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payback

Fallen Wall Street Loudmouths In Escalating Trash Talk Feud

Frivolous backstabbing egocentric money media war! The protagonists: Tim Sykes (pictured), who made a big name for himself as an under-30 hot shot hedge fund guy by starring in a reality show called Wall Street Warriors, and then proceeded to lose lots of his money and try to remake himself as a media figure; and Randall Lane, the former editor of odious greed magazine Trader Monthly and current head of Doubledown Media, who recently lost a gig publishing Players Club magazine after a financial dispute. Lane disinvited Sykes from a Trader Monthly party last year, and the young capitalist is still nursing his wounded ego! Now Sykes has taken to the internet to tell Lane—a "Sick Twisted Son Of A Bitch"—boo-yah, loser!: More »

2:27 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,327 views, 67 comments

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comebacks

Disgraced Phenom Hedge-Funder Is Back To Feeling Bullish!

26-year-old Tim Sykes had a bit of a career derailment when the hedge fund he built out of Bar Mitzvah money tanked. He was disinvited from a Trader Monthly party and he had to give up his butler! But now, Tim is having a resurgence, thanks to the website where he's sharing his wisdom with the masses. "I proud to announce that, TIM, or Transparent Investment Management, gained nearly 14% in November, even as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lost 4% and the NASDAQ tanked 7%. It was a difficult month for most people (since everyone loves to be bullish), but it's during these kinds of markets that the ability to go both long or short really comes in handy (aka why hedge funds rock!)," he writes douchily in an email newsletter. More »

10:20 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Emily Gould
3,448 views, 46 comments

Latest by Curse_of_NursePornstein: @TheDismalScience: Most times I just sit on my hands when the crowd heads in this direction...but I'll venture out this one time to say that I admire your courage. I'm a closeted believer in (barely audible whisper) personal responsibility. more »

ego casualties

Hedge Funder Tim Sykes Bombs Out On Wall Street

Tim Sykes, formerly one of Trader Monthly's hot "30 under 30" who was the the butler-having star of 'Wall Street Warriors', has fallen on very hard times. He says that, due to investment in illiquid stocks, he is "unable to raise any money, unable to take any trading risk so all I can do is take advantage of my publicity efforts and turn that into my new career." He's now "a reporter for TheStreet.com" and MSN Money's "goto video guy." This all comes from his email correspondence with Trader Monthly; they banned him from their big party this week. In return, he offered them five great reasons why he should be reinvited! You see, he's now a financial expert in the media—even though his hedge fund bit it! More »

11:35 AM on Fri Sep 21 2007
By Choire
8,642 views, 37 comments

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