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Back in August I told you I had a thesis I was working on fleshing out about why growth stocks are so loved and why growth has trumped value for years and continues to do. The first post on this is here. But let me provide an update today.…

I want to try something slightly different today, and go 'off-topic' with some content that more fits the Credit Writedowns blog of yore, when I covered a much wider range of topics. And so, this post is going to be about technology,…

A quick note here with a few thoughts on technology IPO companies with economic moats I use Slack every day at work. It is an essential internal communications tool for my job. And, as such, I see it as a company with relatively high…

I wanted to switch things up a bit for today's post and focus in the news. What I am going to do is present you with news as presented by traditional media. And then I am going to give you 'my take' on the story. Hopefully, this will…

Some thoughts on the recent market selloff As I write these words, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up nearly 400 points, about 1.85%. The Nasdaq is up even more. Does that mean the market rout is over? No. But, for me, it does suggest a…

There are a lot of different things on my radar screen right now. And below is the list of news items I want to touch on in that context. As I've been saying recently, I'm fairly bullish on the US economy and US market despite shares being…

Today's daily post will feature a number of articles on topics I think should be on your radar screen, with a few thoughts from me on each article. And I want to lead with the Department of Labor's 8:30am jobless claims release. 1 -…

1 - How little politics matters to the market A couple of weeks ago, I tweeted the following after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty: For those surprised there’s no market reaction to Cohen, why should there be? It has no bearing on earnings,…

How Whole Foods will become the brick and mortar extension of Amazon

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