WCI #263: Investing in Crypto-Assets with Hedge Fund Manager, Jeff Ross MD, MBA

May 19, 2022

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From Interventional Radiologist To Hedge Fund Founder

Jeffrey W. Ross describes transitioning from medicine to finance after starting a blog and writing for Motley Fool and Seeking Alpha.
He founded Vailshire in 2013, launched a hedge fund in 2014, got an MBA, then retired from medicine in 2021 to run the fund full time.

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Bitcoin Versus Altcoin: Different Categories

Ross shifted his fund focus to crypto after studying Bitcoin and its tech advantages starting in 2016.
He distinguishes Bitcoin as money and other crypto as platforms with different use cases.

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Painful Altcoin Lesson From 2017–2018

Ross recounts buying Bitcoin in 2016 then selling to chase altcoins during 2017, only to see a 90–95% collapse in 2018.
He also faced a large tax bill on 2017 gains and learned to reassess his approach.

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In this episode Dr. Dahle interviews a pretty unusual guest for WCI. Readers and listeners have emailed requesting that we get him on the podcast and we thought it would be an interesting conversation. Our guest is Jeffrey W. Ross MD, MBA. He is the founder of Vailshire Capital Management and Vailshire Partners hedge fund. He was a speaker at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference, and he is a board-certified radiologist. He's an interventional radiologist fellowship-trained, and just retired last year in 2021. He has contributed to the Motley Fool as well as Seeking Alpha. We talk all about Bitcoin and Crypto currency and why it is or is not a viable form of currency and if it is something we should buy into - or not. We know this is a controversial topic with the WCI audience so we hope you find this conversation interesting! https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/investing-in-crypto-assets-with-hedge-fund-manager-jeff-ross-md-mba

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