DealBook Conference 2015 - Activist Investing

What are the investment strategies of the most successful money managers and hedge funds?
Carl Icahn, chairman, Icahn Enterprises.

[@verapamil07]

During the university: P/E ratio, balance sheet, income statement etc... Real life: Boom, boom, bam, razzle-dazzle, boom, boom,.... get rid of all of them tomorrow

[@vedser]

i lol'd hard

[@GhostOfSpartAAA]

Yeah, that's about it.

[@hidinginthetreez]

He's the best show in town. Just love his stories - he loves exposing bullshit and being honest - qualities we all need.

[@ayveelrobinson5225]

Icahn rocks.....can listen to him all day

[@Byzantios1]

That's why I love Ichan. Ivy league education aside, he's still a street guy. An everyday, real guy you can talk to and make sense with. None of that pomposity and arrogance most folks in these circles have.

[@gr1iev3r10]

agree

[@truthaboveall7988]

Agreed he’s one of the few who is also a genius most even w Ivy League degrees r not

[@SharonAFox]

Love this...Carl Icahn so reminds me of my dad...My dad was such a great storyteller and he also had a great bullshit detector.

[@AuditorInvestor]

"Like a science fiction movie" - Icahn's story telling is fantastic.

[@BoersenCrashKurs]

The mustache kid. This is the type of CEO that Icahn talks about: Zero Performance but an enormous Ego.

[@christopherarmstrong2710]

39:25 "If you want to make a lot of money, TAKE RISKS. That's what a capitalistic system is all about - but don't get paid all this money for somebody who's managing money." (Nassim Taleb talks on this, about back-office people claiming credit as front-office work in society)

[@elijahschnake3863]

This was a lot funnier than I expected.

[@seannotaro473]

The time is now! Icahn called it perfectly.. the virus is the pin that pricked the bubble.....my god, he called this to a tee. He knew it! Much respect to Icahn

[@PAPADRACOLIN]

17:30 "One day there is gonna be a day of comeuppance" If you are watching this in 2020, you know he was absolutely right. Luckily for them, the government is bailing them out.

[@jermainerace4156]

Unlucky for the rest of the country..

[@babyfacenc]

2022 is the reconking. I'm watching it live.

[@scotty3463]

Out of all the legendary investors, this guy is the most down to earth. The others bore the pants off you !

[@kt-wt8pl]

Wow only a few hundred thousands views. He is one of the most dangerous civilians in the world and most people have no clue who this is. That’s gangster

[@achille295]

I'm young and I'm trying to learn everything Icahn from this video ;)

[@TroyboyTv]

+achille295 hows your learning coming along? don't forget to stay consistent

[@isahajj99]

read book about investment

[@AK47HEAVYMETAL83]

Don’t forget the NY accent to go with it lol 😁

[@ChiIeboy]

Love an interviewer who knows how to ask probing questions, then steps aside and lets the guest speak. This interviewer ain't one of 'em.

[@esquire9445]

His story about getting rid of 12 floors of people makes me think of government buildings... what do they do?

[@Selfconqueror7]

If the government were a private entity they’d be bought out and fired within seconds

[@hanssortti3314]

Brilliant man. He should run the country.

[@peteroneil3639]

+Hans Sortti if Trump get office - hes going to make carl ichan the treasury sec !!

[@Gr8thxAlot]

I'm not sure any of his predictions in this video turned out to be right as of 2022.

[@fxlltxtsearch]

Lmaoo that would be the worst thing that could ever happen. Icahn would stack the cards entirely in his favour, give everyone else a chance to join in and pull the rug once he gets the first chance

[@ryanmatthew511]

Ichan bet against American and lost 9billion $.

[@johnreyn19]

His ACF story is legendary. That Joe guy is who we need running companies. It is amazing the ruin that the bean counter corporate business folks can bring to big companies.

[@GordonGeko84]

This was awesome 😀

[@mbabcock111]

18:30 is it safe to say the federal reserve has answered Mr. Icahn's concern by their actions related to market stabilization actions in the bond and equity markets?

