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The hike isn't the story. The 10-year going through 5% is
Wednesday the Fed went 25bp to 3.75–4.00%, first since 2023. Thirty-day cash pays about 3.96% and that's what most of the threads are about. Wrong number, I think. The 10-year went through 5% the same day, highest since 2007. That's the rate that decides what a share is worth, and …
A 10-Q can look like a full quarter and not be. One check before you annualize anything.
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Store brands like Kirkland are winning the war for consumers’ wallets, squeezing out national brands - MarketWatch
**Store brands like Kirkland are winning the war for consumers’ wallets, squeezing out national brands** From razors to pet food, private label keeps eating retail. For many consumer packaged-goods companies, there’s no point fighting it. Key Points \- U.S. private-label brands generated around $245 billion in sales last year, up …
Rate hike confirmed, more likely to come. Are you going to buy, sell or hold?
Rather new in investing, this is the first rate hike for me For those who are here long enough, do you have any game plan?
A high distribution tells you what already happened, not what's coming
A lot of people here treat a fund's distribution rate as a quality signal — 11%, 12%, must be doing something right. I wanted to know if that was true in any forward-looking sense, so I pulled the history on one of the big covered-call income ETFs and checked it. …
Uber - is the risk from AV really worth the reward
I own about 100 shares at a cost basis of $71. I bought because it seems undervalued (from a pure valuation standpoint it almost certainly is at a fwd PE of \~15.5, the EPS growth and over $10B in FCF, major increase in gross bookings etc). I bought because I …
Smaller watchlist
I’ve noticed that reducing my stock watchlist to just a few high conviction stocks is pretty beneficial. It makes it less likely for you to deviate and buy something speculative that may end up losing you money.
Topicus: thoughts on the new CEO and current valuation vs. Constellation Software?
What are people’s thoughts on Topicus with Robin van Poelje retiring and the new CEO taking over? Also curious how people see Topicus’ valuation compared to Constellation Software at current prices. Is Topicus still attractive relative to CSU, or is the valuation difference justified given the difference in size, growth, …