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Financial models are only as good as the assumptions that drive them... It's one of the first things we teach our MBA students. If you forecast a company's revenue and profits and investments without an understanding of the factors that power those metrics, the financial model is as likely to be accurate as a blind […]
Many investors are concerned about the long-term effects of the coronavirus outbreak on financial markets... In yesterday's Altimetry Daily Authority, I discussed the direct impact of the coronavirus on my global travel over the past week. The disruption brought two things to the forefront: How much more the world is interconnected today than ever before, […]
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Coronavirus concerns hit close to home this week... I spend a lot of time flying between Asia and North America... I'm often meeting with our clients in the U.S. and making sure our operations in Manila are running smoothly. The world has been blessed over the past 30 years as it has gotten smaller at […]
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It happens to everyone... and it can be frustrating. When asked about something you know but can't remember the answer to, maybe you responded with something along the lines of, "I'll remember it later and let you know." But have you ever wondered why you tell someone that? We have a saying here at the […]
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We're not the only ones who are still bullish on this market... Regular Altimetry Daily Authority readers know all the macro data we look at is telling us to stay optimistic about the market. And we're not alone... Our friend Dr. Steve Sjuggerud over at our corporate affiliate Stansberry Research is hosting a free online […]
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A bad industry beats a great manager every time, but maybe not a great investor... Last week, the legendary Warren Buffett announced that he was selling Berkshire Hathaway's entire portfolio of newspapers – including the Buffalo News – to Lee Enterprises. The Buffalo News is integral to Buffett's lore. He purchased the paper in 1977 […]
This tech behemoth is a case study in the issues with non-operating cash... On Tuesday, Apple (AAPL) reported impressive first-quarter earnings for its 2020 fiscal year, sending shares nearly 3% higher for the day. Its market cap broke $1.4 trillion as excited investors reacted to the company's positive outlook. But another part of Apple's release […]
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- CSCO
- FDX
- UPS
- WFC
A world-class fund manager is showing the catch-22 of 'socially responsible' investing... TCI Fund Management was the highest-earning hedge-fund manager for its investors in 2019, bringing in $8.4 billion in returns. And Christopher Hohn, the company's billionaire manager and founder, is taking his activist playbook into a new world... TCI recently announced that it's focusing on […]
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Even private equity is starting to suffer from "short termism"... On Monday, we talked about how the lack of private-equity activity in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is part of the reason why we aren't concerned about overheating "animal spirits." Not only is private equity not as aggressive with acquisitions – even with its […]
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We received some great reader feedback on the economic outlook for 2020... In Thursday's Altimetry Daily Authority, we highlighted that a significant amount of asset management firm AllianceBernstein's (AB) outlook for the market lines up with our own. And in that essay, we touched on the continued health of the credit markets. As a follow-up […]
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