A few days after the criminal charges were filed, Zero Hedge published a story claiming, without evidence, that the U. All this only made the criminal complaint against me more puzzling. Why file a criminal complaint, instead of a lawsuit, in Bulgaria? And all for a post hardly anyone had read? The story of the criminal charges against me carried deeper meaning in Bulgaria, which is still coming to grips with its Communist past. Bulgaria today is a member of both NATO and the European Union, but it has close historic and cultural ties with Russia, which continues to cast a shadow over what had been one of its most loyal vassal states during the Cold War.
Several sources with connections to the Bulgarian government told me that they suspected Zero Hedge may be a Trojan horse as well. After studying at an English-language school in Sofia and graduating from the Warsaw School of Economics in , Ivandjiiski worked briefly in the Bulgarian ministry of foreign trade and served in the military before beginning his career as a journalist.
Ivandjiiski never responded to requests for comment from me or from Bulgarian journalists who wrote stories about my case. On his website, he wrote that he had nothing to do with the KGB and threatened to sue anyone who asserts otherwise. When I was a college student many years ago, someone passed me a copy of a magazine called Covert Action Information Bulletin.
The magazine had been co-founded by a former CIA case officer, Phil Agee, who had turned against the agency.
I no longer recall the particulars of the issue I read, but the magazine reflected my nascent political beliefs, such as they were, during the first Bush administration. I was angry at the CIA, which I saw then as an evil force controlling world affairs and corporate media; as a result, I believed only people outside the mainstream could expose the truth. Even as venerable newspapers collapse into bankruptcy and the FBI warns that Russia is poisoning our public discourse, popular sites like Zero Hedge continue to grow in power and influence.
Mark B. Born in Soviet-era Bulgaria, Ivandjiiski was something of a wunderkind. He spoke multiple languages, was a virtuoso pianist, and emigrated to the U. He changed his mind after graduation in , when he realized how much money he could make on Wall Street.
He resigned his job at a hedge fund and, in early , Zero Hedge was launched. Over the years, the site—and its audience—began to evolve. Over time, Zero Hedge has broadened its coverage, moving from strictly publishing financial analysis to also covering politics. He notes that this dual-audience strategy is a smart one: There are few, if any, other websites that meld financial analysis and conspiracy thought.
But even the financial analysis Zero Hedge publishes is dubious. Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya amplified the message, even though payment-for—order flow is a common practice in the industry. Much of financial media, including The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg — and even Institutional Investor — is either fully or partially behind a paywall.
Zero Hedge often reposts entire chunks of articles written by reporters for mainstream outlets, giving readers an opportunity to get at least some of the news they may not otherwise be able to afford.
The site has also, as Malinen mentions, amplified small bloggers. Although there is no other site like it, several alternative financial media sites have popped up since the Global Financial Crisis. Alternative financial analysis sites like Hedgeye and Real Vision are taking off. Even Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy has become a finance content creator. This is all evidence that the story of Zero Hedge is not one about the investment industry.
This content is from: Portfolio. October 08, June 30, November 17, Then came March Under the political veneer, though, lurks conspiracy. Related Content. Question says it all. What are y'all basing this off of? Saw another thread on housing goals in London. I'm curious to learn about how much you guys spend on rent and the trajectory of that - so how much more were you spending as your pay started scaling?
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November Investment Banking. Leaderboard See all. Anonymous Monkey. Rank: Chimp. Log in or register to post comments. Comments 40 Add comment. Never knew it had such a bad rep, but that might be cuz im in the UK Zero hedge is top notch.
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I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy.
A player. Or nothing. Let me see, from the top of my head here is what ZH has gotten wrong: The bull equity market after the Mar 08 bottom. Released a fake bank stress test created by a guy who runs a race baiting radio station.
Dollar hyperinflation. All the conspiracy theories around SPY volume manipulation. In fact I challenge anyone to show me one thing ZH has verifiably gotten right. Excel Model Templates and Training. Investment Banking Interview Questions and Answers. A silver banana for anyone who can show me a ZH prediction that came true.
Toughest PE Interview Questions. Apr 14, - pm. Cmoss Troll fail Felix Rohatyn You make a fair point, I do have to admit he provides important information promptly which is the only reason I even look at the site.
Private Equity Case Interview Samples. Lots of professionals read it, not sure where this never mention it comes from. I mean you can't take anything at face value they say but it's still entertaining. Investment Banking Interview Case Samples. As with anything, absorb facts and come to your own conclusions.
Every news source is biased. Dec 13, - pm. They're useful for the exact same purpose that InfoWars is: The reporting is shit, but the headlines tend to a do a good job of highlighting events that you wouldn't know existed otherwise.
Hedge Fund Pitch for Interviews. Because there's too many Tylers. Absolute truths don't exist Best Response. Apr 18, - am. We have much to learn from Tyler's damaged psyche: "We're consumers.
We are bi-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don't concern me. What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with channels, some guy's name on my underwear. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fucking khakis. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars.
I'll go to business school! Wall Street leaders now understand that they made a mistake, one born of their innocent and trusting nature. They trusted ordinary Americans to behave more responsibly than they themselves ever would, and these ordinary Americans betrayed their trust.
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