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February 6, 2020
Published by Kuppy at February 6, 2020
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Don’t worry, this isn’t another detailed article on Tesla (TSLAQ – USA). I’ve permanently sworn those off. As far as I’m concerned, there are two camps of investors; those who think it’s a fraud and those who aren’t very good at math. However, that doesn’t mean that Tesla cannot be a good long or short at the right moments in time—yeah, I know, hypocrisy; Read More
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January 9, 2020
Published by Kuppy at January 9, 2020
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Quick housekeeping note: I’ll be in Orlando for ICR from January 12 to 15. If you’re attending and would like to chat stocks, please email me at kuppy@adventuresincapitalism.com Last week, I was in Coimbra, Portugal. For a bit over a century starting in 1131, Coimbra was the capital of Portugal. Looking at a map, it should be obvious why this was. Coimbra is situated Read More
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December 4, 2019
Published by Kuppy at December 4, 2019
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Investing is all about probabilities. If the perceived odds of an event are high, certain securities will be priced based on those expected probabilities. The corollary is that when an event is perceived as almost impossible, securities do not price in any chance of it occurring. If that event does occur, all sorts of securities need to re-price—often quite rapidly. I like to spend Read More
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November 29, 2019
Published by Kuppy at November 29, 2019
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Two months ago, something rather monumental happened, which seems to have been lost to the news-cycle. In a world starved for yield, a company with trailing twelve month free cash flow of $527 million (cash flow from operations – maintenance cap-ex) and net debt of only $593 million could not re-finance debt due in 2022. Sure, the company’s end-markets are currently a little soft Read More
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Positions Mentioned: BTU
October 17, 2019
Published by Kuppy at October 17, 2019
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We’ve all heard the philosophical quandary, “If a tree falls in the forest, will anyone hear it?” I’d like to pose a more pertinent question, “If a small-cap company has a material press release and no one reads it, will the equity ever re-price?” Let’s go back two decades; I’m living in my fraternity house and it’s the dawn of widespread online trading, where Read More
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Positions Mentioned: ASPS
October 2, 2019
Published by Kuppy at October 2, 2019
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It is something of a tradition amongst market commentators to make bold stock market calls because they gain you notoriety if you get it right. Over here at AiC, I don’t particularly care what people think. I’m here to make money—that’s it. Therefore, I’ve refrained from big market calls—particularly as I have no real edge in guessing where an index of a few hundred Read More
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September 25, 2019
Published by Kuppy at September 25, 2019
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Miami has a highly cyclical property market where the magnitudes of the booms and busts dwarf anywhere else in the country. In my experience, trends in Miami real estate also tend to lead national trends by a few quarters. Therefore, smart guys always watch Miami. Roughly a year ago, I noticed that Miami property prices started to decline after a two or three-year period Read More
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September 20, 2019
Published by Kuppy at September 20, 2019
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Three weeks ago, I did the unforgivable and waded into US politics. I apologize, but I am about to do so again. Fortunately for all of us, I’ll keep my thoughts specifically to the stock market. Say what you will about Trump, he has had only one goal for the past three years; pump the hell out of the stock market. He tweets at Read More
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Is PE Having Its WeWork Moment…???