Buying a Business
Buying a business is much more riskier than most people think or understand. The reason being is that you are buying a lot of “good will” and taking on existing liabilities with very little asset collateral.
The Analysts
Prices of oil have suffered some volatility recently due to an attack on oil production facilities in Saudi Arabia. But attacks or no attacks, the price of oil from here is moving up or down.
Smile Direct Club – SDC
Today they went public. Then Kyle Wailes and David Katzman, the co-founders, were interviewed by cnbc. They were asked about the risk and complication of orthodontics care.
Content Creators
“Companies” are competing for content. We have Roku, a company with zero benefit to human kind, valued at 20 billion and that is cheap.
Software Rental
It seems that every big company is forcing people to use their product on a rental basis, including the Microsoft Office. I say forget it. One can use Google (and hate these bastards) tools online unless you have a specific need to using Microsoft office.
Microsoft Most Recent Stunt (to me at least)
I bought a new PC recently. It run on Windows. I was shocked by how much Microsoft is now looking like Google, i.e. they want spy on you and get everything about your “machine”. Before I can even turn my computer on, I was led through a screen after screen and my options were in… Read More »
Struggling Oil Companies
Here is an initial take on bunch of companies that are supposedly struggling to make payments to either investors or lenders. The comments below are based on 10 minute research time in each. The deep-dive work is pretty extensive and requires some domain knowledge and some almost “insider” hints.
MAR
This is the ticker for Marriott. I wanted to take a look at this stock and was really surprised with what I found.
Doggy Bags
There is nothing more attractive than an girl coming into the Starbucks with doggy poop bag on her waist. If that didn’t brighten your morning and warm your heart, I do not know what will.
The CNBC Advertising Machine.
Trading is a zero sum game. Money does not come from vacuum. For every winning trade, there is a loosing trade. If you understand that, then you should know that “massive trading”, i.e. a trade where everyone does the same thing, will not make anyone money. The players and casino cannot both make money. CNBC… Read More »