Let’s dream for a moment. It’s November 2021. A coronavirus vaccine for was found in late December 2020. Due to pre-ramping of production facilities, 100% of the U.S. population has been vaccinated. COVID-19 is no more. Given this possible reality, where are you going to do your holiday shopping? Are you geared up for Black […]
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This Can’t-Miss Strategy Has Failed for Over a Decade
It’s a puzzle that’s haunted Wall Street for a few years now: what the heck happened to value investing? Value investing was the strategy that long occupied the minds of Wall Street’s best stock-pickers. From Warren Buffett to Ben Graham to Peter Lynch, the focus was always on value investing. All prudent investors needed to […]
Betting Against TSLA Has Failed and Failed and Failed Again
Last Sunday, TSLA CEO Elon Musk tweeted out the message, “Limited edition short shorts now available,” with a picture of red satin shorts. Ouch! This was classic Elon, and I mean that for good and for bad. The message was an obvious joke at the expense of Tesla “shorts,” meaning those who had bet against […]
The Dividend Payer That’s Up 3,000% And You Probably Didn’t Know It Pays Dividends
It feels like COVID-19 is stealing summer. With businesses closed, large gatherings banned, and no baseball (yet), we are in July, but it does not feel like summer should feel. However there is one traditional Fourth of July event that has not been canceled and may help you get that summer feeling. Nathan’s Famous International […]
[Video] The Dividend Payer That’s Up 3,000% And You Probably Didn’t Know It Pays Dividends
It feels like COVID-19 is stealing summer. With businesses closed, large gatherings banned, and no baseball (yet), we are in July, but it does not feel like summer should feel. However there is one traditional Fourth of July event that has not been canceled and may help you get that summer feeling. Nathan’s Famous International […]
DKNG Shows Sports Betting is Back, But This Time With Wall Street Flair
Baseball is back, with a deal for a 60-game season just announced. Professional golf is back. Nascar has been back for several weeks. Professional tennis, though off to a rocky start, is back. And, sports betting is back. Which means companies like DraftKings (DKNG), which runs an online sports betting platform, is back in business. […]
WDI: When Your Favorite Stock Story Turns Out to Be a Scam
The Numbers For WDI Looked Great, but They Were Lies German digital payments company Wirecard (WDI), which processes payments for companies like Visa and Mastercard, has 6,000 employees in offices around the world. Last year, WDI had revenues of $2.2 billion—four times what they did in 2013. The company has been the toast of Wall […]
These Investor Favorites Are Already Adapting – and Seeing Stock Gains – As The Country Reopens
As the U.S.—and the world for that matter—begins the reopening process, every business is trying to figure out what the new way of doing business looks like. We already know what the white collar version of post-pandemic business has become. It’s Zoom (ZM) meetings, Docusign (DOCU) virtual document management, and Activision (ATVI) [gaming in between […]
Three Iconic Brands You Can Rely On Even In a Bear Market
In its latest earnings report, Nike (NKE) reported a 36% increase in digital sales. In a press release accompanying the earnings release, President and CEO John Donahoe said, “We know it’s in times like these that strong brands get even stronger.” I tend to agree with Mr. Donahoe. I’ve written about several new names that […]
The World’s First Trillionaire?
Jeff Bezos could become the founding member of the “Four Comma Club” Recently, one of my favorite financial writers, Barbara Kollmeyer of MarketWatch, wondered if Jeff Bezos could become the world’s first trillionaire. It’s not so outlandish a thought. The CEO of Amazon is already one-seventh of the way there. To grow your fortune by […]