downtown offices, the sparkling presentations about 'rigorous risk and investment processes' are all just the cover on the book designed to make investors comfortable. Behind it all is a human with all his hopes, fears insecurities and weakness. And Grant has gotten both Messr.s Hendry and Cohodes to show us that in a remarkably candid way. Kudo Grant.
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TBThat was great Grant. A very personal & candid glimpse into what made Eclectica so intriguing. Thank you Hugh.
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JCGreat interview Grant! Keep up the great work. Can't wait to see where Hugh ventures next in his journey.
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MVGreat interview Grant and thank you Hugh for sharing such a personal side of yourself! It's refreshing to hear someone like Hugh reflect on the emotions and challenges of trading these markets in such a thoughtful way and to discuss the impact on his family. Hugh's insights are extremely valuable!
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BSFantastic. Love these little sit downs its like an hour of mentorship with some great minds.
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JLWhat a fantastic production. Thank you Realvision. Thank you Hugh and Grant. Awesome to be a fly on the wall soaking up so much insight. Hang in there with the surfing Hugh. The reward on the other side is one you won't want to let go of ever.
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NCGrant, you are a very good interviewer.
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JcI can't help but think these interviews, and all of real vision, should be prioritized in high school and college curriculum. So much more knowledge to be gained.
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AFDeep insights of HH outside of the public view.. Thx Grant. Fantastic interview.
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SMOpening up like this, and sharing all his struggle, weaknesses is a very difficult thing to do. It is part of his redemption / healing process and i learnt a lot watching this. Grant is good at interv
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ABStruggled with this but saw it through - for the occasional gem, a bit too much repetition. GWs questions were excellent as was his analysis & the production looks like "Whickers World". HH has too much self-deprecation; if you're going to do that, do it in a dingy alleyway, not St Barths!!! Best topical gem: "everybody could see it coming but couldn't hold their positions" (about 2008). Very much understand & appreciate the bit about hiding in the public presentations, whilst having self-doubt looking in the mirror. Anybody short at present feels that..!! 5/10
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MLSorry, I don't seem to be on the same page as most of you commenters. I think Hugh summed himself, and this interview, up appropriately when he described himself as "a mediocre hedge fund manager." Yes, it was shot beautifully and I'd love to visit St. Barts, but I got no real insight into how the investing world will unfold moving forward and specifically how to make any money...other than to not let guys like Hugh make themselves rich off of mine.
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PWThanks Hugh for laying it on the table! To Grant thanks for the format. Great story
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PBGrant, you F’ing killed that! It’s much more fun to be a striving pirate than an accomplished officer. One has testosterone and the other has accomplished fiduciary responsibility in a rigged system.
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RKBrilliant. I hope Hugh doesn’t chosse to stay in Galt’s Gulch forever. I’ll miss his rants until then. Cheers.
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DLThis was very well done. Really loved the production and getting to know Hugh as well.
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CBWow, thanks Grant. This interview is captivating and vibrant.
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PJThoroughly enjoyed the interview. Not all interviews need to directly address current investment ideas and options. Maybe in a years time RVTV will interview him and get his opinions of the market then.
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DRPhew. This one left me sad - do we want to see our rockstars brought down to a human scale? This kind of truth disabuses us of a dream. There's really nothing needs saying about failure unless it's a retrospective in the context of a resurgence (like the Steve Jobs story). Though truly the saddest bit was that since Hugh disavowed his bearish anti-central bank former self - well, he's been (so far) right. But the Eclectica remit didn't allow him to do a correlated play, like buy the S&P. Anyway - thanks Hugh (and Grant). Hope you get your groove back.
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JSAloha Hugh, Come to Hawaii and surf with me. Stay stoked. Justin
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rrGrant, 2 for 2 - really great stuff. Hugh, very generous - roc on.
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KSAwesome interview. He might have to move out of St Barts after Brexit when he renews his passport.
