Taleb's apathetic attitude towards Buffett's track record is based on his belief that, in a large enough pool of random investors, there will always be a small number of people who outperform the masses. In this scenario Buffett happened to be this inevitable outlier. [Link]

Fund Lessons From George Soros

By Don Dion, 10/09/2009 - 08:52 AM EDT

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However, few can compare to the success and longevity of Soros' Quantum Fund. Located in two small island nations, this privately held hedge fund provided its unnamed investors over 30% returns from 1970 to 2000.