Citations de Bill Ackman

48 citations intemporelles sur l'investissement et la vie

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"Investing is a business where you can look very wrong for a while before being proven right."
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"I look for simple, predictable, free-cash-flow-generative businesses with barriers to entry."
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"The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect."
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"Make a few big, well-researched bets rather than many small ones. Concentration builds conviction and focus."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2015)
Concentrate capital in your best ideas.
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"When you see value trapped by poor management, take action to unlock it. Be a catalyst for change."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2012)
Unlock value trapped by poor management or structure.
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"Invest in simple businesses with predictable cash flows. Complexity creates uncertainty and analytical error."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2018)
Simple, predictable businesses are the best investments.
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"Structure positions with limited downside and significant upside potential. The best trades make many times your risk."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Seek asymmetric risk-reward with limited downside.
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"Sometimes taking your case public can accelerate change. Use media and presentations to make your case."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2014)
Public pressure can accelerate corporate change.
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"Look for businesses with sustainable competitive advantages that will persist for decades."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2016)
Durable moats sustain returns for decades.
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"Invest with management teams whose interests are aligned with shareholders through significant ownership."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2017)
Management must have significant skin in the game.
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"In uncertain times, use options or other instruments to protect against tail risks."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Hedge tail risks during uncertain periods.
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"Communicate openly with investors about your thesis, positions, and mistakes. Trust is built through transparency."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2019)
Transparency builds trust with your investors.
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"Analyze your failures rigorously. The best lessons come from your worst losses."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2018)
Study failures to avoid repeating them.
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"Never overpay for a security, no matter how exciting the story. The price you pay determines your return. Discipline in valuation is the foundation of investment success."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Discipline in valuation determines investment success.
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"Always estimate the intrinsic value of a business before investing. Compare price to value, not price to past price. The gap between price and value is where profits are made."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Compare price to intrinsic value, not to past prices.
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"The most successful investors stay within their circle of competence. Know what you understand well and resist the temptation to venture outside it."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Stay within your circle of competence.
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"Surface-level knowledge is dangerous in investing. Develop deep expertise in your areas of focus. True understanding means knowing what could go wrong."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Develop deep expertise, not surface knowledge.
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"Expand your circle of competence gradually over time. Each new area of expertise adds potential opportunities, but only if mastered thoroughly."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Expand expertise gradually, one area at a time.
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"Markets are driven by fear and greed. The disciplined investor exploits these emotions rather than being controlled by them. Emotional control is the key competitive advantage."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Exploit market emotions rather than being controlled by them.
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"Understanding crowd psychology is essential. When everyone agrees, the opportunity has usually passed. The best time to act is when the crowd is most fearful or most confident."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Act when the crowd is at emotional extremes.
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"The best investments often feel uncomfortable because they go against popular opinion. If everyone loves a stock, it's probably overpriced. If everyone hates it, investigate."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Good investments often feel uncomfortable.
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"Before considering how much you can make, consider how much you can lose. Risk management is not about avoiding risk entirely, but about understanding and controlling it."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Consider the downside before the upside.
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"In a world obsessed with quarterly results, patience is the ultimate competitive advantage. Great investments often take years to play out fully."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Patience is the ultimate competitive advantage.
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"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. Those who understand it earn it; those who don't, pay it. Time is the most valuable asset in investing."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Compounding is the most powerful force in investing.
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"Think in decades, not days. The market rewards patient capital and punishes impatience. Most of the gains in investing come from sitting and waiting."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Think in decades, not days.
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"The cardinal rule of investing: buy only when the price is significantly below your conservative estimate of intrinsic value. This builds in protection against error."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Buy only at prices well below intrinsic value.
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"The stock market is a no-called-strike game. You don't have to swing at every pitch. Wait for the fat pitch — the opportunity that offers exceptional risk-reward."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Wait for exceptional risk-reward opportunities.
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"Never invest in anything you don't fully understand. Thorough research is the foundation of every sound investment decision."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Thorough research precedes every sound investment.
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"Have clear, pre-defined sell criteria. Sell when: your thesis is broken, valuation is fully realized, or a significantly better opportunity appears."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Follow pre-defined sell criteria without emotion.
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"Regularly review whether your original reasons for owning a stock still hold. If the facts change, change your mind. Holding a broken thesis is the costliest mistake."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Regularly challenge your original investment thesis.
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"After every sell, review the outcome. Did you sell too early, too late, or at the right time? Post-mortems on sell decisions improve future judgment."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Post-mortem every sell decision to improve.
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"Draw insights from multiple disciplines — psychology, history, mathematics, and science — to build a lattice of mental models for better investment decisions."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Use insights from multiple disciplines for better decisions.
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"Think in probabilities, not certainties. Every investment has a range of possible outcomes. Weight your decisions by the expected value of each scenario."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Think in probabilities, not certainties.
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"Instead of asking how to succeed, ask how to avoid failure. Inverting problems often reveals insights that forward thinking misses."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Invert problems to find insights forward thinking misses.
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"A clear investment philosophy provides an anchor in turbulent times. Know what you believe, why you believe it, and stick to it when tested."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
A clear philosophy anchors you in turbulent times.
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"Focus on process, not outcomes. A good process can produce bad outcomes in the short run, but will generate superior results over time."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Good process outperforms lucky outcomes over time.
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"Develop your own investment philosophy through study and experience. Copying others without understanding why leads to confusion when strategies are tested."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Develop your own philosophy through study and experience.
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"Evaluate management by their actions, not their words. Look for a track record of capital allocation, shareholder communication, and aligned incentives."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Judge management by actions, not words.
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"Understand the industry structure before evaluating any company. Industry economics often matter more than company-specific factors in determining returns."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Industry structure shapes investment outcomes.
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"The most important skill for a CEO is capital allocation. Evaluate how management deploys capital — do they create or destroy value with their decisions?"
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Evaluate management's capital allocation skills.
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"The principles that make you a great investor — patience, discipline, humility, and continuous learning — are the same principles that lead to a great life."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Investment principles apply to life too.
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"The ideal investment is a high-quality business purchased at a fair price. Quality compounds wealth; fair prices protect capital."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Seek quality businesses at fair prices.
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"Never invest in a business you cannot explain in simple terms. If you can't describe why a company is valuable, you don't understand it well enough to own it."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Only invest in what you can explain simply.
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"Look for investments where a specific catalyst will unlock value. Without a catalyst, even cheap stocks can remain undervalued indefinitely."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Identify specific catalysts that will unlock value.
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"The greatest enemy of the investor is himself. Fear, greed, regret, and pride cause more losses than any economic event. Master your emotions to master the market."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Master your emotions to master the market.
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"Know the common behavioral biases that trap investors: anchoring, confirmation bias, loss aversion, and herding. Awareness is the first step to prevention."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Know your behavioral biases to avoid them.
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"The market exists to serve you, not to guide you. Use market prices to your advantage — buy when the market offers bargains and sell when it offers premiums."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Use the market as your servant, not your guide.
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"Markets move in cycles driven by human emotion. Understanding where you are in the cycle helps you prepare for what comes next and position accordingly."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Understand where you are in the market cycle.
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"A systematic approach to investing removes emotion and ensures consistency. Document your process, follow your rules, and review regularly."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
A systematic approach ensures consistent investing.
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"Use an investment checklist to ensure you don't skip critical steps. Aviation-style checklists prevent costly oversights in investment analysis."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Use checklists to prevent investment oversights.
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"Review every investment decision — wins and losses — to improve your system. The best investors treat investing as a craft that can always be refined."
Source: Pershing Square Letters (2020)
Treat investing as a craft that can always improve.
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