Bronte Capital
The sometimes eccentric views of John Hempton
Monday, July 25, 2016
Herbalife and the end of the world
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A necessary part of Herbalife being a pyramid scheme is that distributors are buying huge amounts of Herbalife that they cannot sell and are...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Herbalife in the Sydney Morning Herald
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There is an article on the FTC settlement in the Sydney Morning Herald. Good read . Its made better by this cartoon image of me: ...
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Sunday, July 17, 2016
The Herbalife Rorschach Test
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On Friday Herbalife agreed a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC). The stock popped on enormous volume - but it is fair to...
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Want a tough job - try collecting debt door to door in the council estates of Northern England
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I was reading the accounts of Provident Financial Group - a UK subprime lender. I have no position - but this appears to be an old relativel...
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Monday, July 4, 2016
Some thoughts on the Medicare scare campaign
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Warning - this is a very Australia specific post and is probably the only thing I will say about the election Australia has a socialised m...
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Monday, June 27, 2016
That moment when you realise that Nick Clegg is a better trader than you...
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This is an article by Nick Clegg - a UK politician - before the Brexit vote. Amazing... https://inews.co.uk/opinion/comment/will-wake-vo...
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Some thoughts on very low interest rates
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I have been having twitter arguments with people I usually respect who think that it is self-evident that very low rates (even negative rate...
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Thursday, June 9, 2016
What passes for Japanese innovation now (Kirin edition)
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When I was young all the most innovative products seemed to come from Japan. And so I find myself gently disappointed reading the Kirin Comp...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Uber as a predatory lender
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If you want to understand where Uber's business model is going read this stream on Twitter: https://twitter.com/groditi/status/7324178...
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Monday, May 9, 2016
Catching up with the Narwhal Empire in Nashville
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Got a reasonable day off in Nashville. (You got to recover from jet-lag somewhere!) Wound up at a cool blues bar on Bourbon Street. But th...
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