How a Hedge Fund Manager Picks Stocks (The Rules I Use)

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Thank you to Shopify for sponsoring this video. Start now at shopify.com/tigersisters Thank you SoFi for sponsoring this video. Sign up here: https://www.sofi.com/TigerSisters Most people think professional investors have some kind of secret formula for picking stocks. In reality, the edge comes from something much simpler: curiosity, discipline, and asking better questions than everyone else.In today’s episode, we sit down with Imran Khan, founder of Proem Asset Management and former Chief Strategy Officer at Snapchat, to break down how hedge fund managers actually make investment decisions.Tune in for tactical lessons on:✅ The first rule Imran uses before investing in any company ✅ Why buying a stock because it’s “cheap” is one of the most common investing mistakes ✅ Breaking down: “The market likes to make fools of the greatest number of people” ✅ Why consensus thinking can be dangerous and when contrarian thinking works ✅ How professional investors analyze risk, sentiment, and market psychology ✅ How AI is changing investing: from comparing filings to analyzing sentiment ✅ Why pattern recognition is one of the most valuable skills in investing over time ✅ A simple strategy for beginners: start small and build your investing muscleConsider this episode a practical guide to how professional investors actually think about markets, and how YOU can apply the same frameworks to your own financial life.Timestamps:00:39: Episode topics 00:51: Intro to Imran Khan 01:31: The biggest shift in investing over the past 30 years03:25: The #1 Investing Rule: Never invest in something you don’t understand05:00: The investing edge hiding in boring documents (10Ks, S1s)05:52: The #1 skill great investors share: curiosity06:35: “Market likes to make fools of the greatest number of people”07:40: Why contrarian investors can be wrong for years09:10: Meme stocks, retail investors, and the Robinhood era09:32: Why the market has always been speculative17:53: Using AI to understand sentiment 19:18: Never buy a stock just because someo