You are a multi millionaire and your ego is so large trying to surpass your previous mentor that you kill yourself over no massive losses because you failed.
Sounds like a guy that measured his own existence in being #1 and always chasing the prize. I bet the guy had enough assets etc.. to retire and relax with his family for years to come.
I agree with you 100% there are lots of people like that whos entire life revolves around control and how many digits they can keep increasing.
Probably other stuff going on in his life. this guy was psychopathically disciplined. He held 40percent cash for 13 years because he couldn’t find enough stocks that fit his criteria. that is insanely hard in institutional finance as there is all sorts of pressures from peers, media, and customers.
Check out his bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Vaulx The guy is probably worth $100M+ . It's NOT about the money. It's the ego that his fund was liquidated. He tied his entire identity to running this massive multi-billion dollar fund that's now liquidated.