Wall Street Wildlife Investing Podcast (Krzysztof and Luke)

🚨🌴Welcome to the jungle Debra F and Sam G! With a special shout-out to our first Team Monkey patreon, Bruce B! 🍌 Thank you for supporting Wall Street Wildlife on https://www.patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife!

We love seeing who’s committed to being in our inner circle of trusted investors and jungle beasties. 🍌The few bucks you won’t miss will help us make the show and your investing returns better. All patreon questions get boosted to the top of the queue!

In this week's episode:

☕️🦖 Badger discusses his support for anti-fraud exposer @Coffeezilla

🚫💰 If America was a company, would you invest in it? Or would you look at its balance sheet and say, hmmm, $36 Trillion in debt seem like an awful lot… 🧐

👑🌴 Monkey is in bad shape with only a few weeks left in the first round of the King of the Jungle Portfolio challenge. But it ain’t over ‘til its over, especially if Eos $EOSE 🔋can orchestrate a short squeeze. Monkey explains

‼️🚨 Monkey adds more to his oversized Coherus Biosciences $CHRS position using a limit order and Relay Therapeutic $RLAY, using valuation as his measuring stick

🦁Stock Safari: Listen to Krzysztof pitch Nintendo $NTDOY 👾🎮 based on his experience with Activision $ATVI and Take-Two $TTWO. Is Nintendo a future Apple $AAPL in the making?

🦁Stock Safari: Luke pitches a private military equipment 🪖 and software company $Anduril and explains the extra risks of private investing

Send us your questions and comments on youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife and patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife

Sources mentioned:

Coffeezilla: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0_aw

Is America Broke? https://www.appeconomyinsights.com/p/how-america-spends-money

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:06:05] America's Broke And It Could Affect You!

[00:16:48] King Of The Jungle - The Final 25 Days

[00:23:06] Biotech Bravery - Betting Big and Bold on Coherus and Relay Therapeutics

[00:29:42] Stock Safari - Level Up with Nintendo, the Princess is in this Castle!

[00:38:36] Will Tesla's Robotaxi Event Be A 10/10?

[00:42:38] Anduril - Why Luke's Trying to Buy this Defense Tech Start Up

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If you're enjoying the show and want to support us in creating even more valuable content, head over to patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife. Your support will help us research, learn, and bring you the best insights from the investing jungle. Find your investing animal and show us some love.
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In this week’s episode, Luke and Albert reveal the first half of their model portfolio for 2021, covering the megatrends of e-commerce, fintech, medtech and entertainment. They also answer a listener question about one of the best problems to have as an investor - what to do when one of your stocks grows to become an oversized position within your portfolio!

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Do you smell a bubble brewing?

Join Badger and Monkey in a lively market breakdown where we crack open the wild world of market bubbles. We'll teach you how to spot these dangerous inflations and protect your portfolio from a devastating pop. Are we in a semiconductor bubble? Is Nvidia riding toward a burst? Will Super Micro Computer share Cisco's fate? These are the burning questions we'll be tackling!

We also talk about the difference between GPUs and tulip mania, while turning a discerning eye toward upcoming Nvidia $NVDA earnings, and make some bold predictions about where the price will be on the day after, 2/22. Hint: one of us is wilder and more aggressive in his price target than the other. Can you guess who’s who? Much whiskey depends on this bet!

And what does Wall Street Wildlife make of Super Micro Computer’s $SMCI parabolic rise and 20% one-day-drop? Monkey says this is what a bubble looks like and wonders if the company is analogous to Cisco in the ‘00s during the internet market crash.

We examine The King of the Jungle Competition for insights into the strengths and weaknesses of Badger and Monkey’s approaches. Badger looks calm and steady and richer than Monkey; so is Monkey wrong in his approach? Or is the divergence more a function of market cycles?

And why does Monkey all of a sudden own three Bitcoin miners? $CIFR, $BITF, and $CLSK? Perhaps because he likes making 100%+ gains? But there’s a more fundamental reason for his bullish view on Bitcoin $BTC, and it has to do with the world’s most valuable asset, gold.

All this, plus a barrel of laughs from two investing pros, helping you get richer one jungle branch and episode at a time.

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Working from home has been one of the hallmarks of the Coronacomony, but the nature of work was already changing. In this week’s episode, Luke & Albert talk about the drivers and the impacts of an increasingly mobile workforce and share their stock tips for this megatrend

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Badger puts a cool $100 to good use by investing in shares of Axon Enterprise $AXON. It’s a great company with a seriously good ethical backbone — Monkey supports the cause but questions whether it’s the right time to buy given the gnarly macro backdrop. Monkey meanwhile adds even more to his Coherus Biosciences $CHRS position, but this time using the 5/17/24 Call options. He explains why, despite 90% of options expiring worthless, he chose this vehicle instead of buying more shares outright. “Strap on your theta dildo and start pounding” might sound like you’ve walked into the wrong room in a 70s seedy Times Square joint, but Monkey explains what this means in terms of options losing value and how you can take steps to avoid getting pounded, and not in the good way. The Owl’s Nest brings us an unfortunate story of a good man getting scammed. Badger interviews his friend who lost too much money falling for a playbook that takes advantage of our human desire for lots of wealth quickly. Monkey admits to first-pawed experience with Greed as one of the most rotten bananas in the investing bunch and how investors can set themselves up to avoid nasty jungle predators. You can find more episodes of the podcast at wallstreetwildlife.com, and you can follow us at: https://twitter.com/7LukeHallard https://twitter.com/7FlyingPlatypus Wall Street Wildlife is also on Instagram and Tiktok @wallstreetwildlife

NVIDIA ($NVDA) just dropped a bombshell earnings report, sending the stock market into a frenzy! The results were off the charts, defying expectations and adding billions to the company's market value. But are things truly as rosy as they look? We'll dissect the numbers and get to the bottom of it.

Monkey and Badger locked horns before earnings. Both were bullish, but only one will be sipping victory's sweet banana-flavored whiskey tonight! Who called it right? Find out in this episode.

And then there's Enovix ($ENVX), the battery innovator with the potential to shake up the lithium-ion world. If they pull it off, this stock could explode. But as always, there's risk. Our resident sceptic, MrNotAdvice, breaks down why he's watching from the sidelines, even though the story sounds tempting.

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This week's podcast is a repost from the 7investing podcast feed, where Luke & Krzysztof are Lead Advisors.

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If you’ve ever travelled abroad or tried to send money across international borders, hidden fees and unfair exchange rates have no doubt been a massive and expensive headache.

In this week's episode of the 7investing podcast, Lead Advisors Luke Hallard & Krzysztof Piekarski sit down with Rina Wulfing, Senior Manager for the North American policy team at Wise ($WIZEY) to discuss the company's original founding story and mission: to empower its users with a transparent system that sends money cost effectively and instantly across borders.

We discuss junk fees — what they are and how Wise is working with regulatory agencies to limit their adverse impact on customers.

We also discuss why direct access to US banking systems is limited to certain types of financial institution, and why this hits US consumers and businesses (and visitors!) in the pocket.

If you ever travel internationally, or are looking to upgrade your legacy banking arrangements, today's episode is a must listen conversation that will give you better insight into the finance industry, and will save you money!

You can learn more about Junk Fees here:

https://wise.com/community/junkfees

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Are we in a recession or not? What is the Sahm Rule Recession Indicator? Why does Claudia Sahm herself not trust its conclusion at the moment? Are we no longer in a capitalist system? A preview of an upcoming conversation about techno-feudalism and the contradictions of capitalism. Blame Monkey for this one. Did Luke get lucky selling Airbnb $ABNB before earnings based on local anecdotal evidence from his visit to the Paris Olympics? When and what is anecdotal evidence good for? We consider some examples: $AAPL $NFLX $TSLA. Luke reaches 12,000 followers on X on the strength of his investing success and meticulous record keeping. We answer a few questions from listeners, including what company could we not pull a trigger on despite wanting to: $META $PLTR $AAPL. Badger provides an update on Axon’s $AXON latest fantastic earnings. Meanwhile, Monkey explains why he thinks $EOSE will be the better investment in two years’ time despite his own enthusiasm for $AXON. We talk about the perceived risk of Eos Energy $EOSE and its new partnership with Cerberus: friend or foe? Can we know for sure?

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:00:58] Are we in a Recession?

[00:12:19] Why Luke Sold Airbnb BeforeEarnings

[00:20:49] Luke's 'Ask Me Anything'

[00:33:15] Axon Earnings

[00:35:53] EOS vs Axon

[00:38:09] EOS Earnings

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We started the Telescope Investing podcast exactly one year ago with no expectations, and along the way, we’ve connected with some awesome people and learnt a lot.

This week, we’re joined by a few friends who have been with us on our podcasting journey, to celebrate our first year of the pod. Don’t expect much on investing wisdom, just fun and laughs as we kick back and talk about ourselves and our reflections on a year of doing the pod. And competitive as always, we face-off in a quiz at the end to see which of us really knows more about stocks! A free dinner is on the line so the steaks are not high, more medium.

We'd like to thank Duniya, Ramesh and Matt for taking the time to join us, and for all support they have given us over the past year. And a big thanks to our growing base of subscribers too. Here's to many more years of looking through the Telescope!

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In this week's episode, Luke & Albert deep dive into Datadog ($DDOG), a 'software as a service' company providing monitoring for cloud-scale applications. The guys use all of the telescope lenses to decide whether this is a good investment at the current valuation

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In this week's episode of the Telescope Podcast, Albert and Luke discuss some of the attributes of the world's greatest companies, and how these can be used as lenses when you're searching for great new investment opportunities

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When investing in individual stocks, it helps if the companies that you choose align with your interests and your values. This week, Luke and Albert talk about some of the businesses that they prefer not to invest in, and the reasons why.

