Time for a Rocket
This week, I was tempted to recommend another cyclical energy name as I tend to believe we are in the early innings of an energy crisis.
Soaring commodity prices and low equity valuations should result in some explosive returns. But we have...
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The Big Idea
If given a choice between taking a drug via pill or needle, how often would you choose the needle?
If you said never, congrats. You’re human.
Nobody in their right mind says, “I’ll just take the shot doc.” Unfortunately, there are still tons medications...
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In the olden days, when kings and governments minted coins made of gold and silver, people were tempted to shave tiny amounts off the edges of the coins, thus stealing some value for themselves.
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Back to School
My daughter started kindergarten last week while my son will be starting his second year of pre-school next week.
School starts with half days, but by next week, we will be on to full days and back in the swing of things.
While is...
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Whenever a lawsuit is filed the first thing that happens is lawyers on both sides go through a discovery process.
This means searching for relevant information, facts, and evidence. It requires sifting through tons of materials – emails, documents, financial statements, mail, etc...
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Rested and recharged. And, ready for what we anticipate will be a very interesting remaining four months of the year for the stock market.
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“Trades” vs. “Core Positions”
My favorite stock to recommend is a growth-at-a-value-price name like Performant Financial (PFMT), my recommendation last week.
These companies are great because they can grow revenue and earnings significantly, and also benefit from a valuation multiple re-rating.
This is what can generate or...
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Covid-19 has changed the way we live and work, what we do for activities, and how we interact with friends and family. Some changes will be transient, while others will hang around for a while.
Two notable trends that should have staying are...
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When investors look at value strategies for the first time, the idea of buying when a stock goes down can often be the most counterintuitive difference.
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Growth at a Value Price
If you’ve been a subscriber for a while, you’ve heard me say it before.
I love micro-caps because you can buy growth stocks at value prices.
In large-cap land, you can buy growth stocks for growth (expensive) prices and value stocks value...
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The U.S. economy is recovering robustly with promises of ongoing strength as the jobs market recovery accelerates and as international economies more fully reopen.
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It used to be that sales and marketing teams relied on conferences, cold calls, mass mailings and in-person networking events to engage with business clients.
Then the internet arrived, and a lot of this activity moved online. That was great … for while.
But...
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“Nothing is Cheap Anymore”
Every Friday, a bunch of families in my neighborhood gather at a local park to have pizza, drink some beer, and let our kids run around.
It’s a great way to unwind after the week, and the kids usually sleep well Friday...
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I’m not the biggest pop culture guy out there. But I do have an affinity for certain movies, shows and sports teams that have struck a chord, or played a special role in my life.
This is likely true for everybody out to...
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Many of our recommended names are at or approaching our price targets. The decision to keep or sell isn’t easy in a strong market. Our patience is being tested (in a good way).
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Pent-Up Demand
I recently stumbled upon the below chart showing that savings rates in 2020 were 50% to 500% higher than the previous 20 years.
What is the takeaway? There is plenty of pent-up demand around the world. In other words, people have money burning hole...
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It should come as no surprise that streaming is a huge trend.
Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Disney+ have enjoyed massive success, so much so that everybody else has realized they need a streaming presence and are entering the market too. We see Peacock,...
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May hasn’t started out exuberantly, with an early pull-back in the high-momentum tech stocks dragging down the broader indexes.
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Determining a company’s underlying value is difficult, and clearly more of an art than a science.
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For over a year we have been forced to hold back from doing so many things we all took for granted.
Now, with vaccination rates rising quickly, spring in the air and summer right around the corner there is massive pent-up demand travel,...
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