最早 Burry 是格雷厄姆的信徒,但是随着研究深入,他发现不可能教条的遵循这些投资原则就能成为巴菲特,他要建立起自己的方法,那就是找到超前的“其他人还没有意识到的不寻常的机会”。 他曾经说过:“The bulk of opportunities remain in undervalued, smaller, more illiquid situations that often represent average or slightly above-average businesses。” 他寻找的机会就在便宜、冷门、小市值、流动性差的“垃圾股”里。
但是这种“投资人-管理人”脆弱的信任关系,让他毅然在2008年关闭了基金。 他拿了1亿美元的提成,成为了一名个人投资者。 让我们再看一次他的告别信,作为结束吧: I met my wife on Match.com. My profile said, "I am a medical student with only one eye, an awkward social manner, and $145,000 in student loans." She wrote back, "You're just what I've been looking for." She meant honest. So let me be honest. Making money is not like I thought it would be. This business kills the part of life that is essential. The part that has nothing to do with business. For the past two years, my insides have felt like they're eating themselves. All the people I respected won't talk to me anymore except through lawyers. People want an authority to tell them how to value things but they choose this authority not based on facts or results. They choose it because it seems authoritative and familiar. And I am not and never have been "Familiar". So, I've come to the sullen realization that I must close down the fund.Sincerely, Michael J. Burry, M.D 我与妻子相识于相亲网站Match.com。我的个人介绍写着:“我是个只有一只眼睛的医学院学生,不擅长社交,并且背负着14.5万美元的学生贷款。”她回信说:“你正是我想找的人。”她是指我是真诚的人。现在我也真诚的和你说。投资赚钱已经和我以前想的不一样了。这个行当扼杀了我认为生活中宝贵的东西,而这些事情其实和投资没有半毛钱关系。 在过去两年,我的内心一直感觉在自我腐蚀。所有我尊敬的人不再理我,除了通过他们的律师。人们希望权威告诉他们什么是重要的,什么不是,但人们并不根据事实或者结果去选择权威,他们只选择看上去权威并且耳熟能详的人。而我永远都不会变成一个耳熟能详的人。所以我意识到,我必须要关闭这只基金。 真诚的 Michael J. Burry