The stock of GameStop (GME) has been under severe pressure even as the holiday season is getting going. The company reported quarterly earnings that disappointed analysts. Still, GME management insists that they can still make the ambitious full-year guidance, implying they expect strong business in the current quarter, which includes all those holiday purchases. […]
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November 18, 2015 Young Investors Society Spotlight with Claudio Brocado Background: Claudio Brocado is a seasoned financial professional with over twenty years in the financial industry (sell-side as well as over sixteen years buy-side, including firms such as RCM, Putnam, Fidelity and Batterymarch). Claudio has substantial global expertise and interest, complemented by formal studies in […]
Let’s play a game. Ready? Open a financial newspaper like the Wall Street Journal, turn to the stock quote section, and pick any company at random, and look at the high and low from the past year. Ok, let’s see here. We have GM. They make cars and trucks. Over the past 52 weeks, their stock traded as […]
We’ll only invest in a company when the price we pay today is significantly less than the value we will get tomorrow. But how do we know what the value of the company is? Let’s take Apple. What is the value of the world’s largest business of consumer electronics? Well, the value of any business is […]
The Young Investors Society is proud to sponsor a “LEARN HOW TO BE AN INVESTOR” night for Southern California high school students. We’ve invited some of the top investment professionals in Southern California to teach us their skills and their secrets to beating the stock market. And the best part is… It’s Free! When: September 11, […]
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR MOAT Bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to digging an economic moat. It is very easy to assume that a company with high market share has a sustainable competitive advantage—how else would it have grabbed a big chunk of the market? But history shows us that leadership can be fleeting […]