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Art or science - who are the really good fund managers? Not just the ones whose names we read in pri...

Art or science - who are the really good fund managers? Not just the ones whose names we read in print or faces we see in advertisements, but the really good ones? If we all wrote down five names on a piece of paper, there is a good chance the same names would appear time and time again. Names such as Anthony Bolton, Neil Woodford and Nigel Thomas, and for those who think beyond just these shores, maybe Bill Miller, Bill Gross and Warren Buffett. All of them have consistently and repeatedly made a lot of money for investors. But is it art or science which has enabled these individuals to c...