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How Bad Could Markets Get?
March 23, 2020 02:45 - 6 minutesEven though we’re ~33% off the all-time high, could we be in for more downside? Data from the WSJ makes me think so. The current selloff has erased 1.3 years of gains. That’s it. Even though the drop has been violent, we’re back to where we were in December 2018. Update: Since the article came out, the selloff has deepened and wiped three years of gains off the board. We are now back to levels last seen in January 2017. The majority of bear markets have stayed within a two-year range. Th...
What Betting on Horses and Picking Stocks Have in Common
March 19, 2020 12:00 - 3 minutesThe Pari-Mutuel System From Poor Charlie’s Almanack, page 195: The model I like — to sort of simplify the notion of what goes on in a market for common stocks — is the pari-mutuel system at the race track. If you stop and think about it, a pari-mutuel system is a market. Everybody goes there and bets and the odds change based on what’s bet. That’s what happens in the stock market. Any damn fool can see that a horse carrying a light weight with a wonderful win rate and good post position ...
🔥American Tower ($AMT); iShares Cohen Steers ($ICF)
October 09, 2019 19:00 - 11 minutesGoing forward, we are including audio (podcast) with most issues. This issue is free. Become a paying member by signing up below. American Tower ($AMT) ◾ Wireless infrastructure REIT ◾ $98 billion market ◾ 1.99% div yield Brief: American Tower has crushed the S&P 500 by 445% over the past 10 years. What they do: They own, operate, and develop communications real estate like cell towers. Their customers include wireless service providers (AT&T, Verizon), radio and television companies,...
Facebook's Second Pitch
May 08, 2019 15:00 - 11 minutes👋 Hello from the home office. Today’s newsletter: Bitcoin and The Technology Adoption Life Cycle. Facebook’s crypto project. Later this week: My experiment with Beyond Meat (BYND). The meat, but not real meat company making veggie burgers and sausages. I’m not a bull or bear on Bitcoin or blockchain technology. I think it’s interesting and something we need to pay attention to for two reasons. Smart, talented people are leaving high-paying jobs at companies like Google and Facebook to ...
Does it Matter That Uber ($UBER) Loses $1 Billion Per Year?
May 07, 2019 15:10 - 7 minutesThis week we’ll see Uber take center stage as their shares are set to price on Friday. Today, I want to to spend a brief minute on Uber, and talk about what I think is missing from this discussion. Links: A Look Back at Facebook's IPO (The Verge) P.S. Want analysis of stocks, ETFs, and IPOs delivered to your inbox every day? Subscribe to our daily email here: https://sam.substack.com/ This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
Netflix’s Moat and Lululemon ($LULU) Defies Retail Carnage
April 30, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutesIn today's show: Is Netflix’s moat widening or shrinking? How Lululemon thrived when other retailers are struggling. Links Netflix’s Moat, Lululemon Defies Retail, Disney Breaks Out — SAM This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
What Investors Can Learn From CAA Co-Founder Michael Ovitz
April 22, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes👋 Hello, today we’re talking about how Michael Ovitz changed the balance of power in Hollywood, and how thinking about who has leverage and where the balance of power lies within a value chain will help us evaluate this new crop of unicorns going public like Lyft, Uber, and Airbnb. Show Notes Value Chains — Stratechery Who is Michael Ovitz — Amazon This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
A Deep Dive on Zoom's IPO
April 09, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutesToday, we talk about the video communications company Zoom and their upcoming IPO. We start with an overview: what products they sell, who are their customers, and what is their business model? Next, we'll discuss their chance of becoming an economic franchise or will they be a run-of-the-mill business. And finally, we'll discuss what their ceiling is and three risks we need to think about when it comes to Zoom's business. Links A Deep Dive on Zoom's IPO — https://www.tradesam.com/a-deep-d...
