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Betting on Zero
Documentary · 2016
Controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history while Herbalife execs claim Ackman is a market manipulator out to bankrupt them and make a killing off his billion dollar short.
The sides of Betting on Zero
- Bill Ackman's billion dollar bet against Herbalife
- Families who lost their savings
- A fight over what a pyramid scheme is
Betting on Zero is good for you if…
- you like watching billionaires fight over money and influence.
- you want the real Wall Street battle over Herbalife.
- you like a bet where every share price move counts.
Betting on Zero is bad for you if…
- you can't watch families losing everything they saved.
- you want something light, and this stays serious.
About: greed · the American dream · finance
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