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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.
TSMC: The Most Important Company in the World?
June 15, 2025 | “Taiwan Semiconductor is one of the best-managed and most important companies in the world. And I think you’ll be able to say the same thing 5, 10, or 20 years from now.” This is what Buffett said about TSMC in his 2023 shareholder meeting. However, he added, “I don’t like its location.”
Nubank: Berkshire’s Bet on Latin America
June 8, 2025 | How often are Berkshire Hathaway and Cathie Wood invested in the same thing? Today, we’ll be telling the story of one such company: Nubank, going through its incredible growth, still promising prospects, and trying to reconcile what it means for the company’s valuation.
Amazon: Is It Prime Time for Investors?
June 1, 2025 | I know… Amazon is hardly an insider tip. But take a look at the stock chart, and you might be surprised to see that it’s gone nowhere over the last four years.
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