Stockpickr: The Top 10 Hedge Fund Managers

Trader Monthly magazine has released its list of the top hedge fund managers ranked by how much money each made personally in 2006.

Let me just state right off the bat that I'm jealous. And how can you not be jealous of anybody who makes $1.5 billion, as John Arnold of Centaurus Energy did last year? It does make me feel better realizing he's probably going to pay about 50% in taxes, so the take-home figure is likely around $750 million. But still.

It's worth noting that most, if not all, of the managers on the list made it because they are the best investors. Interestingly, most of them are long-term investors whose positions we can follow and potentially piggyback. ...