Seth Tobias (April 8, 1963 – September 4, 2007) was an American hedge fund manager and financial commentator who made frequent appearances on the CNBC television programs Squawk Box and Kudlow & Company.
Seth Tobias | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1963 |
| Died | September 4, 2007 (aged 44) Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager |
| Spouse | Filomena Tobias |
Early life and education
editTobias was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] on April 8, 1963, and had four brothers, Sam, Spence, Scot and Joshua.[2] He was raised in Plymouth Meeting[3] and graduated from Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School and from Boston University with a B.A. in finance.[1]
Career
editHe was the president of Circle T Partners, a company he founded in 1996 at age 32 after working for five years as portfolio manager and equity trader at JRO Associates.[4]
Tobias' career began by processing trades for a then-unknown portfolio manager named Jim Cramer, who went on to host "Mad Money." Tobias impressed Cramer, but the job didn't last long. Tobias traded up to a position with the much larger JRO Associates hedge fund. Five years later, Tobias headed out on his own.[3][why?]
Personal life
editTobias' first wife was Tricia Zocchi of South Jersey.[3] At the time of his death, he was married to Filomena Tobias.[3][5]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Seth Tobias, Hedge-Fund Boss and TV Commentator, Dies (Update3) - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. 2014-11-11. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (November 4, 2007). "A case of fast money and even faster living". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d "The Sordid Death of Hedge-Funder Seth Tobias -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine.
- ^ "TheStreet.com's Annual Hedge Fund Event 2003". www.thestreet.com.
- ^ "Finger-waving Heat fan sells house, changes name | The Miami Herald". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11.
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