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VKFantastic interview. Thanks so much Hugh for being so open. We are lucky to be allowed in the cave of a wounded animal. It's rare to hear deep stories like yours. I am sure you will find peace in surfing, gain your bold confidence back, eventually will start to miss the markets and come back to the business. Hugh's story underlines the importance of our psychology.
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ALThank you.
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ELThe very best of Grant Williams: insightful, provocative, empathic. Grant, you have evolved these past years to levels of interview technique rarely achieved. Hugh's willingness to be publicly introspective is commendable.
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TMThere are many ways to skin the cat. The question to ask yourself is on a scale of 1-10 where 10 your completely philanthropic and 1 your all about ROI? You answer that question honestly he’d know what to do. I understand where he’s at.
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TMI love a man that admits he’s manic. I stood to attention after that point. I understsnd where he’s at in life. Hugh’s not feeling chalanged. He’s an adrenaline junky.
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SRThis interview brilliantly crystallizes for me a view I've held for many years now - that at the end of almost everything is a human being, and that is something I think is so often forgotten in today's mad crazy world. Thanks Grant and Hugh for a fantastic interview.
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JVA modern classic. Richly insightful and illuminating. Thank you, gentlemen. A real privilege to watch.
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CCWe’ll done. Hugh’s candor is appreciated.
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TSWell done Grant and thank you Hugh for sharing the insights. Much respect.
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hhGrant did what he said he would do: he got into the roots and the background. Great stuff.
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GOAnother great one! Good job Real Vision.
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RAGreat job Grant and not much I can add to many of the excellent comments except that I did have one take away that hit me like a ton of bricks—when you manage others money you keep your stops and Risk management tight and to script.....but when you manage your own money there is a tendency to allow your losses to run a bit more and your Risk managemt protochol to drift from time to time—boy did that hit home....when I’m running the Family office I demand those stops and Risk management to be “just so” by my Managers, but when it is MY portion of the Portfolio to run—I can be lax and rationalize my own behavior in a way that I would never otherwise tolerate. Interesting. Oh....and I must call attention to that bit from his earlier interview....”you know when you haven’t sized a position right (too large”) when you start “talking” to it!
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GCexpressions gave this a power and presence that gets one an academy award. Stunning!
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GCThis interview was like a video version of the Studs Terkel book "The Good War". Similar with the joys and anguish of war time losses and experiences, but reading the emotive power of Hugh's expressi
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CSI still remember (maybe 15 years ago), Hugh telling the story about 'Greyfriars Bobby' spending the rest of his life sitting on his master's grave. By which he meant, investors hoping in vain the dot.coms and other tech stocks to come back. It was alway life-enhancing listening to him.
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PVGrant, you did a remarkable job with this interview. Thank you Hugh H. for talking about your demons. That was generous of you and very helpful to me.
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MGbrilliant guys..i have experienced the highs and lows of the hedge fund world so i could really relate to this and was fascinating insight into a mind of a great and of the journey..love the luke skywalker last jedi comparison...one of the best realvision videos
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RADon't mean to be mean .. but 1h30m of time should yield more juice. Too much time lost on details. I have to give Hugh credit though for shifting me from bearish to bullish (2 years ago). Great man
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DYFantastic interview through the life journey of Hugh.
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WKGrant, this interview serves as a historical marker on the RTV timeline. Thanks for a reminder that investing is about people - warts and all. Well done. Best wishes to Hugh Hendry.
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asAgrr matey, dead tell no tales
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WMGrant has always been very supportive of Hugh Henry in these pieces but the bottom line is that he is not and doesn't really ever appear to have been a great hedge fund manager. I certainly noticed a change in Hugh's demeanour is this well presented piece. He seemed to have lost the arrogance and hubris that his previous videos on RVT displayed and is clearly not the same person he was just a few years ago. Good luck to him, his hard work appears at least on the surface to have earned him a very comfortable retirement.
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RMi would rather be free trading only my own money, than be burdened & compromised by needing to be too big and too fancy. trade out smart for wizened.
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KBThat's because your returns are total s**t.