[@saleh.hashmi]

I feel like he still respects Warren to a great extent. He really likes him. Even for his position. He keeps mentioning by his full name. Which shows he admiration, good on him.

[@angecynthia347]

But even Warren Buffet would refer to him as Carl Icahn

[@departfromevil2000]

Here is the day Carl was talking about!

[@easterntechartists]

Love the stories

[@markyu5362]

Amazing insights! Enjoyed listening!

[@markyu5362]

Interesting Joe, I also had checked his own Icahn Enterprise performance and it has not outperformed well (along with other hedge fund stock price such as Greenlight and Pershing), but he kind of highlighted companies spending more on buybacks and dividends and it can't last overtime. About AIG, that's completely out of my circle of competence. Thanks though.

[@dogestranding5047]

Except that Ackman isn't an idiot. Over 20% annually on average from 2004-2015.

[@kraizyduck]

Anyone notice that beep sound at 1:08-9 before Ocahn returns the object to his pocket?

[@rogerdat45]

Oliver Benhaim its his pacemaker

[@kadirpasha86]

What does mr. Icahn say at 6:35 ? ' i am an grey old.... Guy'? Anyone knows what he says and means? Thanks.

[@KLKMedia]

"I'm an old graham and dodd guy"

[@ruvimg]

Great story at the beginning

[@pedalesmexicali]

Min 33:24 “all the way in the back, you bought a cheap seat.” 😂😂

[@lnhart7157]

"boom boom boom" - Carl Icahn

[@HaikuMalta]

very sexy entrance music for mr ichan I must say

[@iceman18211]

Randomly came across this video today, May 4th 2022. Lyft stock is down 27% today down 72.87% all time. Uber is down 7.43%, down 34% all time. It doesn't seem like there are any winners yet. But Uber is less of a loser. In relation to question at 31:40

[@nizamishirin4564]

very informative ! thanks

[@AliKhan-fs3rm]

Never gives a straight answer!! The great Icahn!!

[@AlessandroOrlandi83]

Did somebody understand what he said about bond in ETF blackrock?

[@DS-vx3wf]

Carl "BOOM BOOM BOOM" Icahn

[@backpackly]

2015 Icahn talking about the junk bond bubble saying he's happy the govt promised they won't step in to prop these up. 2020 Icahn would be disappointed at the youthful ignorance of his 79-year-old self.

[@basehead617]

Is the kid interviewing him gonna be graduating from high school soon?

[@dougprobert5378]

How nice we have a billionaire that frequently talks to law makers. So they have an advantage over average Americans .

[@TheHanney123]

Set the speed to 1.25

[@loudmouthandall7261]

thanks.

[@rmiddlehouse]

What the hell was that intro music haha

[@minutescouldsaveyoupercentormo]

He’s technically in PE/M&A except he’s getting in the company differently

[@davidallen8611]

Carl: “boom boom, boom”

[@cristianflores5595]

His laugh is like a kids so funny 😂

[@Shawk95]

Has Mr. Icahn ever bought a bank?

[@thegoonist]

7:42 can someone explain from an accounting or tax POV why depreciating the railcar assets for 5/6/7 years but keeping it for 40years is a tax incentive?

[@peretzmex]

There is a concept called Time Value of Money, so deducing your money earlier is the same as having more money.

[@tbooth1000]

You’re able to write off your investments immediately or at an accelerated rate vs GAAP depreciation schedules...in other words if you invested in capex your able to write it off for tax purposes immediately...but you have those assets producing cash flows for 20-40 years

[@user-wv8qd8nx5k]

He has no taxes on every asset that is older than 5 years .so most of the assets are tax free .I wonder if the operation using the assets depreciated are also tax free . In which case they keep most of the money as new rails are fewer..I assume..😁

[@happywednesday6741]

@36:12 the guy with the stache misinterpreted the memo that we were trying to create a monopoly 😅

[@alor5903]

dat stache

[@13snoopy]

A+

[@Continentalmunkey88]

25:25 cadence & frequency is commence

[@Tkanyike]

Holy shit that mustache

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7:10 corp>gov unless all seven continents

[@alohatic]

LOL@ consultants returning 3 weeks later with books thousands of pages thick and still have no idea what they were looking for. It sounds like congress and the government's tax manual.