• With interest rates of up to 5,000%, it's hard to argue that payday lenders are not exploitative, and more recently, 'buy now, pay later' businesses are emerging to lead consumers to live beyond their means
• It's clear from what they wear that Luke and Albert know nothing about fashion. In an industry where consumer trends can change quickly, not knowing what’s in and what’s out can lead to bad investing decisions
• We all like food, but the restaurant business is tough with low barriers to entry, high levels of competition, low margins and shifting consumer preferences. The industry is facing new challenges from national lockdowns and having to rapidly adapt to food delivery as the norm
• 'Middleman' businesses - estate agents, travel agents, recruitment agents, and their like - are being squeezed from both sides. Consumers are getting smarter, and companies are using technology to reach their customers directly
• The best-performing stocks of the last century were tobacco stocks and it’s not even close. $1 invested in the tobacco sector in 1900 would be worth over $6M today. Even with returns like these, many investors stay away due to their distaste for businesses that actively kill their customers

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"I think that there's a whole swath of current people investing that are going to get wiped out. They will get wiped out because they have never experienced emotionally, psychologically down markets. It is absolutely brutal to wake up, look at your screen and see red day after day after day after week.

I don't think most investors today have any idea what that feels like." ~MrNotAdvice

We do not want to scare our listeners, but being a savvy investor requires being aware of the risks and not turning away from the data, for better or worse. And we have plenty of data to share with you.

Our resident vulture, MrNotAdvice, walks us down memory lane, recalling what caused the 2008 financial crisis, and the reasons why the current economic crises -- or dominoes -- or doomsday scenarios-- might trigger an even more brutal market downturn.

On the back of Episode 10's overview of the commercial real estate crisis and Japan's dire economic situation which won't bode well for US treasury values and the impact those will have on interest rates, we also discuss a lack of growth outside of federal stimulus.

The expanding war in the Middle East and increasing geopolitical risks.

Since timing matters, and timing the market is hard, how should investors assess their risk profiles? What ought we do in the face of several highly impactful economic scenarios like these?

One answer is to raise cash and treat it as a position, a strategy MrNotAdvice explores in greater depth.

And did we mention aliens... The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming! 👽

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💹 Managing Market Volatility: Handling frothy valuations in today’s wild market (Badger values his whole portfolio!)

🧠 The Role of AI in Investing: How AI impacts valuation metrics, company performance, and its influence on investor sentiment.

📈 Using Options for Market Insurance: Monkey is hedging his portfolio risk by buying Palantir $PLTR PUTS, but Badger is still long!

🪙 Crypto Winter Is Coming: The importance of fundamentals, avoiding circus coins, and opportunities in Bitcoin $BTC and Chainlink $LINK

Listener Takeaways:

🔑 Start Your Investing Journey: Overcoming inertia and building wealth over time with consistent contributions.

🔑 Navigating Expensive Stocks: Tips on when to trim or hold stocks with sky-high valuations.

🔑 Patience and Theses: Why understanding and sticking to your investment thesis is key to long-term success.

🐾 Stock Safari: A look at InnoData $INOD and the private investment opportunities in ARKV, including SpaceX.

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Sources:

Shannon's Demon: https://www.richmondquant.com/news/2021/9/21/shannons-demon-amp-how-portfolio-returns-can-be-created-out-of-thin-air

Segments:

00:00 Introduction

03:11 AI and Market Adaptation

08:58 Using Options to Buy Portfolio Insurance $PLTR

21:19 Reverse DCF of Badger's Whole Portfolio $ISRG $NET $IOT

30:10 Recent Market Movements and Personal Holdings $NET

42:38 Crypto Winter and Long-Term Strategies $BTC $LINK

48:29 Shannon’s Demon vs the Martingale Strategy

55:15 Stock Safari: InnoData $INOD

55:15 Stock Safari: ARK Venture Fund $ARKVX

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Please leave us a review on Apple or Spotify if our Wall Street Wildlife episodes have helped you become a better investor.
If you're enjoying the show and want to support us in creating even more valuable content, head over to patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife. Your support will help us research, learn, and bring you the best insights from the investing jungle. Find your investing animal and show us some love.
If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1.
If you want to use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard
You can find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:
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Last week, we invited listeners to suggest a company that could be a 100-bagger of the future for us to discuss on the podcast. Out of all the suggestions, one stood out with its vision, scope, and growth potential, and that company is Kahoot! On this week's episode, we take a deep-dive into Kahoot!, looking at what they do, how they began, and where the company could go from here - is Kahoot! a potential 100-bagger of the future?

We would like to thank one of our listeners, Jens, for this fantastic investment idea. A copy of Chris Mayer's book is on its way to Denmark to thank him for his winning 100-bagger suggestion!

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The world is moving to the “anywhere economy” where workers have the option to do anything from anywhere, and a key capability enabling this megatrend is the use of digital agreements and e-signatures. This week, we deep dive into DocuSign. Already the global leader in e-signatures, DocuSign are expanding their capabilities to support the entire life cycle of a digital agreement with their 'Agreement Cloud' suite of services.

• The digital transaction management market is currently estimated to be worth $50B, and DocuSign has 70% of the e-signature market. Research has shown that on average $36 is saved per agreement just from using e-signatures. Digital signatures are more secure and are easier to prove authenticity. Digital documents are easier to store, organise, search and analyse. Customers who see the benefits of having their agreements signed and managed digitally are unlikely to go back to paper. And with over 350 integrations with other systems, such as Microsoft, Google and Salesforce, customers can more easily integrate DocuSign into their existing processes and workflows.
• With their 'Agreement Cloud', DocuSign aims to support the entire lifecycle of digital agreements, from preparation to signing, execution and ongoing management. Strategic acquisitions have bolstered their capabilities in each of the stages. The acquisition of Seal Software in 2020 brought in the use of AI to analyse digital contracts; LiveOak in 2020 brought in online notarization, a service they released earlier this year; DocuSign also acquired Clause in 2021, with the aim of enhancing digital contracts into “living documents” with interactivity and digital functionality.
• DocuSign has grown its paying customers from 54,000 in 2012 to 892,000 by the end of 2020, representing a CAGR of 42%. They now have over one million paying customers with over one billion users in over 180 countries. Customers come from a wide range of sectors, from financial services and real estate to life science and government, with over 90% of Fortune 500 companies using DocuSign.
• Competitors in the e-signature space such as Adobe Sign and HelloSign (owned by DropBox) have largely stayed out of the market of contract lifecycle management. Adobe in particular has stated they do not want to be the system of record for documents. DocuSign is betting that businesses see value in having an ecosystem for digital agreements. The company has grown from a $4.4B market cap to $54B in just over three years, suggesting that they’re on the right track. CEO, Dan Springer estimates that the company is still less than 10% penetrated in its market.
• Their Q1 revenues for this year reached $469M, 7.6% higher than their own estimates just a few months ago, indicating higher demand for their products than even they expected. Full-year revenues are expected to reach $2B this year. GAAP gross margin increased 75% in the same period last year to 78%, while the dollar-based net retention rate (DBNRR) was 125%, demonstrating the value they are adding for existing customers. DocuSign raised $690M through a sale of convertible senior notes earlier this year, strengthening its cash position to $876M.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: DOCU, ADBE, DBX

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The time has come for the year-end review of our model portfolio, a collection of 15 stocks that we selected in January as our core investments for 2021. The last quarter of the year has been a torrid time for growth stocks and our model portfolio. As growth investors, you get somewhat accustomed to volatility but this year has been especially turbulent as investor sentiment swung back and forth due to a series of world events. This was the year to be an index investor as the S&P steadily climbed and ended the year up almost 30%.

At the end of Q3, only 8 of the 15 stocks were showing positive returns but as we near the end of the final quarter, only 4 are showing positive returns and the portfolio as a whole is showing a negative return. While the model portfolio has underperformed in its year of inception, as long-term investors, we are prepared to give it time as the investment thesis for most of the stocks remains intact.

In today’s episode, we look at each of the stocks and discuss some of the key stories.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: SHOP MELI SE SQ GH EDIT ISRG TDOC CRWD NET TWLO FVRR DIS MGNI DOCU

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🤡 Why crypto remain a “huge circus” $XRP vs. $LINK

🤔 Should you short Palantir? Timing and understanding market trends before jumping in $PLTR

🧔🏻‍♂️ A bearded Monkey is humbled by admirers of his new furry face while Badger dives into the challenges of being a patient long-term investor and how price drives sentiment in unhelpful ways

🧬 Avita Medical: Exploring their innovative approach to regenerative skin wound reconstruction $RCEL

☀️ Enphase Energy: Breaking down the political and market forces shaping renewable energy investments $ENPH

🦁 King of the Jungle Portfolio Updates $ASML $BTC $IREN $RKLB

🌴 Thank you for supporting Wall Street Wildlife on Patreon! www.patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife. Your support helps us make the show better — thank you to all our new sloths and capybaras and dolphins and unicorns! 🦄

Segments:

00:00 Introduction

00:42 Beard Talk

03:54 Shoutouts to Our New Patreons

06:20 Understanding the 24X National Exchange

07:58 The Importance of Limit Orders

11:53 Sentiment Follows Price, and that’s Dangerous

18:42 Crypto Caution - $XRP vs $LINK

26:25 Having a Process to Improve your Process

30:10 Monkey is Fatally Over Leveraged!!

