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I think a very good system in a world with a lot of passive investors is one in which there are at least a few entrepreneurial investors, prepared to say what they think, prepared to propose a change in management, change in strategy, change in cost structure, capital structure.

~Bill Ackman

Topics: Capital Change Cost Entrepreneurial Few Good Investors Least Lot Management Passive Prepared Propose Say Strategy Structure System Think Very Which World I Think

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It is a certainty that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme. We believe it's harming a population of low-income, principally Hispanic people in the U.S. to benefit a handful of super wealthy people at the top of the pyramid.

~Bill Ackman

Topics: Believe Benefit Certainty Handful Harming Hispanic Low-Income People Population Principally Pyramid Scheme Super Top Wealthy

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I think the hedge-fund industry has taken a reputational turn for the worse, this dog-eat-dog stuff. I'm not just talking about Herbalife or J. C. Penney, but in other situations where the media really focuses on who's long and who's short. I don't think it's a good thing for the industry.

~Bill Ackman

Topics: About Good Good Thing Industry Just Long Media Other Really Short Situations Stuff Taken Talking Thing Think Turn Where Worse I Think A Good Thing

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If you think of the typical Herbalife distributor and their level of sophistication, to this day I still don't understand the marketing plan - true story.

~Bill Ackman

Topics: Day Level Marketing Plan Sophistication Still Story Think True True Story Typical Understand You

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The President is the CEO of this business that we call America.

~Bill Ackman

Topics: America Business Call Ceo President

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Preserving the 30-year prepayable fixed-rate mortgage - it's like the bedrock of the housing system - is critical.

~Bill Ackman

Topics: Bedrock Critical Housing Like Mortgage Preserving System

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If you look at the great frauds of all time, Enron had that phantom trading floor. What Herbalife has is it has phantom or fictitious customers.

~Bill Ackman

Topics: Customers Enron Fictitious Floor Frauds Great Had Look Phantom Time Trading You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: May 11th, 1966

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