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Here at Altimetry Daily Authority, we've previously discussed the surge in home buying... This is taking place within the context of the "At-Home Revolution." Stuck inside and working remotely, urbanites are switching out small apartments in cities for bigger homes in the suburbs. It looks like working from home is here to stay, and folks […]
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2020 will go down as a banner year in the history of the 'console wars'... Tech giants Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE) have both released the next version of their popular video-game consoles. Microsoft is debuting the Xbox Series X, and Sony is rolling out the PlayStation 5. In the most recent versions of these […]
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Disney (DIS) isn't the only company racing to open up new theme parks... The media titan opened a Star Wars park in 2019 and is now building Marvel-themed parks across the globe. In a normal world, where the coronavirus pandemic hasn't largely shut down demand, this style of theme park has been a huge hit […]
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As we said on Thursday, consolidation will be important for corporate survivors... The coronavirus pandemic has created a challenging economic environment... but certain companies will make it through the crisis and emerge stronger than ever – it's a theme we've termed "Survive and Thrive." The winners have healthy balance sheets and are looking to put […]
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For achieving high performance, consider 'thankfulness'... Of all the things that can dramatically improve your performance – at virtually anything – meditation is at the top of the list. Many sports research groups, universities, and health care institutions have found a lot of upside to sitting in silence for up to 20 minutes each day. […]
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Joel's note: Going forward, each Thursday, we'll highlight one company for which we're seeing interesting signals in The Altimeter – our tool that provides grades for stocks based on their true fundamentals and the market's misleading valuation. By putting the power of Uniform Accounting directly into users' hands, The Altimeter can help identify which stocks […]
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Hotels are getting creative... In the November 11 Altimetry Daily Authority, we explained how "staycations" are helping keep the industry afloat. These are local trips, where travelers stay closer to home. But capitalizing off staycations isn't the only way hotels are fighting headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic. As Bloomberg recently discussed, hotels are turning to […]
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Historians and journalists peg 1946 as the 'official' beginning of the Baby Boom... However, U.S. birth rates were already on the rise from 1941 to 1944, in the midst of World War II. This fact supports the research that wars don't necessarily create massive reductions in birth rates, as counterintuitive as that may be. For […]
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Too many equity investors fail to understand the credit side of the business... This dual focus is something that sets Altimetry apart from many of the big Wall Street firms. I'll always remember getting this sage advice from cross-capital investing great Mitch Julis of Canyon Capital: "To be a great equity investor, you need to […]
Clear communication requires a clear intent... Every week on our all-hands call, our global teams highlight something they've been working on that's relevant to the entire firm. The good updates are full of metrics and show how the project led to a higher performance in something specific and measurable. The better updates also make a […]
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