John Paulson: How The Hedge-Fund Manager Made $15 Billion Betting Against The Housing Market

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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In a span of just three years, hedge-fund manager John Paulson went from practically unknown to practically unparalleled. 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 George Soros and Warren Buffett as an oracle of investing.

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