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One of Our Best Stock Picks Is in the Red-Light District

Due diligence is important when finding potential investments – especially with companies in an under-policed part of the market... Microcaps are like the Wild West. There are a lot of bad actors out there. It also means that when a company starts to look questionable, people run for the hills. These names typically fly under […]

Securities Analyzed
  • RICK
The Next Two Quarters of GDP Growth Might Be Ugly... Here's Why That's a Good Thing

Corporate America is struggling to keep up with the rate of the global recovery... Over the past few weeks, supply chain bottlenecks and raw material shortages for commodities like lumber have investors concerned about future growth. As Bloomberg recently explained, this may have a direct effect on economic growth and the U.S. Federal Reserve's market […]

Why It Pays to Give Before You Get and Get Rich Doing So

I teach a course called 'Return-Driven Strategy'... It's a fun, interesting program to teach. And we've been running it two to three times per year at various universities. Specifically, we look at a large survey of companies, both good and bad. And we examine the perspectives of the greatest investors in the world (many of […]

Securities Analyzed
  • NFLX
The Sports Memorabilia Market Just Dialed Up a Few Notches

Over the past year, folks flush with cash had few places to spend it... With vacations out of the question and bars and shops closed, extra income went into investment vehicles of all stripes. For example, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies resurged in popularity in late 2020 and early 2021. And the next step in the […]

Securities Analyzed
  • MANU
Carl Icahn May Have Pulled a Fast One on Some Private-Equity Titans

Over the past few years, advancements in technology and data analytics have unlocked big opportunities...  Demand for cloud-computing offerings, the technology that manages the cloud, and the analytics platforms that can extract data from all that cloud storage is growing exponentially. As a result, valuations for companies offering cloud computing and data center technology have […]

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  • CLDR
This Apparel Giant's Efforts to Become More Ethical Doesn't Mean Its Stock Is a Buy

Apparel retailer Nike (NKE) has put a lot of effort into trying to improve its image... For years, the company received scrutiny for poor manufacturing facilities and processes overseas. Even today, some folks still accuse Nike of questionable manufacturing processes – suggesting that it spends next to nothing on labor to make shoes that it […]

Securities Analyzed
  • NKE
The Market Is Finally Catching on to What We've Been Saying for Months

Despite a banner earnings season, Wall Street has been disappointed... As of last week, around 98% of S&P 500 Index companies had reported first-quarter results. This earnings season was a standout, with 85% of names reporting a positive earnings-per-share ("EPS") surprise – the highest level since the metric was tracked in 2008. Furthermore, earnings growth […]

Following a Simple Rule for Success

Throughout our research in the fields of finance and accounting, as well as our own operations and organization, we realize that we stand on the shoulders of giants...  We contribute to the world becoming greater by studying the greats who walked before us. And in some cases, they still walk among us. One author I […]

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  • AAPL
  • FB
  • PYPL
Here's Why You Should Avoid This Popular Pot Stock

Over the past few years, the investing world has been abuzz about the market potential from the potential legalization of cannabis across the U.S... Speculators and investors are looking to model the potential market size for legal cannabis, with analysts forecasting demand and potential revenues against the alcohol market or foreign cannabis markets. It's the […]

Here's Why a Great Story Doesn't Always Lead to a Great Stock

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack last month had all the makings of a great movie script... Russian hackers, disrupted critical infrastructure, a cybersecurity collapse, and long lines at gas stations showed up in the nightly news in a way we haven't seen since the 1970s. It's no wonder that the event made front pages for weeks. […]

Securities Analyzed
  • CRWD