Anyone investing heavily this year??

How much money did you lose/gain this past week?


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$INTC earnings after hours. No real feel one way or the other. Estimates were pretty low already but there are rumblings that $INTC will be on the higher end of estimates. There are also rumors that $META is moving on from using $INTC in datacenter. Oracle is making a pivot from $INTC in future systems.

Some yolo puts because semi sentiment is a bit negative because of... reasons.


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$INTC earnings after hours. No real feel one way or the other. Estimates were pretty low already but there are rumblings that $INTC will be on the higher end of estimates. There are also rumors that $META is moving on from using $INTC in datacenter. Oracle is making a pivot from $INTC in future systems.

Some yolo puts because semi sentiment is a bit negative because of... reasons.
$LRCX did well.
 

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Dimon? Definitely.. I think Dalio went back on his cash is trash theme a few seasons back, and Bury was also tweeting folks should "sell" (again) months ago .. plus the media and mad Furus were pushing crash / recession fears heavy.

Obviously those dudes move way differently for their own reasons, but they got average retail investors trying to duplicate their strategies and taking their opinions too far sometimes.
Are “retail investors” even listening to those folks? I think the little guys understand the gravity the Dimons of the world control, however, I think they aren’t as afraid of them — it’s not the 90s. Robinhood has everyone feeling like David.
 

Madrox

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Are “retail investors” even listening to those folks? I think the little guys understand the gravity the Dimons of the world control, however, I think they aren’t as afraid of them — it’s not the 90s. Robinhood has everyone feeling like David.
I think some do, some don't. Even with the mechanisms in place to take part in the market, not everyone has a plan of their own unfortunately. I think it's easy to scare the average person out of their positions, especially when it's coming from someone seemingly "of stature", or at least more experienced.
 

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Man fuck that..I know how it feels to be super broke. Give me that kind of money and any nigga that doesn't respect my boundaries will get cuss the fuck out (excuse my nigga talk).

People got to learn to set healthy boundaries with people...
 

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This was a really good video, but I must ask (forgive me fellas, I am still learning this stock game...Hopefully after I finish reading a few books I'll be more equipped in the next 3 months) why not just invest in QQQ??
Is it because with single stocks you can own as much as you want and in QQQ everything is spread around?
 

Madrox

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This was a really good video, but I must ask (forgive me fellas, I am still learning this stock game...Hopefully after I finish reading a few books I'll be more equipped in the next 3 months) why not just invest in QQQ??
Is it because with single stocks you can own as much as you want and in QQQ everything is spread around?

Yea... I think it comes down to a) portfolio construction AND b) the individual investor's circle of competence.

a) Portfolio construction wise, I know that he's said that as far as his retirement portfolio goes it's all ETFs for steady long term growth/compounding. But that in his taxable account he invests in way more individual companies that he knows/likes (see the next point) and also to take advantage of volatility for the right entry/price-points...

b) Circle of competence wise, he worked in tech sales for years so he has a deep understanding of cyber security, cloud, and tech sector in general. With that edge in specific knowledge (circle of competence) if you can stockpile shares of the best of the bunch rather than buying the whole sector via an ETF, you have a chance to win bigger (since you're concentrated on your hand picked winners vs. buying the whole sector which includes the laggards).

It's obviously not a sure thing, but it can work if you really know what you're doing.. and admit to yourself what you do and don't know about certain sectors/companies/strategies.

(*DISCLAIMER: ^^My unprofessional opinion^^)
 
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Madrox

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Nice. My advisor put me in all of these. Hopfully in the next 5 yrs it pays off

Snowflake has come up on my radar a few times recently, might throw them on my watchlist..

Also, I was watching another Seth Klarmann interview yesterday and they mentioned that his fund (Baupost) has become and investor in COINBASE ($COIN). Which surprised me since he such a deep value guy. I guess I haven't looked at COIN in a minute either.

*EDIT: I didn't see COIN on Baupost's 13F and Just read another article where it says that their exposure to COIN is "a convertible debt investment and should not be seen as a bullish bet on Coinbase or crypto more broadly. Klarman struggles to see the long-term case for crypto and has decided to stay on the sidelines, other than the debt investment."

 
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Snowflake has come up on my radar a few times recently, might throw them on my watchlist..

Also, I was watching another Seth Klarmann interview yesterday and they mentioned that his fund (Baupost) has become and investor in COINBASE ($COIN). Which surprised me since he such a deep value guy. I guess I haven't looked at COIN in a minute either.


Was watching dave Ramsey this morning. He said historically after a 2 yr down period the market has always had a big run. Im hoping history repeats itself
 

Madrox

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Was watching dave Ramsey this morning. He said historically after a 2 yr down period the market has always had a big run. Im hoping history repeats itself

Word. I'm not seasoned enough to know for sure but we'll see. There seems to be a way to participate no matter what direction things are headed though.
 

DC_Dude

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Yea... I think it comes down to a) portfolio construction AND b) the individual investor's circle of competence.

a) Portfolio construction wise, I know that he's said that as far as his retirement portfolio goes it's all ETFs for steady long term growth/compounding. But that in his taxable account he invests in way more individual companies that he knows/likes (see the next point) and also to take advantage of volatility for the right entry/price-points...

b) Circle of competence wise, he worked in tech sales for years so he has a deep understanding of cyber security, cloud, and tech sector in general. With that edge in specific knowledge (circle of competence) if you can stockpile shares of the best of the bunch rather than buying the whole sector via an ETF, you have a chance to win bigger (since you're concentrated on your hand picked winners vs. buying the whole sector which includes the laggards).

It's obviously not a sure thing, but it can work if you really know what you're doing.. and admit to yourself what you do and don't know about certain sectors/companies/strategies.

(*DISCLAIMER: ^^My unprofessional opinion^^)

Naw that makes total sense.

One of the main reasons why I am so big on Google and Apple, I work in the healthcare space and my company has had several conversations with them both about doing some things in healthcare and then all of the things Apple is doing with the apple watch and some of the partnerships they have with a few hospitals allowing patients to sync their data into their EHR systems....
 

Madrox

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Naw that makes total sense.

One of the main reasons why I am so big on Google and Apple, I work in the healthcare space and my company has had several conversations with them both about doing some things in healthcare and then all of the things Apple is doing with the apple watch and some of the partnerships they have with a few hospitals allowing patients to sync their data into their EHR systems....

That's an edge in knowledge for sure (fresh info in the normal course of your daily). I think that's how folks can open positions in individual companies with more confidence and stay in certain holdings.
 

Madrox

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Original Publish Date: 07/17/2023

Show Notes
05:05 Early experience in business and investing
17:43 Path to Baupost
20:18 Value investing principles over time
34:39 Sourcing
42:47 Diligence
49:07 Portfolio construction
52:49 Risk management
56:04 Illiquidity
58:46 International investing
1:00:50 Current environment
1:09:13 Alignment with clients
1:12:23 Succession at Baupost
1:14:33 Perspectives on Securities Analysis and Margin of Safety
1:21:47 Boston Red Sox
1:23:59 Horse Racing
1:25:53 Philanthropy
 

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So why the blood bath?
Rating agency Fitch dropped a bombshell late Tuesday, leaving analysts and economists confused. Even as the U.S. economy is chugging along nicely despite the encircling uncertainties, the firm downgraded U.S.'s long-term rating from "AAA" to "AA+."
 

Madrox

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