31:12 Why Crypto is still a Huge Circus

33:47 King of the Jungle Portfolio Update - $ASML $BTC $IREN

41:23 Christmas Stock Picks for the Kids - $RKLB

43:33 Stock Safari: Avita Medical - $RCEL

52:50 Stock Safari: Enphase Energy - $ENPH

58:20 Monkey is Preparing to Short Palantir - $PLTR

01:01:57 Cocktail Recipe and a Goodbye from Sushi 🐼

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If you're enjoying the show and want to support us in creating even more valuable content, head over to patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife. Your support will help us research, learn, and bring you the best insights from the investing jungle. Find your investing animal and show us some love.
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You can find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:
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Just over a year ago, when the coronavirus pandemic was beginning, we both started investing journals, to capture our thoughts about life, and the investment opportunities presented by the rapidly changing environment.

Initially, our diaries were intended to stop us from making rash investment decisions during a time of mass panic and high uncertainty, but these personal reflections have since evolved into the Telescope Investing podcast!

In this week’s pod, we revisit some of our journal entries from that period of wild volatility and uncertainty. We saw early signs of the types of businesses that would benefit from stay-at-home orders, and we make some predictions and some investments based on our forecasts of how the business landscape would be impacted. It's now one year later, so how did we do?

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: NFLX, SHOP, ZS, TRIP, ZG, MELI, DIS, SQ, DOCU, ZM, BYND, TDOC, FB, TSLA, GOOG

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An early pioneer in advertising, John Wanamaker once said, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” In today’s world of digital and programmatic advertising, content is created at a rapid and growing pace, driven in large part by the exponential growth of social media and video, adding new dimensions to trust in the marketing world. Advertisers are increasingly focused on brand reputation and they want to ensure that their ads appear in contexts that match their values, and also that they’re seen by eyeballs and not algorithms!

On this week’s pod, we deep-dive another potential hypergrowth stock, Integral Ad Science (IAS), one of the emerging leaders in ad viewability, ad fraud, and ad safety and suitability.

• Founded in 2009 and IPO’d on 30 June 2021 at a valuation of $3.3B. Insider ownership is low at 1%, and a 70% controlling interest is still held post IPO by Vista Equity Partners, a US private equity investment firm who have other investments in the ad-tech space.
• Based on a March 2021 analysis by Frost & Sullivan, the global market opportunity for ad verification solutions is $9.5 billion (growing at a 16.2% CAGR), and the global market for ad measurement and effectiveness solutions is $6.3 billion (growing at a 20.5% CAGR).
• eMarketer estimates that the global non-search digital advertising market surpassed $180 billion in 2020, and will grow to over $270 billion by 2023. Marketers are increasingly aware of wasted media spend related to ad fraud (for example, when ads are served to bots or non-human traffic instead of real people) or viewability issues (for example, when ads are served but cannot be viewed by a person). Juniper Research estimates advertisers will lose approximately $100 billion in annual ad spend to ad fraud in 2024, an increase from approximately $42 billion in 2019.
• Powered by artificial intelligence, IAS’s solutions identify non-human traffic by automatically detecting new threats and uncommon patterns, however, there is justified scepticism by experts around the effectiveness of IAS’s technology, although these claims apply equally to their competitors - and to some extent, digital marketing companies have few options if they want to protect, or at least to be seen to protect, their customers’ ad investment.
• With over 2,000 customers, IAS are one of the more dominant providers in their market. Between 2018 and 2020, their average revenue per customer for their top 100 customers has grown at a CAGR of 22%. In 2020, Twitter announced new partnership agreements with Integral Ad Science and a competitor, DoubleVerify, to provide advertisers with increased assurance around the placement of ads on a Twitter timeline, safeguarding against potential brand association with controversial content.
• IAS’s total revenue for 2020 was $241M a modest increase of 12.7% YoY. Dollar-based net retention rate reduced from 112% to 108%, but this may be a consequence of deferred advertising spend during H1 2020 due to the pandemic.
• IAS are operating at the intersection of a number of trends in the ad industry: programmatic ads, connected TV, social media, ad safety, consumer privacy and the localisation of global brands. IAS is an early-stage investment opportunity with significant growth potential however, investments of this type come with significant inherent risks.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: IAS, MGNI, TTD, DV, TWTR

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This week, we deep dive another stock in our 2021 model portfolio, CrowdStrike. It seems that hacking is constantly in the news with disturbing reports of spyware infiltrating our devices and ransomware attacks against government agencies, corporations, and public services. CrowdStrike aims to protect these systems from hackers with an advanced cybersecurity platform powered by artificial intelligence and modern security foundations.

• According to Gartner, the worldwide cybersecurity market is predicted to reach $150B this year. While this is a huge market, it is dwarfed by the estimated $6T of economic damage to be caused by cybercrime in 2021, and this figure is expected to grow 15% per year to reach $10.5T by 2025. 
• CrowdStrike is a leading provider of endpoint security. Endpoints include personal computers, servers, mobiles, tablets and IoT devices, all potentially vulnerable to hackers attempting to access corporate and government systems. There were an estimated 31B connected devices in 2020 and this is expected to grow to 75B by 2025.
• CrowdStrike was founded in 2011 by former McAfee executives, George Kurtz and Dimitri Alperovitch. Its Falcon cybersecurity platform is cloud-native, designed and built for the cloud to provide modern endpoint protection and threat intelligence. This SaaS business model allows them to scale quickly and cost-effectively with near-limitless capacity.
• The power of CrowdStrike’s platform comes from their 'Threat Graph' breach prevention engine. It collects data from the entire CrowdStrike customer base and uses artificial intelligence, behavioural analytics, and human experts to predict where the next major threat will appear. It has, in effect, crowdsourced threat detection and prevention with a powerful network effect where each additional customer makes the platform stronger for all customers.
• CrowdStrike's services are packaged into modules and customers can just pay for the modules they require to get started, adding others as their businesses grow and their requirements increase. This 'land and expand' growth strategy has resulted in a DBNER of over 120% for several years running. The number of customers using 4 or more modules has grown from 27% in FY2018 to 61% in FY2021.
• As of 30 Apr 2021, they have 11,420 subscription customers, a YoY increase of 83%. CrowdStrike have partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS), IBM, Google Cloud, and many players in the cybersecurity space. CrowdStrike is the recommended endpoint protection for AWS which has been instrumental in the adoption of CrowdStrike by small to midsize businesses.
• Cybersecurity is an inherently risky business, and breaches can damage a company’s reputation and customer perception. As a sign of confidence in their platform and capabilities, CrowdStrike offers a warranty with their Falcon Complete subscription level to cover $1M of incident response expenses for breaches suffered by a customer under their watch.
• The company has been growing quickly for a number of years with a total revenue CAGR from FY2017 to FY2021 of 102%. Growth rates are slowing as the company gains market share but remains high, with a 70% YoY increase reported in the latest quarter. The gross margin has been improving quickly, rising from 57% in FY2018 to 77% in the latest quarter. With a market cap of $60B and a P/S ratio of just under 60, the company has a valuation to reflect its high rate of growth.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: CRWD, ZS, MSFT, AMZN, S

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At Telescope Investing, we believe that the journey to building wealth and financial independence is actually pretty straight-forward. It’s really not much more complicated than finding good quality companies, that are operating in growth areas, and investing in them for a long time.

Last July we created a ‘model portfolio’, our best ideas for new investment at that time. In the five months since inception, it’s generated a 40% return. Over the same period, the S&P 500 has returned 16.5%.

In the first episode of the new year, we review the model portfolio in-depth, and to try to understand why it’s done so well. We walk through the stocks we included, explain why we chose them, but more importantly we discuss the principles that guided us as we designed the portfolio.

The year-end position for the model portfolio is detailed at the Telescope Investing website: https://telescopeinvesting.com/podcast-20-2020-model-portfolio-review/

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Communication is a core function of almost every app, from ordering a pizza, hailing a ride, to booking a doctor’s appointment. This week, we deep dive into one of the leading providers of this core functionality, Twilio. Twilio is one of the stocks in our model portfolio for 2021 and we discuss why we think it is a strong company with room to grow. Also, Luke muses on his dreams of a space economy.

• Twilio is the world’s leading cloud communication platform, allowing other companies to embed multiple communication channels into their web, desktop, and mobile applications. They have grown revenues 10x in five years as digital transformation trends gather pace and were accelerated by the pandemic. Twilio estimates that their total addressable market is valued at $79B
• Its communications-platform-as-a-service business (CPaaS) is a scalable 'land & expand' business model, where marketing is targeted at developers and product managers. This strategy is clearly working as their customer count has increased 350% in three years to reach 221,000 by the end of 2020. Twilio's dollar-based net expansion rate (DBNER) has averaged around 140% each quarter in that time, meaning that customers are spending more on Twilio’s products and services over time
• Twilio has a strong focus on developers, providing them with all the tools to use Twilio’s services, and running an annual conference called Signal, where the company showcases its products and runs workshops to help developers get the most out of them. Over 10 million developers use Twilio services, generating network effects through a huge pool of developer expertise. The CEO, Jeff Lawson, has published a book titled “Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century”
• Twilio Flex is their fully-programmable contact centre platform, which includes features such as intelligent call routing and AI-powered chatbots. Flex came about from feedback from customers, who were building their own contact centre solutions using Twilio’s communication service. Flex now has 600 customers and its revenue in 2020 increased 184% from the previous year.
• Twilio completed its acquisition of Segment last year, a leading customer data platform (CDP) that allows customers to see a single unified view of all their customer interactions, and improve customer experience by tailoring communications to their usage patterns and preferences. As well as addressing the estimated $17B CDP market, Segment is a key part of Twilio’s plans to become the world’s leading customer engagement platform
• However, Twilio is not profitable yet as it reinvests heavily in growing its business, and with a market cap of $66B and a P/S ratio of 31, it has a rich valuation, higher than it has been historically. And the competition is heating up, not just from tech giants such as Microsoft and Cisco, but also from smaller pure plays such as Bandwidth and MessageBird. MessageBird, in particular, has a strong presence in Europe and Asia and may impact Twilio’s international growth, which currently only accounts for 27% of its revenues

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: BAND, FB, MessageBird, MSFT, TWLO, UBER

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Short-selling and options trading have been in the news over the past few weeks, with stories of everyday investors making fortunes, but what do these terms mean, and should we be doing this ourselves? In this week’s episode, Luke and Albert talk about some alternative investments, and the potential calamitous damage they could pose to the life savings of an unprepared investor. They also have a chat about investing outside your home country, to access potential higher growth opportunities.

