Lyn Alden
Person on 4 sites
Investment researcher and engineer who runs Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, writing on macroeconomics, currency systems and equity analysis.
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3 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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4 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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18 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Businesses acquired by private equity funds fail more often than average because of the leverage loaded onto them. (opens korrents.com)
“Businesses that emerge out of PE funds have higher failure rates than average, thanks to being saddled with a lot of leverage.”
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Private equity's short fund cycles push firms toward aggressive cost-cutting that erodes what made an acquired business successful. (opens korrents.com)
“PE funds optimize for a 4-7 flip and typically resort to aggressive cost-cutting and near-term optimization at the cost of the "soul" of the business or what made it successful in the first place.”
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A large generation of small business owners is aging and looking for liquidity or diversification as they plan succession. (opens korrents.com)
“Privately held businesses in the United States are collectively worth trillions of dollars, and demographically speaking, they have an aging set of owners who are seeking liquidity or diversification as they explore…”
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Businesses acquired by private equity funds fail more often than average because of the leverage loaded onto them. (opens korrents.com)
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7 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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The Most Important Thing (opens rcmnd.app)
“In addition, he has turned some of those memos into books, and I think The Most Important Thing is the best one. Warren Buffett asked him to write it.”
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Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises (opens rcmnd.app)
“His book Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises is an important read for investors that want to protect themselves from or benefit from recessions and other financial crises.”
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The Lessons of History (opens rcmnd.app)
“It’s not an investing book, but The Lessons of History is one of the most important books for long-term investors to read, in my opinion.”
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The Most Important Thing (opens rcmnd.app)