What investors need to do — and mistakes not to make — in today’s uncertain world

What investors need to do — and mistakes not to make — in today’s uncertain world What investors need to do — and mistakes not to make — in today’s uncertain world Hedge-fund veteran and founder Alec Litowitz explains why, to make money, adaptability is more important than being right Hedge-fund founder Alec Litowitz says investors should make their identity about being adaptive, rather than trying to be right. Alec Litowitz spent more than three decades navigating markets when the old-school rules stopped working. He spent years at Citadel, where he developed his investment philosophy before founding Magnetar Capital, growing it to more than $20 billion by identifying opportunities others avoided because uncertainty had driven capital away.

And through Qstar Capital, he now invests across artificial intelligence, energy, biotech, robotics and frontier technologies, including early investments in SpaceX and CoreWeave. Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Gold is starting to move on something a lot bigger than inflation She’s covered personal finance for 40 years — and says this is the ‘most outdated’ notion about retirement What's next for SpaceX as more shares enter the market and capex jumps 90% of retirees are making this miscalculation with their savings Michael Sincere is a contributor to MarketWatch.

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