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This $2 Trillion Company Is Changing the Gaming Landscape

This $2 Trillion Company Is Changing the Gaming Landscape The purchase of Activision makes sense... Microsoft's (MSFT) recent acquisition is a smart move on multiple levels. The $2.3 trillion company announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard (ATVI) last month, marking its largest purchase ever. Activision is the mastermind behind some of the most popular […]

Securities Analyzed
  • ATVI
  • MSFT
A Tech Giant Staging a Comeback

The chip race is heating up... Microchips, and by extension silicon, power every electronic device on the market today. As these chips are the foundation of all electronics, it is no surprise that the companies that design them are considered the pioneers of Silicon Valley. But some of these early pioneers are finally beginning to […]

Securities Analyzed
  • INTC
  • TSM
How We Sidestepped the Big Losses in FB Shares

It's a bloodbath for Meta, and it's not just thanks to the metaverse... Last week could not have been fun for Mark Zuckerberg and his C-suite as they conducted their first-ever earnings call under the name Meta Platforms (FB). After reporting, the social media giant saw around $210 billion of its market cap obliterated and […]

Securities Analyzed
  • AAPL
  • FB
Don't Let the Fed Scare You Out of the Market

The concern is about the rising cost of debt... Fear isn't always rational... The market tends to get spooked by rising interest rates since it dislikes rapid changes in the monetary landscape. At the end of last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell affirmed that the U.S. central bank could raise rates several times this […]

'The Barber of Seville' Lost to the At-Home Revolution 

The home of the famous barber... I spent a weekend in the beautiful city of Seville, a city full of great history and kind people in the southern part of Spain. Its rivers to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic made it a center and gateway of commerce for Spain and the entire Iberian Peninsula.  The […]

Securities Analyzed
  • AMZN
  • DPZ
  • GNRC
  • SONO
A Unicorn Stock With Potential

Companies going public isn't just a benefit for their investors... It was a record year for initial public offerings ("IPOs") in 2021. But many people still worry about the unicorns, or $1 billion-plus venture capital ("VC") funded companies, which remain private. The concerns aren't just about how capital markets are no longer working to give […]

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  • COIN
Profiting Off the Hot Housing Market

People like to pay for an experience... Even as prices soar to record highs, many experts say the industry is "doomed." While office spaces in large metropolitan centers remain empty due to employee and employer reservations, many people who fled cities early during the pandemic are rethinking their decision. Although the question remains whether office […]

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  • RMAX
A 2022 Outlook on This Popular Office REIT

The way we buy stocks has changed over the years... Today we can buy stocks with the simple push of a button. But it wasn't always that easy. Before the digital era, people bought shares the old-fashioned way. This included going down to an exchange and purchasing a piece of paper signifying ownership. In-person exchanges […]

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  • JPM
  • VNO
The Fed's Policies Aren't Causing Inflation

Quantitative easing was never the boogeyman, some thought... Concerns over rapid inflation aren't a new phenomenon.  From the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s to the collapse of the financial markets in 2008, central banks have used several tools to help get the economy back on track. One of the most controversial tools the […]

A Booming Megacap That Taps Into Basic Psychology

A Focus on Maslow's hierarchy reveals iceberg companies with 100-times potential... Some of the greatest stock performers in history have been microcap companies that grew to become megacaps. They generated incredibly high and sustaining earning power over long periods. The companies that achieve this show an ability to "Fulfill Otherwise Unmet Customer Needs." That research […]

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  • FB
  • GOOGL