Carl Icahn Loves These 4 Stocks — Should you Buy Too?

Carl Icahn is among the 25 richest people in the United States, with a net worth estimated to exceed $13 billion. He accumulated his wealth by being an activist investor, acquiring stakes in companies that were performing poorly, then pushing for organizational and administrative changes to unlock hidden shareholder value. Icahn typically buys buying beaten-down assets, restructures the business and then sells the assets for a profit when they are back in favor. Icahn is far better at identifying hidden value than the average investor, so most of us could make money just by following his moves. A case in point is Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK). Icahn acquired a 5.8% stake in this company in December . . . → Read More: Carl Icahn Loves These 4 Stocks — Should you Buy Too?