Dan Loeb turned $3 million into a $17.5 billion hedge fund empire in 20 years — here's his fabulous life.

Dan Leob

Hedge fund manager Daniel Seth Loeb founded Third Point LLC on June 1, 1995 with $3.4 million in capital. 

The then-33-year-old had money from only five investors—all friends and family—and his own capital. 

Today, the billionaire activist investor oversees around $17.5 billion in assets. 

Since those early days, he has made a reputation for himself as a formidable money manager. As one fund manager recently put it, "he's one of the best investors of our generation." 

So who is this activist investor?  We're going to a take a tour through Loeb's life and find out. 

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