Bill Ackman's Biggest Warnings: Leverage, Margin Calls, and Zero-Day Options
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

Bill Ackman's Biggest Warnings: Leverage, Margin Calls, and Zero-Day Options

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 28, 20269 min

The Money School: The Complete Financial Education You Were Never Given Nicole's most comprehensive book yet, the financial curriculum that should have been taught in school but never was. From your first paycheck to investing, buying a home, building wealth, and planning your legacy, The Money School is the full course in plain English. Go check it out: https://nicolelapin.com/money-school-book Bill Ackman called the 2008 financial crisis years before Wall Street did, and he built one of the most legendary trades in modern investing along the...

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So if you haven't heard by now, I recently sat down with Bill Ackman, the one, the only. And you know what? I don't have a vision board for money rehab per se,

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but if I did, his face would be right there in the middle. I have wanted him on the show for years and he finally came on. If his name is new to you, by the way,

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here's the cliff notes. He runs Pershing Square. He's one of the most watched hedge fund managers alive. And in some years he has posted returns north of 50%.

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