The stock market is the only business I know that when things go on sale, the customers run out of the store.

Leon G. Cooperman

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Leon G. Cooperman

Born in 1943 in the South Bronx, New York, Leon Cooperman rose to head Goldman Sachs's investment-research division before founding Omega Advisors in 1991. He built decades of market-beating returns through bottom-up value investing and fundamental analysis. Known for his working-class origins, his forthright advocacy for the social responsibilities of the wealthy, and his pledge to give away most of his fortune.

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I believe in a progressive income tax. I believe rich people should pay more. But I also believe that we should encourage people to give back voluntarily, not through forced redistribution.

I always look for a company where the stock price is below what I believe the value of the enterprise to be.

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