• Are penny stocks a way to get rich by investing in small companies destined for bigger things, or are they a trap for your hard-earned investment dollars?
• Trading on margin allows you to invest more money than you have to achieve higher returns, but it also means you can lose more too - potentially everything
• Shorting a stock allows you to make money from a stock price going down, but you might get painfully squeezed if your bet goes wrong and the stock goes up instead
• With Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies reaching new highs over the past few months, should they form a part of your investment portfolio?
• Trading in options is another way to use leverage to supercharge your investment gains or to manage volatility, but unless you know your puts from your calls, they can just as easily wreck your returns

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Explicit content warning: Badger doesn’t restrain from telling Monkey how he really feels! Monkey is getting his market ass whooped so hard, Badger calls for an official intervention! “This is what you get for timing the market!” he scolds. Does Monkey listen? Is he too far gone in his “fundamentals matter" myopia? Amidst his counterarguments, he weaves tales of tulip crazes, rampant consumerism, soaring debts, and the pitfalls of "buy now, pay later" schemes, all underpinned by a staunch "this time is no different” philosophy! Investors today are faced with a hard choice: buy at high valuations in a worsening economy, or wait patiently for the market to eventually return to fundamentals - but sitting on the sidelines could come with costs too! It’s an honest back-and-forth about the only topic that should matter to investors right now. Tickers mentioned: $CRWD Crowdstrike, $RLAY Relay Therapeutics, $NVDA Nvidia, $KRE Regional Bank ETF, and Abercrombie & Fitch $ANF.

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🌴 Thank you for supporting Wall Street Wildlife on https://www.patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife ! 💵 The few bucks you won’t miss will help us make the show even better. 📚 Bradford DeLong, Economic historian and author of Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century, joins us for a kick-ass conversation about the intersection of history, economics and investing. We learned a tremendous amount from Professor DeLong’s book and his depth of historical and economic understanding. Brad DeLong regularly shares his economic insights at https://braddelong.substack.com/ Segments:

00:00 Introduction to Tesla and Guest Speaker

00:43 Welcoming Brad DeLong

03:21 The Dangers of Timing the Market

13:51 Optimism vs Pessimism

17:25 Techno-Feudalism and Modern Capitalism

25:48 The Accelerating Pace of Technological Change

29:30 Investing in the Age of Misinformation

35:39 The Unseen Costs of our Consumption

39:56 The Enigma of Elon Musk

49:17 Technological Advancements and Society's Future

57:51 Can the US Handle Its Debt?

01:04:31 Bitcoin: Digital Gold, or Fool's Gold?

01:21:42 Final Thoughts and Wisdom
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With Santa Claus about to make his annual chimney stops, Badger and Monkey look at their portfolios to determine whether they’ve been naughty or nice. Spoiler alert: Monkey’s ass is red for good reason! Playing the role of the Bear 🐻 for the first time in his investing career, the Santa Claus rally in the markets is making noble Monkey feel more like a baboon than a seasoned investor. Badger, meanwhile, is sleeping well at night, with gold coins coming out of his ears. Will his confidence last for the rest of the year? Together, Monkey and Badger take a step back from the big upswing in the markets asking whether they have truly made any brilliant decisions or egregious mistakes. Meanwhile, Monkey confesses to selling Crowdstrike in his real-world portfolio to increase his cash position ahead of his Doom and Gloom prognostications, eliciting a timeless reaction from Badger! We also discuss the massive year-in-review project for 7investing.com and our goal to double down on the highest-quality companies in the land that we can find. $CRWD $MELI $KRE $RLAY $CHRS You can find more episodes of the podcast at wallstreetwildlife.com, and you can follow us at: https://twitter.com/7LukeHallard https://twitter.com/7FlyingPlatypus Wall Street Wildlife is also on Instagram and Tiktok @wallstreetwildlife

Luke and Albert discuss why they invest in megatrends and bring the topic to life with a discussion about autonomous vehicles.

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Badger returns from his motorbike trek to Budapest, but barely survives not losing his head. Monkey is still stuffing his face with cannolis in small-town Sicily (home of shoddy internet speeds and the reason why we have no video this week!).

Trump and Biden are two of the most compromised presidential candidates of all time — but is one somehow better than the other from an investing perspective? We discuss the lack of systems thinking, the blaming the other guy syndrome, and whether clean energy and Inflation Reduction Act businesses would do better under Biden part II than under Trump part II. Mentioned: Nate Silver’s 538 election outcome probabilities https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/?cid=rrpromo and Betfair.com.

As the world gets increasingly more complex, it also becomes more dangerous. Badger talks about the companies he’s going to focus on more exclusively in response to the shifting AI/cybersecurity demands, including CrowdStrike $CRWD and Anduril. Monkey is thrilled to hear this, and offers his own area of focus in a time of increasing energy needs: battery companies. $EOSE $ENVX

Financial statements can keep many folks from investing. But former CFO @IAmClintMurphy reframes them in language you can understand: Is your company stable? profitable? will it survive?

Let us know how you see the upcoming US presidential election affecting your life as an investor, and what megatrends and specialized areas you’re focusing on in the coming months and years!

Segments:

[00:00:00] Intro

[00:03:31] How Will The Next Government Impact Our Investments

[00:13:35] Investing in an Increasingly Dangerous World

[00:17:52] What Financial Statements Tell You About A Company

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In episode 4 of Wall Street Wildlife, Badger and Monkey, having just watched Dumb Money, debate whether the market is rigged against retail investors, and what strategies you can use to outperform the market regardless.  Badger of course can’t help himself from squeezing poor humble Monkey’s shoes for wanting to have a little bit more fun by increasing the monthly portfolio contribution to $200 instead of $100, calling him out as a degenerate gambler. But Monkey’s wise retort leaves Badger stunned!  One month into the King of the Jungle Portfolio Challenge, Monkey is losing to Badger; he explains his KRE puts and how options accelerate both losses and gains, and the reason he opened that position which will need time to be proven correct. Badger, meanwhile, talks about his confidence in UK Fintech leader, Wise PLC. Need a source for deep fundamental research into some of the best businesses on the market? Follow Monkey and Badger and the other expert investors at 7investing.com!  Are you ready to become a beast of an investor? Follow our journey at wallstreetwildlife.com. Tickers mentioned: $CHRS $WISE $WIZEY $KRE You can find more episodes of the podcast at wallstreetwildlife.com, and you can follow the hosts at: https://twitter.com/7LukeHallard https://twitter.com/7FlyingPlatypus We're also on Instagram and Tiktok @wallstreetwildlife

🚨🌴Welcome to the jungle Paul and Steven P! Thank you for supporting Wall Street Wildlife on https://www.patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife! We love seeing who’s committed to being in our inner circle of trusted investors and jungle beasties.

🍌The few bucks you won’t miss will help us make the show and your investing returns better. And all patreon questions get boosted to the top of the queue for podcast chat!

In this week's episode:

📉 Badger discusses his Chinese investments including $JD and $BAIDU, making Monkey appear like a savant

💋 Keep it Simple Stupid: why one solid principle can save you from having to make two hundred hard future decisions

📬 Question from our new patreon Steven about opportunity costs. We discuss $TDOC and $RLAY and why what you paid for a stock should not influence whether to sell it!

🦁 Listeners help us name our stock exploration segment the Stock Safari, kinda obvious in hindsight!

🦀 Krzysztof pitches $EXAS as a safe(r) biotech company helping you avoid unpleasant colonoscopies at the doctor’s office

💖 Luke pitches Transmedics $TMDX a fascinating organ transplant company that has two sides to its business

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Exact Sciences IR: https://investor.exactsciences.com/ Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:01:23] Are Luke's China Investments Getting Bailed Out?

[00:08:43] Opportunity Costs of Not Selling

[00:25:02] Stock Safari - Exact Sciences $EXAS

[00:30:43] Stock Safari - Transmedics $TMDX

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After Amazon announced another record quarter last week, it's easy to forget that there are other companies helping the world to shop online. In this week’s episode, Luke and Albert take a look at four other e-commerce companies experiencing the tailwinds of online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, and consider their prospects going forward

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In a brand new segment, we each pitch a stock that's on our radar:

⚡️ Luke looks at Oklo $OKLO, pioneering next-generation nuclear power plants, and with a close relationship to OpenAI

⚪️ Krzysztof thinks bananas are to be made in Sphere Entertainment $SPHR, a best in class venue located in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas

Find us online and vote for your 'most interesting watchlist idea'!

