Richard Dewey

Managing Partner

Richard Dewey is a researcher, investor and founder. He directed the documentary Radical Wolfe, about the journalist and novelist Tom Wolfe.

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The Games Wall Street Plays Have Taught Them How to Win

Finance experts talk about what they learned from poker, chess, puzzles and more.

December 5, 2025

December 5, 2025

The Games Wall Street Plays Have Taught Them How to Win

Finance experts talk about what they learned from poker, chess, puzzles and more.

Games Wall Street Plays HP

May 31, 2024

May 31, 2024

Six Quant Finance Pioneers Walk Into a Bar, and No One Has a Stock Tip

Listening in as mathematicians, traders, and bestselling writer Nassim Nicholas Taleb talk about uncertainty, risk and the probabilistic life.

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April 10, 2024

April 10, 2024

How a Pioneering Blackjack Master Beats the Odds of Aging

Legendary gambler and hedge fund manager Edward Thorp, 91, shares what he’s learned about exercise, diet and managing risk in all areas of life.

How a Pioneering Blackjack Master Beats the Odds of Aging

October 19, 2023

October 19, 2023

OpinionAaron Brown and Richard Dewey

Thiel’s Unicorn Success Is Awkward for Colleges

The billionaire investor’s fellowship has helped build 11 startups valued at $1 billion or more along with a host of other innovative companies — all by enticing smart kids to forgo higher education.

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February 10, 2023

February 10, 2023

OpinionAaron Brown and Richard Dewey

How Do Bettors Love Football? Let Us Count the Ways

There is enough scoring and enough different types of scoring to create good gambling opportunities.

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March 16, 2021

March 16, 2021

OpinionVictor Haghani and Richard Dewey

Bigger Is the Enemy of Better Investing

The more you bet on a series of favorable gambles, the higher your expected gain on each event. But if you bet too much, your most likely outcome is to lose money.

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November 12, 2019

November 12, 2019

The Unsolved Mystery of the Medallion Fund’s Success

Renaissance Technologies’ famous but secretive in-house hedge fund doesn’t move in step with any market trend.

The Unsolved Mystery of the Medallion Fund’s Success

September 13, 2019

September 13, 2019

This Hedge Fund Superstar Has a Singer-Songwriter Side Gig

Pete Muller, founder of the quant firm PDT, takes his musical act on the road.

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May 21, 2019

May 21, 2019

Computer Models Won’t Beat the Stock Market Any Time Soon

It’s one of the most difficult problems in machine learning.

Computer Models Won’t Beat the Stock Market Any Time Soon

October 16, 2017

October 16, 2017

The Crash of ’87, From the Wall Street Players Who Lived It

Black Monday fire drills, steaks from Delmonico’s, cash in the rafters—and a mystery explained.

Oct. 19, 1987 remains the biggest one-day stock market drop in history.