American - Businessman | 1966 -
Parents are, of course, most important in shaping their children's lives, but teachers are critically important as well. Who among us doesn't look back on a few great teachers who inspired us, opened up new worlds, and helped make us who we are?
Whitney Tilson
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Shorting saved my butt in 2008... Shorting kept me in the game. It generates cash when the market's crashing. And that's what you want when the market's crashing - cash.
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My advice to most people is don't short stocks. It's a very, very difficult business. And you can really get clobbered.
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If I bring to light a company that's poisoning customers, defrauding investors, or something like that... there just aren't enough regulators in the world to keep up with all of the fraud and malfeasance that goes on out there, particularly in the little nooks and crannies of the market.
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I think most people agree with the idea of shared sacrifice, but for many, when push comes to shove, that principle goes out the window.
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The deal machinations many companies put themselves through, while certainly a bonanza for investment bankers, can confound the typical investor.
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Mueller is the leading North American provider of water infrastructure and flow control products - things such as fire hydrants, valves, pipes, fittings, and couplings. While this is no doubt a mundane business, it is also an excellent one.
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In the game of politics, both parties are sometimes guilty of passing really stupid laws that, in reality, are purely symbolic and have no real impact on anyone.
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I believe our schools will actually get better if layoffs are done carefully, such that only the very worst teachers are let go.
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I love and celebrate good teachers, and it's critical that we do more to identify them and keep them happy and motivated.
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There are far too many ineffective teachers and, in particular, far too many truly terrible teachers who are harming children and poisoning the system.
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My experience is that very few people have what it takes to be a successful investor, as I discussed in The Arrogance of Stock Picking.
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