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We ought to pay more attention to Brazil's weather patterns... Over the past few years, many conversations have centered around the devastating California wildfires, which have ruined millions of acres of farms, wineries, and homes across the Golden State. What doesn't get as much attention is an even more important story for the modern economy: […]
- ADM
- BG
Working from home has presented a new corporate risk... Last year was a transformational year for so much of our world and the economy. It changed how we thought about work, where we work, how we work, and even when we work. It also changed how companies had to think about a looming issue brewing […]
- CRWD
- FTNT
- OKTA
- QLYS
Facial ID is becoming an effective defense against fraud... Whether it's as mundane as a financial transaction or as exotic as a meeting between spies, the surest way to know that private information reaches the right person is by meeting with them face to face. You can almost certainly be sure you know who you're […]
- AAPL
- MA
- PYPL
It's time to look away from the heavyweights for alpha... The past few weeks have been choppy for large-cap stocks. Investors have been set up for disappointment this earnings season, leading to short-term volatility. This has already meant the S&P 500 Index is down around 1% over the past month, with the Nasdaq down 2%, […]
- AAPL
- AMZN
- FB
- GOOGL
- ZM
New stories of cyberattacks emerge every day... Earlier this week, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Israel was knocked offline by a ransomware attack for over a day... and it could have cost patient lives. There are even cyberattacks meant to poison people's drinking water by targeting a water treatment facility... That almost happened in Florida […]
- ABNB
- CRWD
- EXPN
- FTNT
- MA
- MS
- PANW
- PYPL
- RPD
I've never met a balanced fund I liked... Early next year, I'm speaking at #FREECON. It's an online convention for freelancers and business leaders hosted by MBO Partners, a firm we work with extensively, which offers a marketplace platform for independent contractors. The event, which you can learn more about here, aims to help freelancers […]
- BLK
The top 10 companies in the S&P 500 Index today may look a lot different a decade from now... In yesterday's Altimetry Daily Authority, we discussed our view that the microcap space is a compelling investment universe because many catalysts can send these stocks soaring. These catalysts are not just fundamental tailwinds. But the simple […]
- ISRG
- MA
- PYPL
When we first launched the Microcap Confidential newsletter 15 months ago, we marked four crucially important annual timeframes on our calendars... No matter when the tiny companies we identified with massive upside reported their earnings – we knew these microcaps would be a big deal. The reason is simple: The Russell 2000 rebalances in late […]
- ABNB
- BAX
- BDX
- BLFS
- EXPN
- MA
- MS
- PYPL
Mortgage rates are still cheap... Many news articles are floating around with sensational headlines about the 30-year mortgage rate "jumping" higher. Despite the incremental rise in the 30-year mortgage rate, it doesn't mean the housing market will go up in flames. The "jump" in the 30-year mortgage rates refers to a move higher to around […]
Let me tell you about this program that helps us with so much of what we do... We just wrapped up our quarterly performance reviews with the analyst team, particularly with our co-ops, the six-month, full-time interns who attended my alma mater Northeastern University. Truthfully, they are key cogs in our research engine – helping […]
- AMC
- CS
- GME