Don't worry about who invests in a company.
Every time you hear about a big new company hitting the stock market, there are always some headlines about "so and so is a big investor in X" or "you'll never guess who bought shares of the hottest IPO since H2O."
It doesn't matter, or at least, it doesn't matter much. Not to us.
Earlier in this issue, we mentioned that Stanley Druckenmiller and Bill Ackman are big early investors in Coupang.
I ask: "who cares?"
Now, don't misunderstand me. I actually have a ton of respect for Bill Ackman, and since we seem to be pretty like-minded, bearish guys, his opinions mean more to me than most.
But do you know when it matters to me that Bill Ackman is an early investor in Coupang?
Only if I'm planning to invest in Coupang the exact same way. That's it.
If I'm just going to trade Coupang like any other stock, then it doesn't matter to me whether Bill Ackman or Joe Biden or Elvis Presley are investors in the company.
I still have to do my research, put in the hard work, and trade at the right times.
Besides, you don't want to trade the news and move in on big new IPOs usually, anyway. They're too volatile.
So that's my spiel for today. Knowing which Wall Street big wigs bought into a company is an interesting factoid. But it's not good for much else.
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