The annual Invest For Kids Hedge Fund Conference was in Chicago this past week and featured many of the best hedge fund managers in the world. Below are some of the managers who spoke, and their favorite stocks:

1) Billionaire Larry Robbins of Glenview Capital likes Ebay (EBAY), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Teradyne (TER) and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS).

2) Steve Kuhn of Pine River Capital Management likes Japan (NKY), especially the 400 Japanese stocks that the nation’s Government Pension Investment Fund can trade. For more on Japan and the best stocks to buy, please click here.

3) Billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management, who is up an incredible 42% year-to-date, likes Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP).

Will Meade
President of Billionairesportfolio.com