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Edward Johnson III

Edward Johnson III

American businessman and former chairperson of Fidelity InvestmentsWikipedia

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Oct 9, 2026

Jurrien TimmerGUEST
7:27
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Jurrien TimmerGUEST
7:28
I was hired to work in the chart room by Ned Johnson himself.
Jurrien TimmerGUEST
7:31
Like, you know, if you're a PM, fine, you go through the thing.
Jurrien TimmerGUEST
7:35
But if you're working in his chart room, he, he, he vetoes wh- whoever comes through.
Jurrien TimmerGUEST
7:40
So my last out of, like, 12 interviews back in 1990, early '95, was with Ned Johnson, and we just talked about the markets, and it was, like, the most amazing experience ever.
Jurrien TimmerGUEST
7:50
But I would...
Jurrien TimmerGUEST
7:52
So a lot of those charts, uh, I, I created, um, and, you know, we were always on-

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Jurrien TimmerGUEST
38:45
So it's, you can't play the m- mean reversion game other than the valuation side.
Deborah DunsireGUEST
71:10
And the opportunity came up at Forum, which was a company owned by the founders of Fidelity with their family, so nothing to do with the public-facing Fidelity.
Deborah DunsireGUEST
71:26
And Ned Johnson, who was at that time the CEO and chairman of Fidelity, had wanted to build a pharmaceutical company to address Alzheimer's disease.
Deborah DunsireGUEST
71:37
So one of the products was not a disease modifier, but a cognitive therapy for Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.
Deborah DunsireGUEST
71:45
And his vision was not only to bring that forward on behalf of the patients, but to build a company in a different way.
Jim HalperinGUEST
21:34
And I spent the money pretty fast.
Jim HalperinGUEST
21:37
By the way, Ned Johnson, the CEO of Fidelity, bought two shares.
Jeremy PadawerHOST
21:41
[laughs] Really?
Jim HalperinGUEST
21:43
Yeah, from-
George NobleGUEST
0:22
I was it.
George NobleGUEST
0:24
So, you know, but it's one of the things with Ned Johnson, they gave you opportunity three into the fire and let's see what you got.
TomHOST
0:31
The fire right now is AI you are scathing our listeners and viewers that own this stuff in their retirement plans at fidelity everywhere else as well.
TomHOST
0:43
What should be their action into the autumn?
George NobleGUEST
2:23
So, you know.
George NobleGUEST
2:24
But, uh, uh, as with most things with Ned Johnson, they gave you opportunity, threw you into the fire and it was "Let- let's see what you got." And-
Tom KeeneHOST
2:31
The fire right now is AI.
Tom KeeneHOST
2:33
You are scathing.

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