Carl Icahn Part One: The Beginning – ValueWalk Premium
31Oct2016

Carl Icahn Part One: The Beginning

Of all the world’s great investors, Carl Icahn is perhaps the most feared and respected at the same time. Icahn started his life on Wall Street as a stockbroker and worked his is way up to become the Street’s most respected activist investor and most feared corporate raider.

Along the way Icahn has accumulated an enormous personal fortune. According to Bloomberg, he is currently the world’s 35th richest person with a fortune of $19.1 billion.

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