There are key functional characteristics of serial Entrepreneurship. Let’s begin with the general process. Serial Entrepreneurship is starting/founding and running multiple businesses in succession or simultaneously. Creating vs Action Plan Creating is a sole activity. I design, create, lay down foundation for projects & businesses Action Plan is delegated to hand-picked, solid team to carry […]
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Did you know that when you buy or sell a business you do not actually buy/sell the legal entity itself? You almost always ONLY transfer (sell) the assets of the business (good will, inventory, etc). Then the original entity from the Seller dissolves. Why does it happen this way? Because if you acquire the actual
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Do you think the US can curb its spending and DEBT? If US truly wanted to contain it, what about implementing a Swiss-style debt brake? It would involve an amendment to US constitution. Will they do it? Doubtful but there is hope! What is a debt brake? The debt brake is a simple mechanism for
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Here is a short list of some of the things I look for in Earnings Reports 1. Margins: I like to see increasing margins or at the very least companies maintaining their margins. This includes Gross Margins and Profit Margins Gross Margins: (Net Sales – COGS)/Net Sales Profit Margins: (Net Sales – COGS & Operating
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Here are some guidelines on what I look for in companies My top metrics for stocks: 1. FCF/Revenue also known as FCF Margin FCF/Revenues is a measure of how effectively a company generates surplus Cash Flow from Revenues A performance ratio that demonstrates a company’s operating cash flows AFTER subtracting operating expenses and capital expenditures.
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Earnings continue – what to look for! Whether I am long term investing or swinging trades (months, weeks, or days) I always look at fundamentals. To me they are a very important part of my investing (and trading) puzzle. Of course, it isn’t as pertinent to day trading or trending trading. I use charts extensively
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Real yields are positive again after the pandemic where they were negative with rates at practically zero. Most real assets have negative expected returns in this economic environment. So why take on riskier assets when real yields on risk free assets are positive? Risk free rates down from highs in mid NOV. Good time to
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Various Asset Classes Diversification We are in a vastly different financial environment than we have been for some time. Real rates are positive and increasing so we can now receive great returns without taking on much risk. When risk free rates provide positive real returns, why take on risky assets which mostly have negative expected
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Overcoming unconscious biases is about being aware that they exist, however, increasing awareness is not enough. We must teach people to manage these biases, change their behavior, and track their progress to make certain that we are aware and working towards overcoming them. If we solely raise awareness of the existence of unconscious biases, we
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CAPM is a mathematical model that estimates the expected returns of an investment based on its riskiness relative to the rest of the market. It compares the relationship between systematic risk and the expected returns of an asset usually equities. CAPM establishes the required return on an investment and its risk and whether it is
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