Ralph Nader, the once populist reformer and Green Party candidate for president who favored environmental issues, has recently taken to shareholder activism, particularly when he is a shareholder in the stock. As previously reported in ValueWalk, he used his public platform to call on Carl Ichan to step in to help boost the takeover offer of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), a stock he owns. Nader currently has his sights set on Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. Earlier this month Nader took to speaking out about another of his holdings: Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac…
Nader Questions Government Assurances In Regards To Fannie, Freddie
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.