Apple's New Products; The Inverted Yield Curve — Explained
April 01, 2019 12:40 - 16 minutesIn today's update, we talk about Apple's four new products. Plus, what the inverted yield means for investors. Show notes (SAM+ members) Use coupon code sam for a 20% discount off a yearly SAM+ membership. Click here to sign up. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
How One Man Built a $2.3 Billion Dollar Fortune
February 22, 2019 19:00 - 8 minutesThe greatest investor you've never heard of. In today's episode, we talk about how Dr. Herbie built his fortune. Links The Greatest Investor You’ve Never Heard Of: How an Optometrist Beat the Odds to Become a Billionaire — Forbes This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
The Next Trillion Dollar Opportunity: Augmented Reality
February 21, 2019 15:55 - 12 minutesToday we talk about Augmented Reality (AR) and Levi Strauss going public. Links, charts, and show notes can be found here: The Next Trillion Dollar Opportunity: Augmented Reality This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
What's Your One Big Thing?
February 15, 2019 16:13 - 4 minutesIn today's show, we talk about how deep insights can be learned from knowing just ONE THING, really well. Links One Big Thing — Of Dollars and Data. Host Caleb Dismuke — Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter-@jcd5816. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
Three Stocks We Added to Our Watchlist
February 14, 2019 10:12 - 3 minutesThis is the third and final episode of our new daily podcast for Pure Alpha subscribers. Hopefully, you have a feel for what these daily briefs will be like. Starting next week, there will be one free podcast/email per week. The rest will be for paid subscribers of Pure Alpha. To keep receiving these every day, click this link. For full show notes click https://sam.substack.com/p/-podcast-three-stocks-to-watch. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/s...
Postmates' IPO and Why Investors Are Piling Into VIX ETFs
February 13, 2019 15:27 - 11 minutes-In today’s episode we cover: Postmates’ IPO and other food delivery companies like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub (GRUB). Investors are piling back into VIX ETFs. -Complete show notes can be found here. -Links Postmates IPO — (Motley Fool) Stats on U.S. food delivery — (Edison Research) The food delivery market is booming! But beware of cannibalization — (Foodtech) Value Chains — (Stratechery) Online food delivery — (Statista) This is a public episode. Get access to private epis...
Why Spotify ($SPOT) Acquired Two Podcasting Companies
February 12, 2019 13:05 - 10 minutesNew feature! You can have this podcast delivered to your inbox for free. You can sign up at sam.substack.com. In today’s show we cover: Spotify acquired two podcast companies: Anchor and Gimlet Media. What do Anchor and Gimlet Media do? Why Spotify is pushing into podcasting. What should investors think… Links Spotify’s podcasting dreams — Axios Spotify’s podcast aggregation play — Stratechery Audio first — Spotify’s blog Bill Simmon’s NBA trade value rankings — The Ringer This is ...
Atlassian and the Steady Eddy of Stocks; Warren Buffett on How to be Successful
January 31, 2019 16:34 - 15 minutesIn today's episode, we look at Atlassian, a SAAS company that went public a few years ago. We also talk about McCormick and why they might be a good fit for the right investor. Plus, Warren Buffett's tips on how to be successful. Links for today's episode: Warren Buffett's rules on how to be REALLY successful. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
Netflix; Strong vs. Weak Technologies; Slack's IPO
January 23, 2019 04:46 - 14 minutesIn today's episode, we talk about what raising prices says about the strength of Netflix's business, strong vs. weak technologies, Slack's upcoming IPO. Plus much more... This podcast is based on research from our premium newsletter. You can learn more about our newsletter here. Want to learn how to win a free 6-month subscription to our premium newsletter? I reveal the details at the end of the show. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at sam.substack.com/subscribe
The Nifty Fifty; Chinese Stocks; Bitcoin/Blockchain
November 15, 2018 05:10 - 15 minutesIn today’s show, we’re tackling all the ways we can learn and trade better by taking a look at the nifty 50...Which was a group of high flying stocks back in the 60’s. Also we’re gonna be talking about Chinese stocks...which have had a rough 2018...should you include them in your portfolio??? And finally we are gonna talk about Blockchain, and the two must follow rules when you consider future categories to invest in. For more details and charts used in this episode, check out the blog post...
Is This the End of the Bull Market?
November 04, 2018 13:44 - 18 minutesIn today's show we talk: What investors should do instead of worrying about the recent correction in the stock market. Our show is broken up into segments They are: Public Offerings Two IPOs The first one is StoneCo, a Brazilian payments company backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. The second is YETI Holding. They make really, really expensive coolers. We go deep on this company. Companies to Watch In this segment, we talk about PayPal's two lessor known assets; Braintree a...