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* 1. Overall, do you think activism on the long side is a positive or negative thing? Are companies, our markets, and our economy better or worse off because of activist long investors?

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* 2. Overall, do you think activism on the short side is a positive or negative thing? Are companies, our markets, and our economy better or worse off because of activist shorting?

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* 3. For each of the following activist investors, please give each an overall rating based on how effective you think they are and how much respect you have for them:

  Very low Low Neutral High Very high I don't know enough about this person to answer
Bill Ackman
Carson Block
David Einhorn
Scott Ferguson
Carl Icahn
Dan Loeb
Mick McGuire
Keith Meister
Nelson Peltz
Barry Rosenstein
Paul Singer
Jeffrey Smith
Jeff Ubben

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* 4. Among these activists, please rank your top 5

  #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Bill Ackman
Carson Block
David Einhorn
Scott Ferguson
Carl Icahn
Dan Loeb
Mick McGuire
Keith Meister
Nelson Peltz
Barry Rosenstein
Paul Singer
Jeffrey Smith
Jeff Ubben

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* 5. Please share any general comments on activism. How might it be done better, should regulators or Congress do anything, etc.? Thank you!

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