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Herbalife – A lesson in MLM Pyramid scheme by Bill Ackman $HLF
By Investment Moats  •  December 23, 2012

Hedge fund manager writes his thesis on why he is shorting Herbalife, a lifestyle products seller.

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Share price took a bloody nose dive in 1 week! This shows most of the time the market is being played based on sentiments.

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You can read his presentation slides here. It’s a pretty interesting read if you have the time. Some of the things covered:

  1. Why he thinks their product is a commodity
  2. As a value investor how does he hunt for that information
  3. Introducing the readers to MLM and Pyramid Scheme
  4. How much do distributers earned and how much they stand to lose
  5. Different ways Herbalife account for cash flows to mainipulate

 

[Pershing Square | Who wants to be a millionaire presentation | Download PDF]

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Investment Moats is set up by Kyith Ng and have been around since 2005. He aims to share his experiences making sense of money, how money works and ways to grow his money. It hopes that by sharing his experiences, both good and bad, season investors can advice and critique his decisions and new investors can learn from them and find their own style ...
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