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The press loves to report on fortunes won and lost by entrepreneurs... This is why the story of Lex Greensill's meteoric rise and fall has been making the rounds over the past few weeks. Despite the mind-boggling amount of money made and lost, this swift change in fortune comes in a sleepier industry than most. […]
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Here at Altimetry, we spend a lot of time thinking about our corporate culture... It drives the success within companies, as it dictates attracting and retaining employees. It's what gives any business its identity. In particular, we focus on inclusiveness along with an open-door policy. This allows all employees within Altimetry to be aware of […]
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After recently gaining the spotlight, Japanese whisky is changing... Until recently, liquor connoisseurs would point to Scotland as the undisputed home of fine whisky (spelled without the "e" in Caledonia and places that seek to mimic the Scots' flavor profile). However, over the past 20 years, the popularity of Japanese whisky has exploded onto the […]
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For years, investors used a simple rule of thumb to determine whether the market was cheap or expensive... It's a matter of adding the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of the market to the current inflation rate. If the number was less than or equal to 18, the market was cheap. If the number was greater than […]
Wall Street research is terrible... And here at Altimetry, we aren't the only ones who feel that way. As Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, once said, "People on Wall Street learn nothing and forget everything." Here's another on-point remark from billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper: "I'd rather work at McDonald's than on the […]
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For those folks lucky enough to keep their jobs in 2020, there may be another hurdle to cross as tax season approaches... April is never fun for working out how much to pay the government, and this year promises to add new complexities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, millions of employees are now working from […]
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It didn't take long for the political fallout to start hitting... One of the more surprising takeaways from the GameStop (GME) chaos – which we discussed in the February 2 Altimetry Daily Authority – had to do with the actions carried out by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), or lack thereof. The agency […]
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Brazil's state-owned oil player is still navigating a tough political landscape... For many years, Petróleo Brasileiro (PBR) – better known as just "Petrobras" – was as much a cash register and patronage distribution platform for different Brazilian governments as anything else. The company was founded in 1953 as a fully-nationalized oil producer, and the Brazilian […]
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The real estate market has been blown wide open, with little sign of slowing down... 2020 was a banner year for home prices. As we've said many times over the past 12 months here at Altimetry Daily Authority, climbing real estate prices in a recession are unique... and this has affected spending in other related […]
You might not think about the 'kind factor' that much in regard to business success... But as I recently discussed during our weekly all-hands call, here at Altimetry, we want to be a firm on kindness. Being kind will lead to happier employees, a more effective business, and more satisfied clients. Beyond just our business, […]
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