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NRI want to put an offer for Hugh's house... how can i reach out to him? (joking)... absolutely brilliant episode.
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MRClearly a deep thinking guy, but not super insightful. Nice island and pad though.....
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T~This episode will be hard to top. A classic story, reviewing a portion of one's lifelong journey with themes of an epic struggle and an open-ended set of chapters yet to be written. The cinematography is top notch and Grant's style is spot on. Huge Hendry is many things but mediocre is not a word I would use. A great gift, thank you.
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MDJust brilliant, well done both. Lots of food for thought in this. One to keep and ponder.
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FVJust stunning interview with a personality type we have two few of. It is time stamp to me that having a reveiling face, acknowledging your mistakes and being truely transparent is not appreciated. Pl
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VSAnother Real Vision Classic
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LCI liked Hugh from day one and thorougly enjoyed this deep dive . Cant say i was surprised by anything he said. Maybe ill run into him here in LA, maybe at his own restaurant. Cheers Hugh, can’t wait t
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HABrilliant interview
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ITwaking up and finding out there's a new hugh hendry interview is better than christmas morning.
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NSI thoroughly enjoyed this interview from start to finish. Well done Grant and this could possibly be your piece de resistance.
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TSThese long form, deeply introspective conversations are remarkable in their originality and accessibility. I know of no other series quite like it, even outside of financial media. Grant is a brilliant interviewer and Hugh a candid and complicated subject. The personal lessons are often more powerful than the financial ones.
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PBThis was really fun! Thanks a lot!
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DGMany of my heroes manage money. After having eavesdropped on this truly remarkable conversation, I can say that Hugh is my first ex-money manager hero.
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DMWell done gentlemen.
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JDThe hero's journey. Looking forward to the next chapter.
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JSThank you Hugh!
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WMBeautiful interview in all respects! Hugh is a wonderful mix of crazy, classy, candid and just plain fun! Thank you both.
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KTThank you so much for your honesty and reflections Hugh - and kudos to Grant for upping the ante in bringing the bar up for real vision interviews!
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RMA heads up that this video is solely concerned with Hugh's fall from grace and the healing process he is going through. There is no market outlook or analysis.
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ASHugh is a very Interesting Man. Great Interview with a complex person. My only criticism from a Consumer's point of view is that the sound is pretty poor. I'm sure part of that is that he speaks softly, part may be just being outside, i don't know. I'm not a Producer. Just an Observation.
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CJWhat a treat getting to hear the personal life experience of a fund manager. Beautiful interactions, honesty and human reflections. Gained a lot from this one, from the perspective as a young guy getting started in this business. Honour and thanks to Hugh, Grant and the Real Vision team!
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MNThe opening images were truly beautiful! You are a lucky chap, Hugh!
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SHFine line between being a genius and being a crazy man. Hugh definitely walks that fine line. Great job Grant.
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RMWell Grant, you are definitely keeping up the level you started this new series on - this was just fantastic!!! And thank you Hugh for being so open and generous with your time. Grant, the introspection of the man that you were able to bring out was phenomenal (your interviewing (psychoanalytical???) skills were on full display) - bravo. Hugh's sharing of his intense inner feelings was so personal yet so human that it really made a huge impact. And his great sense of humor shone through as well. Thank you both so much for sharing this fantastic time together (I sure hope we see a follow up in due time)! P.S. how anyone could give this a thumbs down is beyond me?!?!?!?!
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IOI wish I could buy another round and join the conversation.
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bsCompletely agree , bravo to mr henry for being so open . Thank you
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TS"Being intelligent is just the minimum price for the ticket, But even then it’s not going to guarantee access to all areas, Bright smart people are 10 a dozen, It’s that invisible intangible aspect" great quote
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CDWOW! I have'nt watched it yet, but once I saw "Saint Barthélemy" and "Eclectica" - I just knew... My favorite Hugh Hendry (the guy that made me bullish again) is back. This will be epic. Thanks RV & Grant - you guys truly know how to make my day/week.