Hedge Fund - ESL Investments

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In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to analyze Mr. Market. A couple of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading activity.

Rather than having his various divisions work together for the mutual benefit of the company, Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) CEO Eddie Lampert turned the company into a series of warring fiefdoms...

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After reporting on the "hot water" that Ron Johnson is in over at J.C.

Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) said Lou D’Ambrosio is stepping down as chief executive officer and Chairman Edward Lampert will take over the job as the billionaire hedge fund manager works...

Paulson & Co., the hedge fund run by billionaire John Paulson, and mutual fund firm Franklin Resources, Inc.

Eddie Lampert founded ESL Investments in 1988 and has become a billionaire due to the fund’s strong performance; he has also become the chairman of Sears’s Board of Directors thanks to ESL’s large...

Edward Lampert's ESL Investments was the a top performing hedge fund during the third quarter. Overall, Lampert's picks gained 8% during 3Q, putting the fund's overall return up to 43% for 2012.