Money and Finance
- Pershing Square Q2 Letter
Link to: Pershing Square Q2 Letter Pershing Square – Reflections After Ten Years We began investing capital January 1st, 2004 in partnership with a subsidiary of Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE:LUK) which invested $50 million in Pershing Square, L.P....
- Pershing Square's Ackman Shorts Herbalife; Stock Skids
Ackman's presentation will also be streamed live at 9:30am today, HERE. (Reuters) - Activist investor William Ackman confirmed on Wednesday that he is betting against the stock of Herbalife Ltd (HLF.N) in a move that sent shares of the weight...
- Eddie Lampert's Letter To Sears Shareholders
If one owns 10% of a company, or 1% of a company or .0000001% of a company, what matters is how that investment fares over time. A company worth $1 billion that doubles in value to $2 billion only doubles an owner’s investment if the number of shares...
- Recent Transaction
Yesterday I sold another call option on some of my shares of HAL, my ESPP shares. I'm currently way overweight my employer's stock. I have just over 184 shares from the first purchase that went through that has already reached LTCG treatment...
- Recent Dividend Increases
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That's because strong businesses that consistently raise their dividend payouts reward shareholders with...
Money and Finance
Pershing Square’s Q1 Letter
When we first announced our stake in JCP, the stock price increased to the low $30s per share. Shortly after announcing our stake, we were approached by one of the most well-respected private equity funds in the world who expressed an interest in acquiring the company at a substantial premium. While we welcomed this fund as an owner of the stock, we had no interest in selling the company for a quick premium because we believe in the long-term value creation opportunity.
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- Pershing Square Q2 Letter
Link to: Pershing Square Q2 Letter Pershing Square – Reflections After Ten Years We began investing capital January 1st, 2004 in partnership with a subsidiary of Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE:LUK) which invested $50 million in Pershing Square, L.P....
- Pershing Square's Ackman Shorts Herbalife; Stock Skids
Ackman's presentation will also be streamed live at 9:30am today, HERE. (Reuters) - Activist investor William Ackman confirmed on Wednesday that he is betting against the stock of Herbalife Ltd (HLF.N) in a move that sent shares of the weight...
- Eddie Lampert's Letter To Sears Shareholders
If one owns 10% of a company, or 1% of a company or .0000001% of a company, what matters is how that investment fares over time. A company worth $1 billion that doubles in value to $2 billion only doubles an owner’s investment if the number of shares...
- Recent Transaction
Yesterday I sold another call option on some of my shares of HAL, my ESPP shares. I'm currently way overweight my employer's stock. I have just over 184 shares from the first purchase that went through that has already reached LTCG treatment...
- Recent Dividend Increases
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That's because strong businesses that consistently raise their dividend payouts reward shareholders with...