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We've talked regularly about the coming 'Big Bath' in earnings, now let's talk about what to do about it... Late last month, we highlighted in the Daily Authority (and in Forbes) that second-quarter earnings are going to be ugly due to the earnings "Big Bath." We also noted that the market is not pricing in […]

401(k) assets in the U.S. are an estimated $6.2 trillion... This is a massive market, but these accounts generally have very specific rules on what assets they're able to invest in. And in a potentially important shake-up, the U.S. Labor Department just added another asset class to that list: private equity. Some people might be […]

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We hope you weren't planning on surviving the coronavirus pandemic by harvesting nickel and copper... Last week, many people tuned into U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony in front of Congress to hear information on the U.S. economy and what the Fed plans to do to mitigate the economic damage of the pandemic. If […]

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Equity investing doesn't stop in the markets... When people think of "equity investing," most think of stocks. In reality, it means that anytime you own a stake in an asset where you get all the "upside" from its cash flow streams, you actually have ownership.  Aside from public equities, this also includes private-equity investments, owning […]

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The 'Big Bath' is coming... and no one is talking about it.  A few weeks ago, we shared an essay Joel wrote in Forbes that warns of a coming earnings apocalypse: the "Big Bath."  This isn't a new phenomenon. When management teams are going to disappoint on earnings, the smart ones don't just give bad […]

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Could working in the office become a status symbol? Here at Altimetry, we've said it time and time again... the coronavirus pandemic has kicked off an "At-Home Revolution."  Across the globe, the virus has changed our lives. And the biggest change is in how people work.  We recently came across a CNBC piece published earlier […]

According to management consulting firm McKinsey, the recovery from coronavirus pandemic will be digital... Meaning that it'll be a recovery that will be from the home.  Last month, McKinsey Digital put together an interesting report on some of the recent trends – as well as ones that could happen – that the firm has seen […]

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We've found 'Groupon 2.0'... As subscribers to our Altimeter tool know, we aren't fans of online retailer Stitch Fix (SFIX). We've highlighted the company twice this month for a specific reason... Stitch Fix is a ticking time bomb that's following in the mold of several other "fad" companies that have come around in the past […]

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The pandemic is accelerating the freelance independent contractor movement... Each year, freelancing site UpWork publishes its Freelancing in America report. We recently came across it while researching how the pandemic is affecting workers. It's similar to MBO Partners' annual State of Independence in America... We work with and respect MBO, so it's good to get […]

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Next month, our friends at global asset manager Sprott are hosting an event with an impressive bench of attendees... I may not be a gold bug, but I've been working with different members of the Sprott team for years. I've actually been on a program that Sprott Media hosts a few times... and I know […]

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