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Hershey’s: Deliciously Beaten Down?
March 23, 2025 | They say to never try and catch a falling knife when investing. That’s probably good advice. But when you see a company with as much nostalgia and brand recognition as Hershey’s get cut in half over the last two years, it’s at least worth a second look.
Nintendo: Switching It Up!
March 16, 2025 | Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Super Smash Brothers, Kirby, Pokemon — the list of Nintendo’s iconic franchises is remarkable, rivaled only by Disney’s portfolio of beloved brands.
Airbnb: The Future of Hospitality
March 9, 2025 | I’ve got a fun one for ya today, folks: Silicon Valley meets hospitality, the hotel industry’s worst nightmare — Airbnb 🏡
Blue Owl: The Next Blackstone?
March 2, 2025 | This week, I’m diving into one of the few SPACs from the 2020-era Lollapalooza in financial markets that has actually worked out: a fast-growing alternative asset manager humbly named Blue Owl that, perhaps, has its eyes set on being the next Blackstone?
VeriSign: The Internet’s Toll Road
February 23, 2025 | No, I don’t have a literal toll-road company to tell you about today; I actually have something much more powerful: a business that operates like the toll road I describe above, yet for the entire internet 👀
AutoZone: Under The Hood
February 16, 2025 | Few companies have been as prolific cannibals of their own stock as AutoZone, a franchise that has, in two decades, spent tens of billions of dollars consuming 90% of its outstanding shares.
Vital Farms: Egg-cellent Investment?
February 9, 2025 | Another company is now bringing Conscious Capitalism to public markets, again showing that putting ethical business and sustainability first isn’t just ESG gibberish but an actually winning strategy underpinning one of the most impressive brands in the world.
Alphabet: Searching For Value
February 2, 2025 | Can the “Magnificent 7” offer value? Depends on how you define value. They’d probably be too rich for ol’ Ben Graham’s tastes, but boy, they have done well.
John Deere: An American Stalwart
January 26, 2025 | What’s more American than Levi’s blue jeans and apple pie? Well, honestly, probably nothing, but John Deere is in contention. Few brands have left a bigger cultural mark on rural America than Deere.
Mercedes-Benz: Can Benz Reinvent the Car Again?
May 4, 2025 | In this issue, I break down what’s really going on at Mercedes. And beyond the company itself, we ask the bigger question: is the car industry — with all its capital intensity and volatility — just too tough for long-term investors?
Comfort Systems: Blue-Collar Compounder
April 27, 2025 | What is a “serial acquirer,” you ask? Good question. This term has come to describe decentralized holding companies, where there’s a parent company at the top that oversees a number of subsidiary businesses.
Uber: Cash Burner to Compounder?
April 20, 2025 | I was actually one such investor who, when researching Alphabet previously, suggested Waymo could and should eventually cut Uber out instead of partnering with them. After having studied Uber, I now see it differently. Let’s discuss.
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