Investment managers measured as a percentile of the market and paid as a percentage of gains face a structural conflict with long-term thinking. The very patience that makes Berkshire Hathaway-style investing effective is nearly impossible to maintain when your compensation resets against short-term benchmarks every quarter. The compensation design doesn't just fail to reward long-term thinking — it actively punishes it.
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