Bill Ackman: 8 Principles to Successful Investing

Bill Ackman talks about his 8 principles to successful investing, listed them here incase you missed them:

1. Simple and predictable businesses
2. Free cash flow generative
3. Dominant market position
4. Large barriers to entry
5. High return on capital
6. Limited exposure to non-controllable extrinsic risks
7. Strong balance sheet where outside capital is not necessary
8. Excellent management and good governance

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[InvestorTalk]

Here are the 8 Principles in case you missed them:

1. Simple and predictable businesses
2. Free cash flow generative
3. Dominant market position
4. Large barriers to entry
5. High return on capital
6. Limited exposure to non-controllable extrinsic risks
7. Strong balance sheet where outside capital is not necessary
8. Excellent management and good governance

[InvestorCenter]

Bill Ackman needs to be on the list of investors to study for anyone who TRULY wants to learn about investing.

[naif]

Its remarkably simple and easy to understand. However finding a business where all this applies at a fair price is no picnic..

[helenharrison]

Great video. We all strive for financial independence and better life. It’s not difficult in achieving this through the right investment, living frugally, and budgeting. I’m glad I learned early in life to work hard for financial freedom

[Je.rone_]

He's a great person to learn from

[splinx]

Simple, predictive, free cash flow generative dominant companies with large moats, earns high returns on capital, limited exposure to risk, strong balance sheets, don't need access to capital to survive, excellent management and good governance

[SanjeeSen]

Pretty straightforward. Thanks for noting them down in the description. I would have missed it if you didn't have it noted above. I guess the challenge for individual investors is assessing each company against those principles vs just investing in index funds if you don't have the time but don't want to miss out on market returns.

[InvestorCenter]

Bill Ackman started his first fund at 26. Warren Buffett also started his first fund at 26.

[RJG]

I just watched this yesterday and wrote down the principles. You're quick!

[samyventura]

Principle 1: not being stubborn when you re wrong...

[Alice]

My respect. Didn’t know your better than Michael burry himself . Go chipotle

[udarpavarota]

Don't Bill Ackman kind of look like HP Baxxter from Scooter?

[matthewgoode]

INVEST IN TRUTH THIS WORLD WILL BLOW YOU AWAY

[harleydavidson]

Why would you want a large barrier to entry?? wouldn't you want a low barrier to entry

[michaelnam]

Did the reporter actually say chi-pol-tee....

[nerdi_brilliantidea]

Hello why is the deficit at -25trillion dollar debt and you have not put no money into its okay as investor I'm selling 90000 shares for the asking prices of $800, 000, 000 per shares now what was deficit sorri to the old investor that never want to tap into the deficit and pay it.

[austindouglas]

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