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Current Market Conditions and Asset Allocation

November 19, 2019 | With the stock market at an all-time high and returning 24.5% so far this year, I wanted to bring up a question that I’ve been asked multiple times over the years: Should my portfolio ever be 100% allocated in the stock market?

Current Market Conditions and Value Investing

October 7, 2019 | I can’t say I’m surprised to read the skeptic view on value investing given it just had its 6th worst drawdown ever. However, something odd happened 4 weeks ago.

Current Market Conditions and Gold

August 14, 2019 | What a market it has been the last few weeks! With the trade war raging on, the mixed signals from the FED, and the price of gold soaring, watching the financial markets almost felt like watching a sports event.

Current Market Conditions and Valuing Big Tech

July 17, 2019 | Back then, I pitched Micron Technologies and Alibaba which are two companies I’m currently invested in. I’ve also talked about them on the show. Since then, I’ve received a lot of feedback on both picks...

Current Market Conditions and The Trade War with China

June 10, 2019 | With the trade war escalating, the stock market has taken a severe hit. One way to handle this is to question if it’s a good time to invest now that stocks are cheaper, or if it’s a bad time as the outlook for stocks has worsened.

Current Market Conditions and Cloning The Best Investors

May 17, 2019 | Mohnish Pabrai is not shy to call himself a “cloner.” Every quarter, he’s the happiest when the stocks the greatest investors bought are revealed. The last quarterly update was this May 15, and you can check it out here.

Current Market Conditions and Growth Rates

March 19, 2019 | Consider a new generation of companies like Amazon and Alibaba. Despite the enormous size of the company, Amazon grew their revenue at an annual rate of almost 30% over the past three years. Alibaba is close to 50% annually.

The Last Mile

December 18, 2023 | Andrew Carniegie’s days are long over and technology dominates the business news cycle. But U.S. Steel is still one of America’s largest corporations. 

Making Sense of Numbers

December 17, 2023 | When Nuno Job founded Decipad in 2020, he had bold ambitions: To change the world’s relationship with numbers. 

Olive Oil Ain’t Cheap

December 16, 2023 | 406 years. That was the last time Mount Fuji erupted, with the eruption beginning on this day (December 16th) and lasting for 17 days. Learn something new every day, right?

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