This week we also deep dive into a crucial question 📬 from one of our listeners: “I have $1,000 to invest — how do I get started?”

In the midst of answering, we get into a fur-flying scrappy brawl about the merit — or lack-thereof — of buying one share of a market tracker like $SPY. Monkey says “it’s a quick way of seeing how the market has performed during your investing career”, while Badger’s claws look for blood out of the needless complexity.

There's much investing wisdom here, so beginners take heed and ask us follow-up questions on X or YouTube.

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[00:03:49] How Would A Beginner Invest $1,000?

[00:12:08] (random sidebar argument)

[00:17:12] (back to the original question!)

[00:38:19] Luke's Radar Stock - OKLO

[00:44:23] Krzysztof's Radar Stock - SPHR

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How much should macroeconomic data matter to investors? Do the prices of McDonald’s hamburgers tell us something about the state of the economy?

Badger badgers his friend with a 50% portfolio allocation to $NVDA pre-earnings — was he right to do so? Mentioned: risk management, resulting, Monkey’s own violations of risk principles and their consequences, the law of investing gravity.

What is passive investing? What are ETFs? How are they contributing to a potential massive investing bubble bursting? Mentioned: Andrew Lipstein’s essay in Harper’s Magazine -- 401(k) Doomsday

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Are you tired of getting trampled in the stock market stampede?

Join us for a wild ride in this episode as Monkey bares all about his market-timing blunders and the hefty price tag they came with. Dive into his thought process to sidestep these common investing pitfalls yourself.

Meanwhile, Badger is snoozing soundly, his cave brimming with dollars, thanks to his steadfast belief in the "market-timing-is-impossible" mantra. Pay close attention to his philosophy for a stress-free investment journey.

Ever wondered how to inside-trade without crossing the legal line?

We delve into the murky waters of insider trading – a definite no-go – but then pivot to a curious observation: some elected officials seem to have a Midas touch in the market. Badger breaks down the do's and don'ts of shadowing these successful, yet legally compliant, market mavens.

And now for the thrilling King of the Jungle Portfolio Challenge Update:

Badger goes bullish on $IOT Samsara, revealing how their innovative software turbocharges business efficiency.

Monkey, on the other hand, waves goodbye to $AEHR AEHR Test Systems. Why? Disappointing guidance in electric vehicle orders. Hear him out as he uses technical analysis to justify his exit strategy, resisting the urge to double down at lower prices. Instead, he ups the ante on $KRE puts, betting against the stability of regional banks.

But what happens when you break free from the sunk-cost fallacy? Badger puts this to Monkey, leading to a fascinating turn: Monkey's potential reinvestment in $TSLA, eyeing it as a prime example of a top-tier company with a fairly reasonable valuation.

Don't miss out on these electrifying insights and strategies – it's a jungle out there, but we're here to guide you through!

While Luke is motorbiking across Europe, Krzysztof is doing aerial acrobatics above Warsaw and dropping down on jet-skis, Bond-style.

Luke reads about Ray Kurzweil's latest AI prognostications, which include discovering how to use hundreds of thousands of new compounds, leading to the promise of free energy and the need to capture that energy. Krzysztof, despite his $EOSE investment waiting to flower, cautions in favor of more tempered expectations with all things AI-pie-in-the-sky. $RLAY therapeutics being a good example: while it has the strongest AI platform in biotech, getting the drugs from clinical trials to revenue is a whole 'nother ballgame.

Escape velocity in longevity science: fact or fiction? We discuss and debate whether we'll be young enough to take advantage of all the medical advances. Hint: Badger needs to replace the bourbon with some tomato juice!

Read more here: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/06/17/ray-kurzweil-on-how-ai-will-transform-the-physical-world

AI avatars are coming to British politics. Is this another sign that we're at some kind of AI bubble/market top?

$NVDA, the poster child of AI, is an astoundingly great company. But does that make it a good investment from these levels? Krzysztof discusses the dangers of being an arrogant investor who disregards valuations and disparages the old in favor of the new, with absolutist thinking.

See Walter Deemer's Special report from 2000 about investing arrogance: https://www.walterdeemer.com/m3spcl.htm

Segments:

[00:00:00] Intro
[00:02:22] Ray Kurzweil on how AI will transform the physical world
[00:11:03] AI Fakery in UK Politics
[00:14:13] The Dangers of Arrogance in Investing

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Ahead of Tesla battery day on 22nd Sep, Luke and Albert give their perspective on the renewable energy sector overall. If Tesla's rich valuation and wild volatility is proving to be too much for you right now, the guys share several other investment opportunities for your consideration.

Luke also gives his perspective on last week's Snowflake IPO, and Albert gives the dolphins some love.

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Bitcoin #BTC — aka digital gold — was approved last week to be traded as ETFs, causing much celebration from investors who now have an easier time owning it.

But all that glitters might not be gold, says our guest Vulture, aka @MrNotAdvice. If you care about free markets, their manipulation, and are concerned about Bitcoin losing some of its purity and philosophical principles, this episode is for you.

Life in the investing jungle can be red in tooth and claw! So we also asked Mr. Not Advice to elaborate on his most likely and impactful doomsday scenarios which, if they came to pass, would be devastating to the stock market.

Warning: this episode is not for the easily spooked investor, but for those who can handle looking at high-risk scenarios!

Hint: commercial real estate is not looking so hot, and the banks who own lots of those loans are in trouble. But with Japan as our ally, they’ll continue to buy US debt, helping to keep interest rates from rising again, right? Oh boy, if Doom is what you want, this Doomsday Episode is what you need.

Oh - and if you want to know how to protect yourself from the coming financial apocalypse, we share a bunch of preventative measures you can take to avoid the worst of the potential collapse.

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It’s time for the half-year review of our model portfolio, a collection of 15 stocks that we selected in January as our core investments for 2021. The sell-off in growth stocks earlier this year made for grim reading at the end of Q1, but many of these stocks have rebounded - ten of the stocks in the model portfolio are now up from our start date, with nine of them beating the market (S&P 500).

Unfortunately, a couple of big losers are dragging down the overall return. While it’s probably too early to declare that “growth is back!”, our portfolio performance at the end of Q2 is much closer to the benchmark of the S&P 500 index. In today's episode, we dig into some of the key stories and updates from the portfolio.

Shopify (SHOP) are showing their developers some love by forgoing commissions on the first $1 million of revenue, every year. Investors were not impressed with the news at first, but it appears that they have come around to Tobi Lutke and his team’s vision, and the stock is back to near all-time highs. Shopify are "arming the rebels" against the Amazonian Empire and this move is just the latest in their customer-centric growth strategy.

MercadoLibre (MELI) and Sea (SE) showed amazing growth in their respective businesses in their Q1 earnings releases, but the performance of their stock are markedly different. There’s been talk about Sea and MercadoLibre battling it out for their share in the Latin American e-commerce market, but at only around 5% market penetration, we think there’s is plenty of growth to capture, with room for both companies to prosper.

Teladoc Health’s (TDOC) share price has not recovered and it's the worst performer in the portfolio to date! Much of this is due to lacklustre customer growth projections for the coming year, with almost zero growth expected. What the market might not be fully accounting for is the forecast increase in revenues per customer, as customers with long-term health conditions form a lasting relationship with Teladoc. 

The biggest winner in the portfolio was Cloudflare (NET), a leader in edge computing. Edge computing brings online resources closer to the customer, lowering response times and improving customer experience. In the most recent quarter, Cloudflare announced a partnership with Nvidia to bring its AI tools to the edge.

The removal of third-party cookies from web browsers is playing havoc with online advertising businesses. However, Google delaying their plans gave programmatic ad companies like The Trade Desk (TTD) and our model portfolio pick, Magnite (MGNI) a reprieve as they work on replacement technologies for targeted ads. Investors are still cautious about the impacts of these changes, but in the long term, the removal of third-party cookies may help supply-side platforms (SSP) like Magnite as they have direct access to first-party data.

Interim results from a clinical trial from Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) showed strong evidence that CRISPR-based therapies can work inside the body and gave a boost to all other CRISPR companies including our model portfolio pick, Editas Medicine (EDIT).

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: SHOP, MELI, SE, TDOC, AMZN, NET, FSLY, MGNI, EDIT, NTLA, SQ, ISRG, GH, CRWD, TWLO, DOCU, FVRR, DIS, NVDA

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Wall Street Wildlife’s first bonus episode introduces a Vulture circling above the tree canopy!

That’s because the market jungle is not just bulls and bears and monkeys and badgers - there are also birds of prey who take advantage of any meat left on the bone, no matter the source.

Do you want to better understand why current market conditions are fragile? What Japan has to do with the fate of your stocks? What currency wars have to do with your stocks? Why the bulls might be rushing into their slaughter?

Join Luke “the Badger” Hallard @7LukeHallard and Krzysztof “Monkey” Piekarski @7FlyingPlatypus with their special guest @MrNotAdvice as we show you ways to really make money in the stock market.

Welcome to the Jungle! 🦁

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With mobile devices, connected homes, connected vehicles, the internet of things, and 5G networks, our demand for data is growing rapidly year-over-year, requiring ever-increasing speed, reliability and security. In this week's Pod, we put two fast-growing content delivery networks, Cloudflare and Fastly, head-to-head to decide which one is the better investment right now.

Cloudflare and Fastly are both leading the evolution of edge computing, bringing not only data but processing closer to the end-users. Having computing resources at the edge improves latency and speeds, enabling new applications such as connected autonomous vehicles and cloud gaming.

