Did you read the same article I read? It said Gore had a net worth of up to $2 million, which is different from $2 million &quot;throwing away money.&quot; 2009-2012 is post-crash. The article says that Generation&#x27;s global equity fund is not very volatile, perhaps due to its emphasis on long-term prospects, which means it would have worse performance during recovery from a crash but better performance during the crash. This results in the outsized 10 year gains mentioned in the article.