Don Lato Sears Holdings Corp. SHLD-Q TOP PICK Dec 08, 2010

This is a play on Eddie Lampert, chairman and CEO and their biggest shareholder. Between his hedge fund and personal holdings, he owns 55% of this company. This is a value realization story. As we’ve seen some of the selling of real estate assets in Canada and dividing up $500 million, most of which is going to go to Sears Holding in the US. They have a lot more real estate in the US that they can do the same with. There is a 30% Short position in the stock. High risk, but potentially very high reward.

(A Top Pick Nov 27/13. Down 27.47%.) Probably the most speculative holding that he holds in his portfolios. The question is, is this company going to run out of cash before it is able to capitalize on the underlying value of its assets, which he thinks are still very, very significant. There is a huge Short position on it.

You have the Amazon effect. They are owned by a hedge fund. He would not touch it. There is overcapacity in the retail space.