Cloudflare has over 200 points of presence (PoPs) in over 100 countries, putting 99% of the connected population within 100ms of the edge. While Fastly has 60 PoPs in 26 countries with their ultra-high-performance technology.

The total addressable market is estimated to reach $117B by 2025, as both companies expand out of their content delivery origins into edge computing and network security. With annual revenues of $300M-$400M, there's a lot of runway for both companies to continue to grow.

Both Cloudflare and Fastly have rich valuations, but Cloudflare is currently priced significantly higher. Does Cloudflare’s business performance justify this difference or is Fastly a relative bargain?

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https://hhhypergrowth.com/flare-ups/

In response to a listener question, this week we discuss investing in Hong Kong and Asia. Albert shares his approach to finding and researching local stocks as a non-native speaker, and highlights some of the key megatrends that driving his Asia investments. We also review a number of Hong Kong and China companies, as Luke begins to plan his own investments in the region.

• The Hong Kong stock market is one of the most active in the world, with an average daily trading volume over half that of the New York Stock Exchange, providing an active and liquid market with a vibrant IPO scene
• China is the second-largest economy after the US and continues to grow quickly, and their 5-Year Plans may give clues on future growth areas
• In some areas, China is ahead of the west with wider adoption of technologies such as electric vehicles, renewable energy and electronic payments
• Megatrend investing is as applicable in Hong Kong and China as it is anywhere else. Regional trends sometimes become global trends, and it helps to keep an eye on what's happening around the globe
• Investors have an advantage in their home market as they will often hear of promising local companies before global investors, and may be able to get a head start and invest early

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References:

This week Luke read RESET: How to Restart Your Life and Get F.U. Money by David Sawyer

The use of digital payments is expanding across the globe, but the transition to a digital financial system is still in its early stages. Fintech companies are receiving heavy investment, as agile companies find new ways to innovate in the payment space.

In this week’s pod, we're delighted to be joined by Jonathan Rowland, founder and executive chairman of Mode, to give us an inside view on the rise of digital wallets, and the convergence of Open Banking and cryptocurrency in retail. Jonathan shares his expert insight on recent developments such as buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) following Square’s high-profile acquisition of Afterpay. We also get side-tracked onto the future of remote work!

Mode is a fintech and digital payments company, combining the best of payments, investment, loyalty, and digital assets. Mode is headquartered in the UK, and listed on the LSE and US OTCQB market.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: MODE, SQ.

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In this week’s pod, we dip into the mailbag to answer some listener questions on high valuation companies and diversification across asset classes. We also goggle at the madness of NFTs, and talk about when it’s the right vs wrong time to sell.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: TSLA, SFIX, BYND, NLFX, SHOP

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The Telescope Investing strategy is to ‘buy & hold’ - we seek to buy good companies and hold them for the long-term - but that doesn’t mean we never sell. This week on the pod we revisit our thoughts on when it might be the right time to sell a stock.

You might want to sell for a personal reason:

• You need to raise cash
• It’s become too big a position in your portfolio
• The company’s mission no longer aligns with your personal values
• You’ve found a better investment opportunity
• You’re no longer interested in tracking the company

Or there might simply be a fundamental reason why a company is no longer right for your portfolio:

• Broken investment thesis or worsening financials
• Increasing competition or commoditisation of the product
• Change in the business model
• Fraud!
• Mis-management

We also consider this framework for our own portfolios and do a shallow-dive on Beyond Meat (BYND), a plant-based meat producer that we’re both considering exiting, to see whether it’s time to moo’ve our money to another stock.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: BYND

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If you’ve ever wondered about the difference between Badger and Monkey, here it is: Monkey spent his weekend getting a haircut, while Badger was playing poker until 6am in a literal castle on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Whose team are you on now?

In this week's episode, Luke buys Coherus $CHRS January 2026 options on the strength of Krzysztof's sales pitch in episode 41. “Deep Value” seems to have been the magic phrase that made his claws tingle, despite the “likelihood of failure still being high”, a fact rebutted with sound reason, logic and facts. We'll agree to disagree, but it's a high risk investment, however you look at it!

@iancassel, Founder of MicroCapClub.com recently shared an excellent presentation on the "Six Skills of Stock Picking". We discuss all six, brought to life with lessons from our decades of mistakes and successes:

🎯 Identifying Actionable Ideas

🎯 Valuation

🎯 Buying and Sizing

🎯 Holding Due Diligence

🎯 Selling

🎯 Survival!

Krzysztof also reminisces about Jon Stewart’s righteous grilling of Jim Cramer during the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, and Stewart’s current beef with the media spouting economic nonsense about inflation and the politicization of anti-price-gouging policies. Moral: know your sources and make sure you trust their motivations.

We’re getting many more comments and questions from our growing community — keep up the good work, beasties.

Sources mentioned:

https://microcapclub.com/the-skills-of-stock-picking/

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:02:00] Luke Bought Coherus Biosciences As Well!

[00:05:45] The Six Skills of Stock Picking:

[00:08:45] 1. Identifying

[00:12:13] 2. Valuation

[00:20:30] 3. Buying

[00:23:57] 4. Holding

[00:25:36] 5. Selling

[00:28:44] 6. Survival

[00:31:39] Listener Shout Outs!

[00:33:00] The Real Deal on Price Controls and Media Spin

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In this week’s episode, Luke and Albert debate the merits of owning dividend vs growth stocks. With differing viewpoints, they present their cases for and against dividends, and somehow someone brings up the subject of vegan sausage rolls. No Trump mute button was needed during this debate!

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In this week's episode of the podcast, Luke & Albert give another perspective on strategic investing, and Albert shares his research on the investing mega-trend of Electronic Payments

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Happy New Year! We kick off 2025 with bold predictions and a touch of drama. After reflecting on our 2024 forecasting showdown (spoiler: eggnog-fueled chaos), we dive into the biggest investing and stock market trends and opportunities for 2025!

We also open the box on quantum computing and analyse two hot names in this sector!

💹 S&P 500 in 2025 – Bullish, bearish, or just plain sideways?

📈 Small-Cap Comeback – Are the underdogs finally ready to shine, and is this the end of the Magnificent 7?

🖥 Quantum Computing’s Breakthrough – Will Google’s advances redefine the future of tech?

💡 AI in Action – Which company will dominate practical applications of AI?

🪙 Crypto Showdown – Bitcoin vs. Chainlink: Which one will soar higher?

🚗 Tesla RoboTaxis – Can Austin lead the driverless revolution in 2025?

🌎 Global Recession? – Will 2025 bring a soft landing or economic turbulence?

🚀 Space Innovation – Which company will lead the charge into the stars?

💼 Biggest Tech M&A – Could Apple, Tesla, or another giant make a game-changing acquisition?

Stick around for a surprise discussion about investing resolutions, portfolio decluttering, and why balancing fun with financial wisdom is the ultimate strategy for 2025!

📌 Don’t miss this episode packed with insights, humor, and hot takes that could reshape your investing portfolio!

Sources:

Link to Wait But Why article on Neuralink and the brain: https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html

Segments:

00:00 Introduction

00:39 Recap of our 2024 Predictions

01:30 Patreon Shoutout and Behind the Scenes

03:10 2025 Predictions

03:38 Q1. S&P 500 Prediction

05:40 Q2. Magnificent Seven vs Small Caps

07:49 Q3. Global Recession Concerns

10:46 Q4. Crypto Predictions: Bitcoin vs Chainlink

13:24 Q5. AI Domination: Tech Giants

17:05 Q6. Largest Tech Acquisition of 2025

23:15 Q7. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

26:28 Q8. Space Exploration Predictions

29:06 Q9. Tesla RoboTaxis in Austin

32:00 Q10. Groundbreaking Invention

36:18 Q11. Groundbreaking Medical Treatment

39:15 Q12. Best and Worst Portfolio Performers

45:20 Investing Resolutions for 2025

57:59 Quantum Computing: The Next Frontier?

01:05:14 Analyzing Two Quantum Computing Companies

01:14:04 Final Thoughts and Advice for Investors

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In this week's episode:

📗 Lessons from 100-Baggers by Christopher Mayer

💭 Monkey dreams of 10x returns, exploring market inefficiencies and why they matter $TSLA $EOSE

🧪 The dramatic fall of Cassava Sciences, the dangers of fraud in biotech, and the importance of robust due diligence $SAVA

🚀 How Rocket Lab became one of Badger's top holdings and why he's not trimming profits just yet $RKLB

🎩 Why penny stocks are high-risk gambles, and how to know a penny stock from a company that's just down on its luck $CHRS

🥃 Badger wins the NVIDIA earnings bet $NVDA

Segments:

00:00 Introduction

03:20 NVIDIA earnings bet $NVDA

07:15 Market Efficiency & 10x Stocks

20:58 Lessons from 100-Baggers by Christopher Mayer

30:39 Rocket Lab to the Moon $RKLB

36:54 The Danger of Feeling Like An Investing Genius

43:30 Cancer Sniffing Cyborg-Dogs

47:15 The Dangers of Penny Stocks

59:05 Cassava Sciences: A Biotech Cautionary Tale $SAVA

01:05:38 Upcoming Episodes and Final Thoughts

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Matterport ($MTTR) is the world’s leading spatial data company specializing in digitizing physical spaces. They make it easy to create digital models of the real world and to share those spaces anywhere.

