Bill Ackman: "Everything You Wanted To Know About Finance (Except JCP) In Under An Hour"

Whether you believe he is a one-hit-wonder or an investing wunder-kind, the following 44 minute clip from the activist investor (who is early, not wrong, on JCP, right?) provides investors with some indepth insights into what it takes to finance and grow a successful business and 'how to make sound investments that will lead to a cash-comfy retirement.' Of course, there are those who can and "do" grow a business, and those who "invest"... often times with less than stellar (ahem PSIV) results.   00:00:00 introduction00:00:57 lemonade stand00:03:14 fixed asset and inventory00:04:30 assumptions00:05:54 growing00:08:12 cashflow00:09:13 value00:11:16 debt and equity00:13:11 risk00:14:59 rising capital00:17:42 valuation00:23:56 compound interest00:25:37 advice00:30:33 barriers for entry00:33:34 when to invest00:35:49 withstand volatility00:37:13 mutual funds00:41:24 ending  ...