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John Arnold: belief

4 Jun 2025 Conversations with Tyler John Arnold on Trading, Energy, and Evidence-Based Philanthropy

“I think overrated. If you didn’t have the de Kooning name on it, and it was just an object, people would look at it and would say, “Yes, it’s somewhat interesting, but we’re not going to ascribe the same certainly, valuation, but art historical importance to it.”

— John Arnold

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John Arnold
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belief
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4 Jun 2025
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Conversations with Tyler

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…The late-period Alzheimer’s de Koonings. Underrated or overrated? I think overrated. If you didn’t have the de Kooning name on it, and it was just an object, people would look at it and would say, “Yes, it’s somewhat interesting, but we’re not going to ascribe the same certainly, valuation, but art historical importance to it. ” Now, in energy, you had to make a lot of trades, and you hoped to win on average. In art, it seems you make a relatively small number of buys, but each one is a very good decision. What’s your overall model of yourself that ties together those two facets of decision-making?…

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