Both Spotify and Dropbox are well-known brands not only among the investment community but in general. I literally do not know 1 person (besides my non-tech wife) that doesn't use either product or both. This name recognition is likely to attract a lot of attention when these companies go public. IPOs are expected this month. GSV Capital invests in private companies. … [Read more...]
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ValueX Presentation: Discovery Communications
In January, I had the honor to be invited to Guy Spier's ValueX. The event took place in the village of Klosters (Davos region) in Switzerland. I had not seen so much snow since my college days at Illinois. People skied or took group walks during the day while the presentations started at 3 pm and went on until late in the evening. The event had many similarities to the … [Read more...]
Why the iPhone 8 Plus at $799 is cheap
Yes, the new iPhone 8 Plus is a bargain. And if you see my logic, you will agree too. I'm a proud owner of Apple's new phone from October 2017. My previous phone was the iPhone 5 which I purchased in February 2013. It was a great phone and I would have held it for another year if my wife didn't leave it in the sun on the beach at Protaras. It was in a bag but at over 40 … [Read more...]
My Latest Trade: DVMT – VMW
Yesterday, I took a position in my own account which I will share with you. I took a long in DVMT and an equal amount short in VMW. To give you some background, in 2015 Dell acquired EMC Corp which had an 81% position in VMware (VMW). To help pay for the acquisition they created a tracking stock (a spin-off would have resulted in a large amount of tax because of EMC's low … [Read more...]
Applying My Risk Checklist To General Electric And Mylan
Summary Part of my process is to go through a risk checklist. Stocks that don't pass are put aside. Debt ratios and 3 models (Piotroski, Altman, Beneish) are used and shown. The article will go over the debt ratios and the 3 models that investors can use in their own process. General Electric and Mylan are used as examples of stocks that looked interesting but … [Read more...]
