While most hedge funds underperformed the U.S. stock market in 2012, Tepper trounced it.
The hedge fund manager who continues to really stand out these days, however, is David Tepper.
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Mr. Tepper said the city hoped New York state would help with the remaining costs.
Beverly Tepper, a professor of food science at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, N.
But in northern New Jersey, David Tepper had another extremely strong year.
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Tepper's pessimism clashes with the optimistic tone of Hardesty Capital Management's chief investment officer, Dave Stepherson.
One of the five entries, by Jonathan Tepper, lists 69 currency break-ups in the past century.
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The hedge fund manager who continues to buck the trend is David Tepper, founder of Appaloosa Management.
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However, Tepper is a bankruptcy specialist and has made a fortune with correct calls in similar situations.
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In addition, David Tepper is on CNBC saying good things about America and the U.S. stock market again.
"Many people still don't know what migraines are or that there's good help available, " says Stewart Tepper, M.
Tepper continues to make a good case that he is one of the greatest hedge fund investors ever.
Like most professional investors, Mr. Tepper is only concerned with nominal, near-term performance.
While U.S. exporters are finding rapidly-growing customer bases in developing economies, Tepper sees plenty of opportunity within those markets themselves.
Koza's approach is a mix of contrarian value and distressed investing--not unlike that of billionaires David Tepper and Andrew Beal.
This has been true for value investing greats including Warren Buffett, Seth Klarman, David Tepper and David Einhorn.
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Both Tepper and Stepherson spoke about the increased correlation between gold, oil, copper, equities, and falling dollar and bond yields.
Some traders said the market got some help from unexpectedly positive comments on the outlook by hedge-fund manager David Tepper.
David Tepper, founder of Appaloosa Management, returned 30% for 2012, making him one of the top-performing hedge fund managers last year.
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The real problem with the euro, says Mr Tepper, is the fact that many countries face large imbalances and high debts.
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Tepper has donated significantly to food banks and food pantries across N.
Tepper grew up in Pittsburgh, but now he lives in New Jersey.
"No country has ever seen the debauching of their currency lead to economic development, " says Mark Tepper, president and founder of Strategic Wealth Partners.
Drawing on the demise of the Austro-Hungarian empire, among others, Mr Tepper sketches out a scenario for the departure of the likes of Greece.
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Stepherson and Tepper both anticipate strength from emerging markets as the U.S. economy finds its footing, as does National Association of Manufacturers economist Dave Huether.
On other tech bellwethers billionaires went in different directions, including Apple (Tepper bought, Simons and Soros sold) and Microsoft (Tepper sold, Simons bought).
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Among the biggest buyers were Whitney Tilson of T2 Partners Management, Bill Nygren of Oakmark Select and David Tepper of Appaloosa Management, according to datarama.
At the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, for example, MBA students mentor teenagers, volunteer at soup kitchens or help the elderly.
Tepper, a former Goldman Sachs bond trader, has generated average annualized net returns of approximately 30% since he founded Appaloosa in northern New Jersey in 1993.
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Tepper continues to focus his philanthropic efforts on education-- from the elementary school level to university--and feeding the hungry in his home state of New Jersey.
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