- William Ackman is a gay bear like the rest of us https://www.wsj.com/articles/ackman-has-big-win-on-bearish-market-bet-11585174856 34 comments wallstreetbets
- William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDIj9JBTC8 37 comments investing
- William A. Ackman has made a $1 billion bet on Herbalife’s collapse, and lobbied aggressively for it. His hedge fund stands to profit after taking a $1 billion financial position called a short, a bet that will pay off only if Herbalife’s stock drops. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/staking-1-billion-that-herbalife-will-fail-then-ackman-lobbying-to-bring-it-down.html?hp&_r=0 5 comments politics
- Staking $1 Billion That Herbalife Will Fail, Then Lobbying to Bring It Down: The activist hedge fund manager William A. Ackman bet a billion dollars on the collapse of the nutritional supplement company Herbalife, then launched an extraordinary campaign to hasten that development. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/staking-1-billion-that-herbalife-will-fail-then-ackman-lobbying-to-bring-it-down.html?smid=re-share 222 comments business