A battle between a great trader and a prominent money manager has taken place in recent years. Mark Minervini, 2x US trading champion, has taken shots at billion dollar money manager, Cathie Wood of ARK Invest.
His primary critique appears to be based in a rule that he has observed over time. A stock that has fallen 80% can decline by another 50%.
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t get as much credit as he may deserve for his ferocity and tenaciousness. As the head of Meta, he is widely viewed as the dorky tech guy who stumbled upon a great idea and just happened to build a big social media business.
The truth is he’s a harsh competitor,
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Among the best business models in the world is the money management one. While fees have come down substantially in recent decades, you can certainly still find examples of financial advisors charging north of 1% on assets under management while another 1% is charged through commissions, 10b-1 fees, and mutual fund costs.
Sum those up and 2% of invested capital is lost each year to these hefty fees.
When insurance technology firm Lemonade first debuted on the markets at an official price of $29 before soaring to $66 per share, it was caught up in a frenzy of bullish speculation that subsequently led the stock to rally to $183 per share.
But the excitement wasn’t to last and now the share price sits about 85% lower.
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If the idea of brand could be connected to just one company, Coca Cola might well be it. One of the primary drivers behind Coca-Cola’s all-time high is its unparalleled brand loyalty. Coca-Cola has built a global brand that resonates with consumers across generations and that strong brand image has translated into steady sales and revenue growth.
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Lots of finger-pointing has taken place. Was it Buffett selling Apple? The jobs report? The unwind of the Japanese carry trade, which is essentially nothing more than borrowing at low rates in Japan and investing at higher yields in the US. Or was it the re-pricing from inflation concerns to recession worries?
Regardless,
While Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon garner the headlines, Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) has quietly become one of the fastest-growing cloud infrastructure companies. Its cloud business grew by 47% year-over-year in the latest quarter and that rate of growth puts it firmly on the radar of investors looking for the next stock to join the Magnificent 7 grouping.
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It’s been something of a mystery how a company generating $30 billion in revenue and spitting out $5 billion in operating income is valued at just 2x sales yet that’s precisely the case with PayPal.
Across a host of metrics, PayPal seems like a cheap stock. For example, the price-to-earnings ratio is just 14x,
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Palantir has been making enormous strides in the commercial sector and that has many abuzz about how high the share price could really go. Would a $333,000 investment in Palantir create a millionaire over the next 5 years?
We take a look at the massive opportunity ahead for Palantir and whether the hype is warranted.
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A second Trump presidency may have broad-reaching implications for the stock market, influenced by a mix of tax and economic strategies as well as geopolitical implications.
In his first-term, Trump oversaw significant corporate tax cuts, which boosted corporate earnings and stock prices. A second term is likely to continue or expand these tax policies,
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