[@user-ej4ve8qy8u]

I bought Cndt, who will help me analyze

[@tonygordon6168]

At 23 minutes in he talks about repatriation. If we had that for drug companies, like Pfizer, Covid would have been more easily dealt with.

[@thisismyrealname3942]

We had it years ago. This was passed and didn’t help at all like you claim it would have.

[@Orf]

3:30 says it’s self evident it should be broken up

[@MULESLAX]

19:30 imitating charlie rose

[@juldemiray]

haha spot on!

[@ahceneouldsaada5224]

what the fuck was that intro song

[@DP-dc2vv]

Sorkin should get a nose ring

[@CimbomFanFiction]

This was great and hes a very intelligent man but if you listened to his doom n gloom about the markets back then it wouldve cost you dearly. Markets worldwide exploded these past six years

[@TriniNY]

Trump/Icahn 2016!!

[@dogestranding5047]

Icahn is way better of a businessman than Trump.

[@brandonjones8059]

Listening before he takes a position in GME

[@thegoonist]

33:15 why cant he short uber??

[@jermainerace4156]

He didn't have any.

[@BoxOfOranges84]

Because Uber was a private company back in 2015

[@minutescouldsaveyoupercentormo]

36:06 his mustache

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18:15;18:25

[@blusuck]

21:43 stone cold ?

[@surrenderkid2005]

OXY boom boom boom HTZ boom boom boom

[@vivekshivdasani9521]

John Wayne wasn’t a tough guy. He just looked tough. The real tough guy was Charles Bronson. Not only did he look tough but he was a real tough guy. Compared to him John W was a wimp.

[@praaht18]

Icahn is such a well groomed conman. Icahn to Trump: Boy it is pay back time now.

[@evancoles]

What was that god awful song?

[@Scott-yq5sx]

That mustache does look stupid

[@kursodakaqoctep68]

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[@gabrieljones6479]

Shit.

[@dizzolve]

36:05 WTF dude ............ what era do you THINK you live in? Mr Handlebars

[@sbtopjosh4098]

Lol

[@podville8519]

So he stuttered when asked if worries about making the wrong decision.... and said he has enough capital. I dont care if it's a 0.25 cent head's up on Yahoo NBA DFS ... obviously you bite you're fingernails when Steph Curry and Luka Donic are going head to head in the TNT night cap. And when Luka hits 6 first quarter threes. It's no longer worry. Its sickening . You need to get out thr game if you say... "its.okay if it goes down because I know I'll buy more of them" thats why Daily Fantasy Spprts is the last true market on eartb.... until the African Stock Exchange comes out of a 15 year Trial run. Motherland always leading in overstanding.... Japan, more of the floor type.lxlxl JK luv ya k popping till its hip

[@ninohensen7243]

trump 2016.... just do it...

[@maanavchellani7115]

His shirt sucks!

[@LilMOMMAson]

For not articulating many valid points, he sure the hell talks a lot.

[@jsssm]

he needs to work on his story telling skills. soooooooo slow.

[@wastrel09]

+jsssm well when you're a billionaire you really don't have to justify yourself to anyone. especially to some schmuck named jsssm on the Internet.

[@jsssm]

+wastrel09 I think he does. He almost put me to sleep while I was on a mission to the moon. I am an astronaut. I am starting a petition to make Carl take public speaking lessons. Join the cause.

[@edooliemans8927]

you can speed up youtube playing speed...

[@anthonyv.8668]

Why would you listen to a video of a guy that "puts you to sleep?" Makes no sense.

[@CountryZorro]

The interviewer is nauseating

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