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Benjamin Graham (right) is a legendary investor, the mentor of Warren Buffett (left) and is known for his book 'The Inte...
05/18/2023

Benjamin Graham (right) is a legendary investor, the mentor of Warren Buffett (left) and is known for his book 'The Intelligent Investor".

Warren Buffett has suggested his own investing style is "85% Graham".

Here are three quick lessons from the father of value investing.

1/ The term "Mr Market" was coined by Graham to illustrate the fickle nature of the stock market.

He offers you daily quotations on your stocks; sometimes reasonable and most of the time not.

Graham suggests that investors would be better off ignoring him.

2/ "Investing isn’t about beating others at their game. It’s about controlling yourself at your own game".

Graham believed that trying to beat Wall ST in the short term was a loser's game. He suggests playing your own game and ignoring other participants.

3/ "The speculator’s primary interest lies in anticipating and profiting from market fluctuations. The investor’s primary interest lies in acquiring and holding suitable securities at suitable prices".

The difference between speculating and investing.

Data from Sensor Tower shows that META's Instagram has grown daily 'time spend' amongst US consumers by 8% YoY compared ...
05/15/2023

Data from Sensor Tower shows that META's Instagram has grown daily 'time spend' amongst US consumers by 8% YoY compared to TikTok's 2%.

YouTube $GOOG (6%) and Pinterest $PINS (15%) also showed impressive growth, albeit from different baselines.

Snapchat $SNAP was down 7%.

1/ $NVDA and $META have been miles ahead of the S&P 500 constituents this year and are locked in a battle for 1st place....
05/15/2023

1/ $NVDA and $META have been miles ahead of the S&P 500 constituents this year and are locked in a battle for 1st place.

Last week, Meta was the latest to retake the crown.

2/ Over the last year, $META is the second most bought stock by $ volumes among Commonstock investors.

3/ And many of them have managed to take advantage of the depressed stock price and bag their profits.

4/ Overall, the sentiment across Commonstock has moved up slightly from 35 to 38.

5/ Besides META and NVDA, here's a look at the other top-performing stocks in the S&P 500 in 2023.

6/ The performance continues to be dominated by technology companies, as demonstrated by the Nasdaq 100's resistance this year.

7/ Across the sectors, this is further illustrated.

Communication services (+24.8%) and technology services (+21.6%) are miles ahead.

Consumer discretionary (+14.8%) is the only other sector ahead of the S&P 500 so far this year.

8/ Lastly, here's a look at the worst performers in the S&P 500 in 2023.

The Disney+ narrative was all about subscriber growth.But for the second straight quarter, Disney+ subscribers have fall...
05/11/2023

The Disney+ narrative was all about subscriber growth.
But for the second straight quarter, Disney+ subscribers have fallen.

$DIS share price has been down since Q1 2021

Market caps of the biggest players in the luxury industry.$LVMH $KER $RMS $RACE $MONC $CPRI $BRBY $PRDSF $CFR
05/11/2023

Market caps of the biggest players in the luxury industry.

$LVMH $KER $RMS $RACE $MONC $CPRI $BRBY $PRDSF $CFR

10 of the 11 US sectors are down over the last week, with the exclusion of technology stocks.Which is why it continues t...
05/11/2023

10 of the 11 US sectors are down over the last week, with the exclusion of technology stocks.

Which is why it continues to be the year of Nasdaq.

1/ The top 20 performing stocks in the S&P 500 YTD:$NVDA $META $WST $GE $RCL $CRM $ALGN $PHM $CMG $AMD $TSLA $WBD $GEHC ...
05/09/2023

1/ The top 20 performing stocks in the S&P 500 YTD:

$NVDA $META $WST $GE $RCL $CRM $ALGN $PHM $CMG $AMD $TSLA $WBD $GEHC $WYNN $AAPL $AXON $FDX $FTNT $ON $XRAY

2/ The bottom 20 performing stocks in the S&P 500 YTD:

Note: $FRC has been removed from the S&P 500.

$FITB $HAL $CVS $MET $ETSY $PFE $EPAM $PNC $APA $USB $HBAN $CFG $TFC $LNC $ENPH $SCHW $KEY $CMA $DISH $ZION

Apple recently reported Q2 2023 earnings.• Revenue: $94.8b (-3%)- iPhone: $51.3b +2%- Services: $20.9b +5%- Wearables: $...
05/05/2023

Apple recently reported Q2 2023 earnings.

• Revenue: $94.8b (-3%)
- iPhone: $51.3b +2%
- Services: $20.9b +5%
- Wearables: $8.8b (-1%)
- Mac: $7.2b (-31%)
- iPad: $6.7b (-13%)

We've curated 7 quick highlights from the call.

1/ While product revenues struggle, services hit record highs.

$AAPL CEO: "Services set an all-time record with $20.9 billion in revenue for the March quarter. We achieved all-time revenue records across App Store, Apple Music, iCloud and payment services".

2/ In Q2, Apple repurchased $19.1b in shares and announced a HUGE new authorisation.

Apple plans to repurchase another $90b of its shares and has increased its quarterly dividend by 4%, to $0.24 per share.

3/ Cook remains optimistic about the recovery in China; Apple is showing they continue to attract new buyers and are taking share.

4/ Cook is now calling India a "major focus", after opening their first two stores in the region.

"ARPUs are much lower than other regions. But if you look at it over a long arc of time, there's a good opportunity across the board".

5/ Recent financial product launches like Apple Pay Later, Apple Card, and the high-yield savings product have had incredible feedback.

6/ Apple's 44.3% gross margin, up 1.3% QoQ is the highest it's been in over a decade.

"Products gross margin was 36.7%, decreasing 30 basis points sequentially. Services gross margin was 71%, up 20 basis points sequentially".

7/ Apple's ecosystem continues to blossom. As of Q2, there are 2b+ active devices and 975m paid subscribers across Apple services, up 150m from last year.

How is Starbucks doing under their new CEO? Pretty well 👇$SBUX CEO: "We've only just scratched the surface of what we ca...
05/04/2023

How is Starbucks doing under their new CEO? Pretty well 👇

$SBUX CEO: "We've only just scratched the surface of what we can accomplish with this iconic brand and company".

• Revenue +14% $8.7B (beat)
• Comp sales +11%
• Store count +6% to 36,634
• US Rewards +15% to 30.8M

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the 10th time.Here is what that looks like compared to previous cycles:
05/03/2023

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the 10th time.

Here is what that looks like compared to previous cycles:

There have been 564 US bank failures since 2001 and three of the largest have occurred since March 2023.• First Republic...
05/02/2023

There have been 564 US bank failures since 2001 and three of the largest have occurred since March 2023.

• First Republic - May 1st
• Signature Bank - March 12th
• SVB - March 10th

Paul Tudor Jones is one of history's most prolific traders.Between 1989 to 2014, he generated compounded annual returns ...
04/30/2023

Paul Tudor Jones is one of history's most prolific traders.

Between 1989 to 2014, he generated compounded annual returns of nearly 20% without a single down year.

Here are eight of his most insightful comments and ideas.

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