• Virtual tours of homes are common on sites such as Zillow and Airbnb, but Matterport are also seeing increased take-up for use cases such as remote insurance assessments, warehouse and factory monitoring and optimization, virtual tourism, and construction
• Founded in 2011, and SPAC’d in July 2021, currently trades at a market cap of $4.3B. Has over $600M cash. Not currently profitable and made a loss of $11.6M in 2020
• 52% of $29M Q2 revenues were from subscriptions - a SaaS-like high-margin business that is the main growth driver
• The company estimates a TAM of $240B. The justification for this is flimsy, but there is significant optionality, with many yet to be identified use cases as the ‘metaverse’ becomes more established. If Matterport become the standard for spatial data capture, this estimate may in fact prove to be conservative
• Working with over 50 platform partners to build solutions on top of Matterport spatial data, expanding their use cases beyond real estate into automation, construction, retail and other industries

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: MTTR, ZG, ABNB, FB

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This week we were delighted to connect with Simon Erickson, founder and CEO of 7investing, to chat about a topic that underpins both the 7investing and Telescope Investing strategy - investing in disruptive innovation.

Simon shares his thoughts on finding and evaluating disruptive companies, why larger companies find disruptive innovation difficult, playing offence and defence in your portfolio, plus we chat about hype vs fundamentals, craft beer, and being neighbours with Morgan Housel!

If you’re a growth investor, this episode is pure gold - highly recommended listening for all Telescope subscribers!

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: TSLA GH U DDD SSYS

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Unity Software is best known for its game engine, which was used for over 50% of all video games in 2020. But Unity is also used to create over 60% of all VR/AR applications, and is starting to expand into other industries such as automotive, architecture, manufacturing, film, and retail. It’s not just about Pokemon Go!

In this week’s pod, we take a deep dive into Unity, and have a fantastic discussion with Karle Kane, the founder of Rainfall Games.

• Unity is one of the largest development platforms for gaming and was used to create over 50% of video games across 20 platforms in 2020. It is even more dominant in mobile gaming where 71% of the top 1,000 mobile games in 2020 used Unity. 93 of the top 100 game studios by revenue are Unity customers, and on average there were 2.7B people each month who consumed content created with Unity in 2020. Unity estimates their addressable market in gaming at $12B growing to $16B by 2025
• Over 60% of all VR/AR experiences are created with Unity, and this platform was used to create 90% of all Microsoft HoloLens and Samsung Gear VR experiences. AR/VR is seeing increased adoption, not just in gaming but also in other industries including healthcare, manufacturing, architecture and design and the VR/AR market is projected to grow by 63% per year through 2025. Unity estimates their current opportunity in VR/AR at $17B
• They have three main business segments: Create Solutions, a subscription-based business providing access to Unity’s development tools; Operate Solutions, a usage-based business helping game developers to run and monetise their games; and Strategic Partnerships, where tech partners such as Apple, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony pay Unity to support their hardware and software. These three segments contributed 30%, 61% and 9% of revenue respectively in 2020, with Operate Solutions growing the fastest
• Unity acquired Applifier and launched their in-game advertising network in 2014, and this is now one of the world’s largest mobile ad networks serving 23B ads per month. Unity does not break-out advertising revenue from their Operate Solutions segment, but the whole segment had revenues of $471M in 2020, an increase of 61% from the previous year. However, recent changes in iOS to prevent app tracking is estimated to reduce revenues by $30M in 2021, which represents 3% of total revenue
• Total revenue for 2020 was $772M, an increase of 43% from the previous year. Existing customers are buying more each year, with DBNERs of 138%, 133% and 124% for 2020, 2019 and 2018 respectively. The business is reinvesting in growth and has not shown a consistent profit as yet, having just become free cashflow positive in Q4 2020. They ended 2020 with $1.3B in cash with a further $480M in marketable securities and zero debt
• Unity currently has a market cap of $23B with a P/S ratio of 24. Despite the huge 50% drop from its all-time high in January, the stock remains relatively expensive and will need to maintain continued high revenue growth to justify the valuation

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: U, VUZI, AAPL, FB

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It’s been a rocky start of the year for the stock market, especially for growth stocks. Back in January, we picked a portfolio of 15 stocks covering eight megatrends as our core stock investments for 2021. In this week’s episode, we check in with the model portfolio and see how our picks have performed in the first quarter, but more importantly, how the businesses have fared and whether or not the investment theses have changed.

The portfolio performance is shared more fully at https://telescopeinvesting.com/podcast-33-model-portfolio-q1-review/.

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Back in episode #12 of the podcast, we talked about investing for your children. At some point, your children will leave the nest and take control of their own finances, and we believe that financial education early in life is a big advantage in navigating the world of money and investing! This week on the podcast, we're joined by our good friend, Duniya, to talk about how parents can prepare their children to manage their finances responsibly and successfully.

Brian Feroldi slide deck:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YV3mou5FQDkfBgtu3eACMtSye3xadrtDlu_URBTA2JA/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/family-and-care/talk-money/how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-money

https://www.gohenry.com/uk/

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Intuitive Surgical is the world leader in robotic minimally invasive surgery. In this week's podcast, Luke deep dives what makes $ISRG tick, and how it's shaping a better future through technology and innovation!

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:04:15] Intuitive Surgical Deep Dive

[00:05:01] Agenda

[00:05:50] Intuitive Surgical at a Glance

[00:08:24] How Intuitive Surgical is Creating a Better Tomorrow

[00:09:55] "Robots and Blades" Business Model

[00:11:03] Competitive Edge

[00:12:59] Tesla Driving Miles

[00:15:45] Financials - Income Statement

[00:17:13] Financials - Balance Sheet

[00:18:39] Financials - Cash Flow Statement

[00:19:24] Valuation

[00:20:29] Investment Conclusion

[00:24:11] Wrapping Up

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Jungle investing life is unpredictable, but your hosts Luke “The Badger” Hallard and Krzysztof “Monkey” Piekarski, Lead Advisors at www.7investing.com are feeling especially clairvoyant this year. 🔮

Gather ‘round, wallstreetwildlife friends and furry critters, pour some warm libations— perhaps a banana flavored brandy?— and hear about all the things that have yet come to pass.

We predict the future regarding interest rates, black swans, tech booms and busts, Bitcoin price at year-end, the tech companies with the most moment and those who might have climbed a branch too high.

Warning: Badger drank too much egg-nog before recording, so his outlook gets a bit dark at times, even out-Bearing resident Bear-Monkey!

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This week, we take a step back and look at how we manage our own stock portfolios, distilling out the principles that have allowed us to achieve market-beating returns over the long-term. We believe it boils down to three primary skills - your ability to manage your temperament, your ability to manage your portfolio as a whole, and finally your ability to choose good quality companies.

Managing yourself

Avoid emotional investing and acting on impulse, whether it’s from greed or fear. Have a plan and respond to market conditions accordingly

Be humble and realise you can't know everything when it comes to an investment. Collaborate and share your thinking, and be open to challenge. Don’t get too proud of yourself over your winners, or too despondent over your losers - learn and move on

Invest in a way that allows you to sleep at night and have peace of mind. The point of investing is to be free of money worries, not to be the cause of them

Managing your portfolio

The key to balancing risk and reward is how you allocate your portfolio across different asset classes, different sectors and different stocks

Diversify your stocks across different sectors, market caps and where possible, geographical revenues, and yet don’t have so many stocks that your portfolio starts to resemble an index

A particular investment is not suitable for everyone. Structure your portfolio based on your financial goals and your appetite for risk, not someone else’s

Managing your stocks

Do your own due diligence! Understand what you’re investing in, and build conviction in the companies that you own. You're investing in companies not trading in tickers

Invest in the companies whose mission you love and want to support with your investment $. It’s easier to stay the course when your portfolio is aligned with your values and interests

Use a framework to assess companies and businesses objectively, so that you can maximise your chances of identifying the winners of the future

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References:

We really like AdventuresinFI's framework for considering whether you should sell an investment, available at: https://adventuresinfi.substack.com/p/on-discipline-and-process

Last night’s Lyft $LYFT earnings included an extra zero where there wasn’t one and the market reaction was wild! Turns out there’s a big difference between 500 basis points and 50!

What are basis points? How do they differ from percentage points? We help you understand margins, and why thinking in basis points is an upgrade over percentages.

(Shares of Lyft $LYFT soared more than 60 per cent on Tuesday before falling back sharply, after an error in the ride-hailing company’s quarterly earnings release exaggerated the outlook for margin growth in 2024 by 10 times. The company reported that it would improve adjusted earnings margins by 500 basis points, or 5 percentage points, in 2024 compared with the previous year)

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Vulture talks about the market rally and how it’s ignoring data that is quite worrisome, using the -34% drop in insurance health premiums as a clear example of data manipulation.

Monkey makes a case for his top holding, Coherus Biosciences, and why he had a hard time resisting buying way more shares than planned.

Badger, meanwhile, badgers poor humble Monkey about investing in underperforming businesses, suggesting that businesses that go up tend to go up, and those that go down tend to go down...

We also discuss the market being efficient on one plane while being inefficient on another, and how it’s possible to make money on these different planes of its existence.

Our generous producer, Bats🦇, who naturally dwells in a cave working hard producing our podcasts, agrees to be paid in Wall Street Wildlife investment recommendations! We debate which stocks to begin with, and Badger nominates $MELI MercadoLibre while Monkey offers some of his own bitter medicine in $CHRS Coherus Biosciences.

Whether you’re a beginner and curious about all the wild creatures that lurk in the jungles of Wall Street, or an experienced investor looking for investing ideas and strategies, let Monkey and Badger be your Wall Street Wildlife guides!

