Quote from TimothySykes:
I was the #1 ranked short bias fund 2003-2006, even with my 2006 losses.
Picture this scenario...
Timmy is trying to lure some poor bastard into investing in his retail account...oops, I mean "hedge fund".
Timmy to investor-- "From 1999-2001 I turned my bar mitzvah money into an audited sum of blah, blah, blah...
Investor-- "That's impressive, great job. What have you done since then?"
Timmy -- "Well, I was the #1 short biased fund from 2003-2006"
Investor-- "Wow, that's outstanding!!! What was your annual return?"
Timmy-- "Ummm, well, I'm not supposed to talk about it due to my ummm, lawyers."
Investor-- "Well, you certainly don't expect me to write a check unless you tell me your results"
Timmy-- "Uh, Ummm, O.K...I returned 1.5% annually from 2003-2006.....but did I mention that I was the #1 ranked short biased fund?"
Investor-- "1.5% annually over 4 years!!!! That's awful. I could have done multiples of that in my savings account....at zero risk!!!"
Timmy-- "But I was the #1 ranked..."
Investor (abruptly and angrily interrupting)-- "Stop wasting my time kid....beat it"
Timmy (sobbing)-- "Wanna buy a book?"
