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Fortress Investment Conflicted Lingo FIG

+78.00%
in 906 days

Fortress Investment Group (FIG) recently announced their first quarter of earnings as a public company. This is a complicated entity and will take some time to understand.

Only six analysts on the call Robert Lee - KBW, Prashant Bhatia - Citigroup, Marc Irizarry - Goldman Sachs, Michael Hecht - Banc of America, Roger Freeman - Lehman Brothers, Mathew Fischer - Deutsche Bank.

The management line up included Lilly Donohue - IR, Wes Edens - CEO, Pete Briger - President and Head of Hybrid Hedge Fund Business, Mike Novogratz - President and Head of Liquid Markets Hedge Fund Busin...

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By George Gutowski (-35.89% risk: aggressive) 08/17/07

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Ride this historical IPO based on institutional investors' best interest FIG

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By now most people probably have heard of Fortress (FIG) being the first-ever hedge fund to be IPOed in the US. And yes, it is the most successful IPO so far this year. What's the outlook of this stock?

Here's my thesis: with all these other hedge funds waiting to be in the next wave (Forbes: Who's Next After Fortress?), it is EVERYONE's interest for all institutional investors to ensure FIG's ensuing success.

Cramer said the biggest winner from FIG's IPO would be (Sears) as SHLD will now have a comp (so people'd know what a good job his buddy at Sears really is performing). This may< />< />< />< />...

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By bullzilla (+0.90% risk: aggressive) 02/11/07

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StreetInsider.com on FIG

Form 4 Fortress Investment Grou For: Jan 07 Filed by: Wellde George W JR

Form 4 Fortress Investment Grou For: Jan 07 Filed by: RUBIN HOWARD

Form 4 Fortress Investment Grou For: Jan 01 Filed by: Brown Jonathan

Form 4 Fortress Investment Grou For: Jan 01 Filed by: Bass Daniel

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pupu69 (+55.17% risk: conservative)

Is There money to be made here...? - On my particular case i made some good money playing thison long and short very volatile. Just follow the trend.

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