{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a13c15d-181a-4a2e-a662-739d0e7f731a/69e7a5dc1e5fb1ae46524cfc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"They are history’s geniuses. But were they any good at investing?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/615edd9c0cb78d1a6bda37d9/1776790409419-7e02eaa7-699d-4999-9e4c-0b1e2e9556dc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Does scientific, artistic or political brilliance translate into investing success? It’s a topical question with hedge funds today accused of sucking talent away from the rest of the economy. So, the FT’s Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth sat down with reporter Toby Nangle, who has dug into the archives to assess the investment portfolios of Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, John Maynard Keynes and other widely regarded geniuses of the past. What Toby found may surprise you, as will the historical wildcard he’s unearthed.</p><p><br></p><p>To enjoy future episodes, be sure to subscribe to The Story of Money wherever you get your podcasts, also on the show's dedicated YouTube channel <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@FTTheStoryOfMoney\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Learn more at <a href=\"http://ft.com/tsom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ft.com/tsom</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Want more?</em></p><p>Read Toby’s full FT article <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/5d2166f5-965b-45b2-a604-9f0a6fc19a35\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>Toby’s sources:&nbsp;</p><p>On Churchill: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-More-Champagne-Churchill-Money/dp/1784081817\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-More-Champagne-Churchill-Money/dp/1784081817</a></p><p>On J.M.W. Turner:</p><p><a href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5718586\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5718586</a></p><p>On John Maynard Keynes:</p><p><a href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2023011\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2023011</a></p><p><a href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2287262\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2287262</a></p><p>On Einstein:</p><p><a href=\"https://einstein-website.de/en/what-happened-to-the-nobel-prize-money/#:~:text=By%20May%201924%2C%20Mileva%20had,visible%20result%20of%20my%20musings%E2%80%9D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://einstein-website.de/en/what-happened-to-the-nobel-prize-money/#:~:text=By%20May%201924%2C%20Mileva%20had,visible%20result%20of%20my%20musings%E2%80%9D</a>.</p><p>On Jane Austen:</p><p><a href=\"https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/toran/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/toran/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth</p><p>Guest: Toby Nangle</p><p>Producer: Lulu Smyth</p><p>Senior Producers: Michela Tindera and Laurence Knight&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Producers: Flo Phillips and Manuela Saragosa</p><p>Original music: Breen Turner</p><p>Broadcast engineers: Bianca Wakeman and Petros Giuompasis</p><p>Podcast Development: Laura Clarke</p><p>FT Global Head of Audio: Cheryl Brumley</p><p>Video editor: Josh Divney at Podcast Discovery</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/55d6d601-503c-4919-b519-ba639ad9a361\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}