#articlesbyothers

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Bill Ackman is the founder of the investment holding company Pershing Square Capital Management. This post will focus on only one aspect of Bill Ackman’s investing system: his underlying belief in …

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Hacked Printers. Fake Emails. Questionable Friends. Fahmi Quadir Was Up 24% Last Year, But It Came at a Price.

The femme fatale of short selling’s interesting first year.

Running a short only fund must be extremely difficult because you can be absolutely right about a company; however, you can never know when the market will agree with you. 

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Big Short's Steve Eisman is now targeting Canadian banks - BNN Bloomberg

In an interview with The Financial Times, Steve Eisman, portfolio manager at Neuberger Berman, declined to name the banks he is shorting or the positions he has taken, but said that Canadian lenders are not “mentally prepared.”

I am surprised more people do not think this is “a big deal” as much as I do. Canada is expensive to invest in. Admittedly I have a bias which is that I would like stocks and real estate to "go on sale."

I am looking forward to being able to take advantage of a market correction so I can get my hands on bargains and own some excellent companies at a discount to underlying value. 

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An article that clears up a lot of the speculation surrounding Micheal Burry and how he got started as well as his approach to investing. 

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Joel Greenblatt Reading List: 13 Book Recommendations

When compiling reading lists from the world's best investors, one book I see repeatedly is Joel Greenblatt's You Can Be A Stock Market Genius. Michael Burry, Dan Loeb, Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, and Seth Klarman have all recommended the book. In

I can’t wait to read Joel Greenblatt's books. I have already gotten a couple down on my list which includes a lot of the books in this list linked above. 

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A Quiet Giant of Investing Weighs In on Trump

Seth Klarman is not a household name, but his letter to investors, warning about the new administration, is the most sought-after read on Wall Street.

Seth Klarman is a household name to me.

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The True Story Of The Pursuit Of Happyness | NinjaJournalist

Chris Gardner's story is depicted in the Will Smith film, "The Pursuit of Happyness." This is the true story behind the film and the man.

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A fund manager who refunds fees? Meet Francis Chou

Francis Chou’s business manages the better part of $1-billion in assets, but says he doesn’t much care for money. Look close and you’ll see how the contradiction makes sense

A great man. I will follow his example alongside the examples of the other value investors I follow and admire.