Michael Burry is a legendary investor & hedge fund manager. He founded the hedge fund Scion Capital, which he ran from 2000 until 2008.
He is widely known for predicting the 2008 Financial Crisis & Housing bubble, popularised in the Oscar Winning Movie “The Big Short”(2015).
In which he had credit default swap short positions against “Mortgage Backed Securities”.
Mortgage Backed Securities explained simply. Source: Corporatefinanceinstitute.com
8. Did Michael Burry Wear No Shoes?
Yes. The eccentric Michael Burry used to regularly wear NO SHOES in the Office!
This was confirmed by the Big Short Movie director Adam McKay “most of the time he doesn’t wear shoes!”.
Michael Burry Big Short with No Shoes. Edit by Motivation2invest.com Original Credit: VF.com
7. Is Michael Burry a Doctor?
Yes, Burry studied economics at UCLA before going on to complete a medical degree at Vanderbilt.
After which he left medicine to become a full-time investor & set up the legendary hedge fund Scion Capital in 2000.
DR Michael Burry UCLA Commencement Speech
6. Does Michael Burry Like Metal?
Yes. This was confirmed by Big Short Movie Director Adam McKay “He’s a guy who listens to speed metal,”.
The Legendary Hedge Fund Manager deals with the stress of angry clients and partners by listening to heavy metal
5. Does Michael Burry play the drums?
Yes Michael Burry Listens to Metal & blows off steam playing drums. Christian Bale depicts this well in the Movie the big short & is shown hitting drum sticks in the office in many scenes as tension rises up to the financial crisis of 2008.
Christian Bale playing Michael Burry in the Big Short Metal Drums
4. How Did Michael Burry Meet his Wife?
According to Michael Burry: I met my wife on match.com. My profile said that I’m a medical student with only one eye, an awkward social manner, and 145 thousand dollars in student loans. She wrote back, “You’re just what I’ve been looking for!” She meant honest.
Michael Burry Big Short movie. Source: Big Short Movie clip
3. Does Michael Burry have a glass eye?
Burry was born and grew up in San Jose, California. At the age of two he lost his left eye to retinoblastoma and has had an artificial eye ever since.
Michael Burry Glass eye Close up shot
2. Does Michael Burry have Asperger’s?
In the Movie the Big Short, Burry (Play by Christian Bale) was shown to be socially awkward in some scenarios, this was one indication that he may have been autistic.
After which his 4 year old son was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, and Burry thus then diagnosed himself with Asperger syndrome after researching the disorder about the disorder.
Michael Burry Big Short. Motivation2invest Cartoon. He diagnosed himself with Asperger syndrome.
1. Is Michael Burry a Genius?
The definition of a genius is someone with “exceptional Intellectual or creative power” or one with an exceptional skill in a particular area of activity.
It is clear, Burry has has an exceptional general intelligence (qualified medical doctor) but he also has great skill when it comes to investing & timing of his major trades. So yes he does seem like a modern day Genius.
How much did Michael Burry Make in the Big Short?
In the “Big short” Michael Burry predicted the US Housing bubble & had a major short position against Mortgage backed securities which were wrongly rated by credit agencies.
Burry made a profit of over $100 million for himself and $700 million for his hedge fund investors.
In more recent times, Burry was an early Investor into Gamestop before it’s metric rise thanks to a Short Squeeze & then Forbes cited him as the Hedge Fund Genius which started the momentum.
