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Jun 10, 2022 · Hedge fund manager John Paulson reached fame during the credit crisis for a spectacular bet against the U.S. housing market. This timely bet made his firm, Paulson & Co., an estimated $20...
Jun 2, 2024 · Who made money on the housing crisis? During the housing crisis, Paulson’s company and Michael Burry profited substantially. Paulson’s firm raked in more than $4 billion, while Burry secured $100 million for himself along with an additional $700 million on behalf of his investors. What happened to Paulson and Co?
Sep 15, 2018 · The most successful of them all, John Paulson, made $20 billion on the 2008 Crisis while millions lost their homes and is honored with his name on a building on Harvard’s campus.
His prominence and fortune were made in 2007 when he earned almost $4 billion and was transformed "from an obscure money manager into a financial legend" [3] by using credit default swaps to effectively bet against the U.S. subprime mortgage lending market. In 2010, Paulson earned $4.9 billion. [4] .
Oct 15, 2015 · Hedge fund manager John Paulson became a Wall Street legend after betting big against subprime mortgages ahead of the financial crisis. Produced by Eames Yates. Follow BI Video: On Facebook
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Dec 5, 2009 · One of them, John Paulson, founder of Paulson & Company, a New York hedge fund, made $15 billion in 2007 by shorting the housing bubble. How did he do it? His fund purchased insurance...
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Nov 10, 2009 · After a series of smart bets against the housing market made Paulson's hedge fund billions of dollars—including days where it made more than $1 billion—he earned a place alongside...
