In this presentation by Bill Ackman he discusses the reasons behind his failed investment in JC Penny. He also makes the point that successful investing involves making mistakes saying: A I said at the beginning, experiences, making mistakes, and learning from mistakes. Unfortunately as students you haven’t made many mistakes … Read More
Bill Ackman: Why We’re Selling Berkshire
In his latest earnings call on Wednesday Bill Ackman discussed the reasons why Pershing Square is selling its stake in Berkshire Hathaway. Here’s an excerpt from the call: Bill Ackman With that when why don’t we talk about Berkshire? And Ryan, why don’t you update our investors on investment in … Read More
Bill Ackman: Lessons I Learned From Warren Buffett
Here’s a great interview with Bill Ackman on The Knowledge Project Podcast speaking about a number of really interesting topics including lessons he learned from Warren Buffett, saying: Question: What are some of the lessons that you’ve learned over the years from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger? Ackman: So a … Read More
Bill Ackman: Top Buys, Top Sells (Q4 2019)
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Bill Ackman: There Are Many Compelling Bargains In The Equity Markets
Bill Ackman has just released his 2019 Annual Report in which he reported that during the year ended December 31, 2019, PSH’s NAV increased 58.1%, ending the year at $26.94 per share. Over the same period, the S&P 500 increased 31.5%. He also recommended that investors ignore price-earnings multiples in … Read More
Bill Ackman: Top 10 Holdings (Q4 2019)
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Bill Ackman: Q3 2019 Top 10 Holdings
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Bill Ackman – Top 10 Holdings Q2 2019
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Bill Ackman – Top 10 Holdings Q1 2019
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Bill Ackman: Top 10 Holdings
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Bill Ackman: Top 10 Holdings, New Buys, Sold Out Positions
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Bill Ackman: 11 Books That Every Investor Should Read
We recently started a series called – Superinvestors: Books That Every Investor Should Read. So far we’ve provided book recommendations from: Charles Munger: 32 Books That Every Investor Should Read Seth Klarman: 32 Books That Every Investor Should Read Warren Buffett: 35 Books That Every Investor Should Read Together with … Read More
Bill Ackman: How To Identify Great Businesses For Investment
Here’s a great interview by Advisor Perspectives with Bill Ackman. During the interview Ackman discusses his investment strategy, how to define a great business, how to construct a portfolio, the importance of an active approach to investing, and why maintaining a high public profile is important in the execution of … Read More
HBS – Activist Investors: The Untold Story
Here’s a great article at the The Harbus. The Harbus is the independent, non-profit news organization of Harvard Business School. The article provides some great arguments against the perception that all activist investors are short term focused, aggressive, and meddlers. Here’s an excerpt from that article: Ask many HBS students about the … Read More
Bill Ackman – Try To Invest In Businesses Where It’s Very Hard To Lose Money
One of the investors we watch closely here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Bill Ackman. In 2015 Ackman did a great interview with The Graham & Doddsville Newsletter in which he discusses how to find great businesses to invest in, why he prefers to be concentrated, and the importance of … Read More
Bill Ackman – How To Apologize to Your Shareholders 101
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is Bill Ackman. Ackman is the Founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. From 1993 to 2003, Ackman was the co-investment manager of Gotham LP, Gotham III LP and Gotham Partners International. One of the best … Read More