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by Condé Nast Portfolio Staff Apr 14 2008
 

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Four investors who made then-risky investments against the subprime market in 2007:

  • John Paulson, hedge fund manager. Fund up 420 percent, with a 2007 profit of $18 billion.
  • Michael Swenson and Josh Birnbaum, traders, Goldman Sachs. Netted $4 billion last year.
  • Andrew Lahde, hedge fund manager. Fund up 886 percent; 2007 profit not disclosed.

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