Most people think of index funds as boring but that’s because the majority don’t have a good understanding of how these funds actually work. To simplify it, consider the following analogy.
Imagine you’re betting at a horse race but you don’t know which horse will win so you’re permitted to bet on all the horses and whoever wins you win.
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In the investing world, Jim Cramer grabs a lot of headlines, but other less well-known names arguably deserve substantially more attention. Oliver Kell is one such name. He’s got the distinguished title of US Champion Trader with a 941.1% return in 2020.
He’s also got quite a knack for finding the hottest stocks in the market,
For investors who are only familiar with stock investing, the options market can seem like a great unknown. That market is so large that it can sometimes act like the tail wagging the dog.
As we approach the monthly expiration of options in February, the risks to the market grow. That fact is well understood by one analyst,
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It seems every generation needs to learn the same lesson the hard way. In 2000, when technology stocks were flying high but fundamentals failed to justify the valuations, the fear of missing out on big gains caused many to chase higher highs and regret it.
More recently, a similar type of investment, draped in narrative and shy on fundamentals,
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Long ago, a conversation between two investors about the sluggish revenues of what was then Facebook went something along the lines of this: With all those users, why isn’t Facebook making more?
To which the second investor replied, do you really think they figured out how to get a billion users on their platform and don’t know how to make money from them?
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It’s easy to get distracted by the energy sector when Buffett is snapping up Occidental Petroleum shares with abandon and already owns so much of Chevron. But arguably both should be cast aside in favor of what might well be the #1 stock in the sector, Exxon Mobil.
With a market capitalization of around $400 billion and generating revenues of $338 billion,
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Airbnb has been on a tear since 2020 when it reported losses of $3 billion in a single quarter. Lockdowns sparked concerns that the company would not survive a world without travel but soon hope emerged that life would return to normal and the financials soon followed.
A full U-turn followed with the company growing the top and bottom lines at a rapid pace.
About ten years ago, MercadoLibre was a holding in Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management firm. At the time, the Latin e-commerce firm had barely made a dent on the radars of top money managers and traded around $117 per share. Now sitting close to $1,795 per share, the holding has proven to be a massive winner for the asset management firm,
Third Point, founded by Dan Loeb, is no ordinary investment manager. It’s got $6.5 billion in assets under management and so when it makes a move it’s worth paying attention because you know the company has passed a lot of screens to be accepted into the portfolio.
But perhaps even more interesting is what stock in the portfolio ranks as the most undervalued of all and whether it’s a buy?
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At one time, Al Gore’s fund, Generation Investment Management, had so much conviction in Qualcomm that they bet around half a billion dollars on it.
Today, another huge investment fund founded by billionaire David Tepper has a stake in the chipmaker. What is it that these money managers see in the San Diego-headquartered firm to persuade them to risk hundreds of millions of dollars?
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