Short Positions - Unhealthy cross holdings


In his speech, Zaid Albar said a survey done earlier this year showed that a majority of investors in the country have an unrealistic expectation of 24% to 30% returns per year on their investments.

Unhealthy cross holdings

IT’S perplexing to see small companies having stakes in other small companies. Rarely do such acquisitions add value to shareholders of either companies.

Instead what it gives birth to is an intricate web of companies that rest on weak foundations.

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