Bill Ackman's Rules For Investing Like a Maverick

May 13 (Bloomberg) --- Bill Ackman's most controversial bets have been his most lucrative. The founder and CEO of Pershing Square gives us his rules for investing like an activist and tells us why he likes his day job. (Source: Bloomberg)

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[tteu]

You don't have to be old to be right. 

Wise words.

[AbrahamSalazar]

Ackman gets a bad rep from a certain section of the public due to his bold, border-line aggressive approach on his investments. Those people need to understand that despite he's a hedge fund manager, Ackman often acts as a private equity manager (easily seen by his invested companies' takeovers throughout time). Say what you want of him, but he isn't a billionaire for being a mediocre, dull manager/investor.

[Inbal_Feuchtwanger]

It sucks he had to give up on Herbalife. They are obviously a pyramid scheme but have found no shortage of fools to take advantage of. Herbalife will find its demise one day, but I can see not wanting to tie up all that capitol in that bet when there are better opportunities.

[paulerdosdaughter]

This makes me cry. You inspire me Bill.

[AnnaLVajda]

If I had to guess I would say he likes taking calculated risks just to add some action to his job which would otherwise be just a human adding machine. Also just because an organization has posed as legit for 30 odd years does not mean it is. There are people defrauding people for decades and when they are caught they are called career criminals not just considered innocent because they have gotten away with it so long.

[yanni.aldrich]

Does anyone realize how he is saying {And I think I like my day job}?

[claudiaaquino]

I pretty much like everything he says!

[hedizerzeri]

You dont have to be old to be right. I love. This quote. I am always being told that I am too young to be right.

[Vedrajrm]

Didn’t he have a loss from 2015-2018? The very next year the video was posted

[tmac]

Pretty much do your due diligence and be patient

[darrick]

0 to $ 1, 000, 000, 000 cool stuff man.

[droolalot]

The only thing holding me back from being Is MONEY 💵 💰

[herotiramisu]

Despite the fact that his trading strategy more keen on shorting the market like Jessie Livermore, but without any doubt, he is one of the best traders in the century....

[ziggyc]

Do only graduates and non graduates from prestige universities become billionaires hes from Harvard ?

[harrywang]

This video gonna have people putting thousands of dollars on garbage stocks that are a week away from bankruptcy lol

[tulipstothemoon]

Short public storage (PSA) Bill, forced worthless insurance policies, no pest control on rat and roach infested units, advertising "temperature controled" but the AC NEVER works! How are they still in business???

[SimonSozzi]

Yeah but didn't you LOSE 1 Billion dollars on Herbalife?

[bones]

How to invest like a maverick: use high frequency trading, manipulate through dark pools, pay off the sec and Congress, make more and more until your ego is so big your wife and kids hate you.

[blueman]

Follow up video: How to lose money like a maverick.

1:07 That's what you should have done, but you have NEVER done that in the history of Pershing Square.

[TraumaER]

Anyone following Bill Ackman should first look at two other guy's bank accounts and then decide who you want to follow:

Warren Buffet - $76, 000, 000, 000
Carl Icahn - $16, 000, 000, 000
Bill Ackman - $1, 400, 000, 000

Really is an easy decision.