Chapter 41: Smart Ikana
Abel and D. Ikana Lerner did talk and laugh.
But it wasn't like Paris imagined that the two were flirting.
The two were discussing Ikana's own clothing brand and the market situation of American clothing brands.
"In June this year, within the federal territory, the CPI index for clothing increased by 0.5%, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%."
Ikana, who graduated from two top business schools, MIT and Wharton, seemed very calm and knowledgeable when she explained her ideas.
She is like a super woman shown in Hollywood and many American TV series.
"Despite recent price increases, the overall retail price of clothing has increased by only 1.9% compared with the average price since 1998."
"The overall price has increased by 15.9% compared with the average price since 1998."
Ikana looked at Abel, "Mr. Smith, do you know what this means?"
What does it mean?
Abel was actually a little confused.
It is true that he is studying financial knowledge seriously, but it is because he can cheat.
In fact, he is not very keen on studying.
Because he can spend money to hire the most powerful accountants and actuaries.
Invite financial elites like David Mellon to help him plan.
These people can do it in the simplest way.
Let him understand the twists and turns in the financial field.
He doesn't have to worry about them lying to him because he can tell the truth from the lies.
He just needs to be a good brain and a good soul.
He spent most of his time constructing his future plans.
I spent all my free time picking up girls.
The time spent learning financial knowledge cannot be said to be too little.
That's not much.
Now he half understood what D. Ikana Lerner said.
But he won't be like other people, pretending to understand just because he wants to flirt with Ikana.
He smiled directly and said: "Sorry, I don't know much about the clothing market.
But I know that this market must be profitable.
Which luxury brand doesn’t make ready-to-wear?
Which luxury brand doesn’t make clothes?”
"Given time, I trust your company, Miss Lerner.
We will definitely be able to open stores all over the United States like Gap."
Gap is one of the largest clothing companies in the United States.
When the company was founded in 1969, it had only a handful of employees.
But now, it has more than 2,200 chain stores.
A multinational company with an annual turnover of more than 8 billion US dollars and 115,000 employees.
"Thank you for your blessing." Ikana responded with a smile.
If it were its own brand, it could be as successful as gap.
Ikana will wake up laughing from her dreams.
Compared to Paris Hilton and Abel, they just have different ears.
Ikana, who attended two top business schools, before meeting Abel today.
She has already studied Abel's numerous investment experiences in the ten months since he came to New York.
Many of his operations are traceable and can be made public.
If someone is willing to spend more time, energy and favor, it will be easy to find out.
Because this is not a secret in the first place, it can be completely confessed.
This is what Ikana studies.
After research, she found out——
In Abel's financial operations and investments, there is absolutely no trace of the various investment models summarized by academics.
It also does not conform to various investment concepts in market analysis.
It seems like just random investment and random operation.
But it happened that I made a profit every time, and the profit was very generous.
This is very magical.
So much so that some people on Wall Street already call him a financial prophet.
Compared with Paris Hilton's ignorance, D. Ikana Lerner summed up her life for herself at the age of fourteen.
After a little investigation, I found out about the origins of Aberdeen, a wealthy Texas farmer.
I immediately understood that this was a piece of rough jade.
It could very well be a new Peter Lynch, Warren Buffett, or Benjamin Graham.
Why isn’t Soros mentioned here?
Because he is different from these three Wall Street godfathers.
Soros is dedicated to the outside world, and had been struggling in the financial field for many years before he successfully attacked the British pound in 1991.
I fell into trouble many times and almost went bankrupt in silver investment.
The first three of them have never lost money since they first came into contact with finance.
They all have a smooth journey, unlike ordinary people.
In fact, many people in Wall Street or New York have made similar judgments like Ikana's.
This is why so many people are willing to get close to and even fawn over this little Dixie from Texas.
When Peter Lynch and Buffett first emerged, many people invested in them early.
Later, they all received very generous rewards!
Simply put, it's because of money.
Everyone believes that Wall Street loses money every ten years.
There will always be one or two indescribable financial geniuses.
For example, Peter Lynch came after Benjamin Graham, and Buffett came after Peter Lynch.
After Buffett, why not Abe Smith?
Anyway, it’s not like I’m going to bankrupt everything by investing in him, I’m just giving him a part of the money to manage his finances.
Even if you make a mistake, it won't hurt your muscles or bones.
This is why since the end of last year, David Mellon has been helping Abel collect invitations to various banquets, and he was speechless and irritated when he received them.
Because of this, D. Ikana Lerner has clear goals for her future.
Naturally, she was happy to communicate with Abel, and she also enjoyed the feeling of being in the spotlight.
Especially the envious, jealous and hateful looks from several New York rich and famous ladies like Paris, or even Paris herself.
It made Ikana even more happy.
"Other people's children" are just precocious and smart, knowing what they want and what they should do.
It's not that she doesn't have vanity.
She is also a girl, a wealthy lady from a materialistic place like New York!
Of course.
Ikana is also measured and has good IQ and emotional intelligence.
Unlike Paris, if it were Paris at this time, she would probably keep pestering Abel.
And Ikana would listen with a smile on her face while Abel chatted with several others around him.
She knew very well that the people around her, including Barron Hilton, should not talk about her anymore.
Not even her father, D. Ted Lerner, could afford to offend anyone.
Especially her father, as a real estate developer, had gone bankrupt so many times.
It can be said that there is no bank in New York that he does not owe money to.
Every bank is his creditor.
Even the funds for Ikana to establish her own brand were initially borrowed from the bank by Ted Lerner.
That's right, her father owns 40% of Ikana's clothing brand "Miss Ikana".
This is actually a common situation among rich second generation entrepreneurs.
Back then, Ted Lerner also started his own business with one million dollars provided by his family.
That was in the 1970s, and a million dollars at that time was not a small amount of money.
d. Ikana Lerner was very measured, especially when Abel took her contact information.
Chapter completed!