Investing in micro-caps is fun because you can invest in growth companies at value prices. When investing in pure “value” stocks, your goal is to buy a dollar for 50 cents. The problem is that the dollar of value can shrink over time 80...
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Pullbacks in the market are never fun. It’s way more fun when we are all making money together and stocks are going up. But it’s important to keep the recent market action in perspective. LPL Strategist Ryan Detrick recently shared a couple charts that helped the...
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I will keep this update short and sweet.
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As the Cabot Micro-cap Insider recommendation list has swelled in size, I’m realizing that I have too much capital allocated to previously disclosed ideas.
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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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Before we get into this week’s update, I want to share a few thoughts on my favorite free investing resource: Twitter. From 2006 to 2018, I worked at Eaton Vance and then at Citi, and didn’t really see the use for Twitter. It seemed...
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We have a lot to cover this week, so I’m going to use my intro to cover one company: BBX Capital (BBXIA). Last week, BBX announced that it increased its tender offer to buy back shares up to 8.00 per share, up from 6.75. Currently, the is...
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Aptevo filed an 8-K disclosing that Proposal 4 (Company Sale) passed. However, as you can see in the screenshot below, the company made a special point in the footnote that the majority of non-Tang shareholders voted against the immediate sale.
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Do you consider yourself a growth stock investor or a value stock investor? I think growth or value framework is a false dichotomy. Warren Buffett summed it up well when he said: “Most analysts feel they must choose between two approaches customarily thought be...
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The market continues to be strong with the S&P 500 near all-time highs. And micro-caps continue to chug along. In aggregate, our micro-cap recommendations continue to do quite well, and I continue to find many excellent opportunities, especially in “cyclical” areas of the Before...
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When is a micro-cap stock worth buying? Here’s how to tell whether it’s worth buying—with examples of micro-cap stocks to buy (or avoid).
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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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Join us Aug. 17-19 for our Smarter Investing, Greater Profits Conference, combining our Cabot Wealth Summit and new Financial Freedom Forum.
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My favorite market strategist, Ryan Detrick, is always good for some interesting factoids. According to Ryan, when the S&P 500 is up >10% through the first 100 days of the year, it increases 8.6% on average during the remaining portion of the year.
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In the stock market (and in life), incentives matter. Charlie Munger summed it up well when he said, “Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome. I think I've been in the top 5% of my age cohort all my in...
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During his 30+ year career, my dad was a professional investor in Boston, Massachusetts. He worked for several firms, but always specialized in managing value portfolios worth hundreds of millions of dollars for institutional clients. I am lucky that he’s a great teacher enjoyed...
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U.S. Neurosurgical Holdings (USNU) recently filed a 10-Q to report first-quarter earnings.
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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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We at Cabot Micro-cap Insider are long-term investors and try not to time the market. However, we are aware that there is seasonality to market returns. You have probably heard the term, “Sell in May and Go Away.” That’s because on average, the six months May...
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The big news this week is taxes. President Biden proposed to raise the capital gains income tax on long-term capital gains from 20% to 39.6% for millionaires. Who knows if this law will actually get passed. I have my doubts. For years, Republican Democratic...
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