How have enriched the best known investors

1. David Tepper - undervalued bank actions
The owner of U.S. investment fund Appaloosa Management has made about $ 7 billion in 2009, investing in undervalued bank stocks and betting on the fact that the economy will avoid another Great Depression.
2. Jesse Livermore - short sales before the Great Depression
Jesse Livermore made a fortune of $ 100 million after it sold shares short just before the 1929 market crash. He had done three million dollars in 1907, taking advantage of stock market panic.
3. Peter Lynch - Shares of Fannie Mae
Lynch led the Fidelity Magellan Fund investment fund from 1977 until 1990, when he retired from the market. Fund assets have increased in the mentioned period from 18 million to $ 14 milirade dollars. In those 13 years has run the Fidelity Magellan, a player who invested $ 1,000 would have won 28,000 dollars.
4. George Soros - depreciation of sterling
Known as "the man who won the Bank of England," George Soros has become one of the best known players in the world in 1992 after a $ 10 billion bet on a decline of the pound sterling. In these days of central bank withdrew EERM pound (European Exchange Rate Mechanism) British leading to currency depreciation, which brought Soros evolution over a billion dollars, or even two, if we were to take the man made after further reporting business.
5. Andrew Hall - Oil at $ 100
Andrew Hall, a former energy trader on Citigroup, bought futures contracts in 2003, counting on the fact that the price of a barrel of oil will jump $ 100 in the next five ani.In 2008 this happened, and Hall made a profit $ 250,000,000 in its own name.
6. Steven Cohen - Shares undervalued
In October 1987, a day after U.S. stock market suffered a drop of 22%, Steven Cohen $ 50,000,000 wagered on the titles they consider undervalued. The next day the market recorded a return reusin trader to remove a good portion of loss that the company has entered into brokerage avea.Cohen them in 1978 working at Ground & Co. company. In his first day he made $ 8,000 their own money, then bringing the company at least $ 100,000 profit every day.
7. John Paulson - Gold and predicting the subprime crisis
John Paulson is known primarily for his early real estate market crash last year by betting against mortgages Riscani. From the bet he won dolari.Nu 3.7 billion but many people are aware that Paulson made even more money in 2010, investing massive sums in gold. American has made a profit of 4.9 billion U.S. dollars last year, occupying the first position as a top of the best fund managers.