Paul Enright, a private investor at Krainos Capital and former Viking Global Investors veteran, shares his journey from traditional finance to mastering long-short equity investing. He discusses the art of portfolio management, highlighting the balance between business analysis and stock selection. Enright offers insights into liquidity, market dynamics, and the nuances of shorting. With valuable advice for emerging investors, he emphasizes the significance of mentorship and personal growth in navigating the complex investment landscape.
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Paul's Path to Investing
Paul Enright grew up in Brooklyn with no exposure to stocks, encouraged to pursue traditional pedigreed professions.
He discovered his interest in investing during law school, leading him to explore business-related legal fields.
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Career Advice
Identify your desired career path through self-reflection and awareness.
Seek help from others to achieve your goals once you've identified them.
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Viking's Training
Paul was drawn to Viking by Brian Olson's unique focus on unit economics.
He benefited from Viking's informal training, observing diverse investment styles from figures like David Ott and Tom Purcell.
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This week, we’re counting down the top 5 episodes of 2022. Weighing in at number 3 is Paul Enright - Inside Long Short investing. Paul is a private investor managing his own capital under single-family office, Krainos Capital. Paul opened Krainos after a dozen years at Viking Global Investors, the multi-billion dollar long-short equity hedge fund that also has been one of the most successful breeding grounds for talent in the industry. He has a deep understanding of intricacies of long-short equity investing and a knack for explaining it well. Our conversation covers Paul’s career path to Viking, training while there, and advice to early-career investors. We dive into the distinction between business analysis and stock picking, and the importance of portfolio management to investment success. In the process, we discuss liquidity, shorting, portfolio rebalancing, incentive compensation, and market structure. We close with Paul’s approach to managing his own money and his answers to a terrific set of questions sourced from his Twitter feed before the show.