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News about vaccines for COVID-19 is coming out thick and fast, and we could have the global pandemic in our rearview mirror before too long. In this week’s episode, Luke & Albert talk about how the vaccines could affect markets and follow up with a discussion on the megatrend of biomedicine. Recent advances in genetics such as CRISPR have the potential to deliver amazing new treatments for many incurable conditions, and the guys discuss some of the companies working on these life-changing therapies and consider whether they're worth investment

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Advances in food technology are allowing us to feed a growing population more efficiently and sustainably, and one innovation that has appeared in recent years is plant-based meat. In this week’s episode, Luke & Albert talk about the tailwinds behind the growth in the plant-based meat industry, and look at two companies leading the movement: Beyond Meat and Green Monday.

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We all make mistakes, and some mistakes hit your wallet as well as your pride. For the last episode of the year on the Telescope Podcast, Luke and Albert invite you to chuckle at their expense as they talk about some of their biggest financial mistakes, not only in investing but also in life.

• One of us blew his investment returns on luxuries way too early, ham-stringing long-term growth
• One of us thought he was a trading genius, buying low and selling high in penny stocks, but managed to realise the error of his ways before losing his shirt
• One of us saw his investment in Twitter drop, so he had the smart idea of doubling-down, only to see it drop further. Since it worked so well the first time, he doubled down again…
• One of us missed out on a 12X return on Apple because he wasn’t able to buy the stock one time, and he still hasn’t invested!
• One of us spent €500K on overseas property without doing any due diligence, lured by the promise of a quick profit (DYODD!)
• One of us was surrounded by stuff he didn’t need, wondering why he didn't have more money to invest, until he discovered minimalism

In this week's episode, we also take a look at a company suggested by one of our listeners, Quantafuel, a company tackling the huge problem of plastic waste in an innovative way. Is this the next growth sector in the fight against climate change and environmental harm?

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Unless you’ve needed surgery in the past few years, Intuitive Surgical may not be a familiar name, but they're the global leader in robotic surgery, and a pioneer in the field since 1995. Robotic surgery has been steadily improving over the last two decades and is becoming the gold standard for some types of surgeries.

Adu Subramanian recently published a thorough deep dive into Intuitive Surgical on his substack, covering its history, business, and competitive advantages. This week, we sit down with Adu to talk about his extensive research in this exciting growth area and what he thinks is in store for Intuitive and the robotic surgery space.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: ISRG, ABNB, SYK.

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Is Google $GOOGL a bear, a bull or a dodo? Badger buys more, Monkey screeches Be Careful!

Meta $META was in a similar position not too long ago, but it has an impenetrable social network moat. Can the same thing be said of Google’s data in a time of AI with companies building language models from the ground up and redefining search?

Monkey explains this quandary is what the “too hard bucket” is for, whereas Badger remains confident in his fundamental understanding of the business.

We also answer a 7investing discord member who wonders whether allocating a majority of his portfolio to four companies is too concentrated. The devil is in the details and the answer is not so simple. Remember, cash is a position, too, and it’s hard to become wealthy, but also hard to stay that way.

Badger’s skiing season is being funded by some unsuspecting poor Lake Tahoe poker players. Should Monkey be worried about his upcoming visit to Austin’s card rooms?

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We focus on stock investing at Telescope Investing, and a big part of that is psychology - having the right investing mindset and managing your emotions, as the markets, as they tend to do, take unexpected turns.

Personal finance is as much personal as it is financial, and how we feel about money is influenced by the experiences we've lived and the stories we tell ourselves. These stories can have both positive and negative impacts on our financial decisions, but we can rewrite those stories and change our attitudes towards wealth. In this week’s pod, we talk to Ronald Wong about the importance of financial wellbeing and how our true net worth is more than our bank balances.

Ronald is an executive coach and founder of theLibrary&, based in Hong Kong. He works with executives on being better leaders, navigating change, and developing their teams. He is especially interested in mindset, decision-making, teams and systems and the ‘dark arts’ of behavioural finance and investing. He draws inspiration from his family, yoga, architecture, and design, and in the Stoic principles of leading a purposeful life.

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In this week’s episode, Luke & Albert discuss the important topic of investing for your children, and teaching them about money from an early age. They're joined on the podcast by a special guest, Ramesh, to hear how he's building a strong financial foundation for his three boys, taking advantage of tax-efficient savings options that will hopefully avoid them needing to depend on the 'bank of mum and dad' when they fly the nest

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Luke shares his experience surprising his wife with the new Tesla Model 3 Highland, complete with its futuristic driving features $TSLA — is the smooth buying process enough of a differentiator for Tesla as a car company?

Meanwhile, Krzysztof reveals his strategic moves in the “King of the Jungle" portfolio challenge, including a bullish stance on $BTC mining and AI data-warehouser Iris Energy $IREN and why he sold 20% of that position to buy even more shares of Coherus Biosciences $CHRS.

The jungle duo also dives into ethical investing as Luke considers adding Palantir $PLTR and explains how the company could be seen as a force for good. Amid the tech talk, they reflect on the complexities of investing within ethical parameters.

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Have you become numb from seeing wave after wave of red days in your portfolio? Are you unsure whether it’s the right time to buy or to sell as you’re buffeted by the market? Then maybe it’s time for some stock therapy!

After a fantastic start to the year, our model portfolio has turned south, along with the majority of high-growth stocks as investors run to the 'safe haven' of value stocks. In this week’s pod, we talk about what’s happened to growth stocks in the last few months, the possible reasons why, and more importantly what we can do about it. Long-time listeners will already know the answer, but it feels good to get it all out!

(apologies for Luke's fairly terrible audio quality on today's Pod, a rather silly technology error that was overlooked, we'll have to write a checklist for future recording sessions!)

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This week we had the pleasure of connecting with healthtech expert investor Richard Chu (@richard_chu97). Richard shares his thoughts on the healthtech sector, his key investments in this area including GoodRx,  Doximity, and OptimizeRx, and also how he saw the writing on the wall for Teladoc Health and exited early, avoiding the share price slump that has hurt our own returns this year!

You can read more about Richard at his substack (https://richardchu97.substack.com/), and through Luca Capital (https://www.lucacap.com/), parent company of Saga Partners where Richard is a lead research analyst.

Companies mentioned in the discussion include TDOC, GDRX, DOCS, OPRX, ZM, AAPL.

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In today's podcast, Luke and Albert begin the design of a new model portfolio for 2021, containing the companies that they believe will achieve market-beating returns this year and beyond. In this kick-off episode, they consider the megatrends that are likely to shape the world around us for the years ahead, and decide what proportion of the portfolio they would like to devote to each of them.

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On this week’s pod, we take a look at another hypergrowth investment opportunity, the US pet insurance company, Trupanion.

Trupanion is North America’s largest publicly traded provider of pet insurance. It has focused exclusively on pets during its two-decade operating history, and currently insures over 940,000 cats and dogs in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Puerto Rico (an increase of 37% YoY).

• Pet ownership has grown significantly during the pandemic, many households have bought or adopted a pet to help them get through the social isolation of lockdown. In the US 23 million households acquired a pet between March 2020 and May 2021, and today 67% of American households own at least one kind of pet
• The North American pet insurance market was worth $1.9B in 2020 and is expected to grow to $3.8B by 2027. However, today less than 2% of North America’s 200 million dogs and cats have pet insurance, creating a large growth opportunity
• Trupanion were recently rated as the #2 US pet insurer, just behind Healthy Paws. They have a 4.4 / 5 score on trustpilot, and their customers are strong advocates for the company - an interesting contrast to their insuretech competitor, Lemonade, who score a woeful 2.6! However Trupanion are one of the more expensive pet insurance offerings, and a price-sensitive consumer may find that other insurers offer better value
• In Q1 2021, Trupanion’s monthly average revenue per pet was $62.97. Costs per pet currently exceed revenue by around $1, primarily driven by high subscription acquisition costs. The ‘lifetime value per pet’ insured by Trupanion is $634, however over $270 is spent acquiring a pet, so a customer needs to be retained for three years before Trupanion realises a return on the high acquisition cost!
• 2021 Q1 results showed revenue of $155M, an increase of 39% YoY. Average monthly retention was 98.73% compared to 98.59% in the prior-year period, and the average pet's life with Trupanion increased to 79 months, up from 71 months in the prior 12-month period. The company recognise that they still have opportunities to improve the retention of pets that drop out after one year
• The company’s financial position is strong with cash and assets of over $500M. The net loss for Q1 2021 was $12.4M, compared to a net loss of $1.1M in the same period last year. This was primarily driven by increased stock-based compensation expenses and a one-time performance grant to all employees that totalled $4.3M

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: TRUP, LMND

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☢️ $OKLO is up over 150% since Badger put it on his radar a month ago. Is it investable?

🤑 Monkey talks about Robinhood Legend, $HOOD’s new trading platform, its dangers and perks

🦉 We address Patreon Steven’s question about how to get the best investing results and how to create a successful framework. Are 30+ stocks too many? What about valuation? And emerging trends?

🦉 A single mom asks us how to start investing. All single moms and all beginning investors should listen to this!

🤖 Stock Safari: Badger talks about Meta $META AI projects while Monkey throws him some rotten bananas and gets all revolutionary!

🛢️ Stock Safari: Monkey pitches Calumet $CLMT a special situation all about making Sustainable Aviation Fuel at high margins

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Sources mentioned:

Calumet Department of Energy 1.4 Billion loan: https://www.energy.gov/lpo/articles/lpo-announces-conditional-commitment-montana-renewables-significantly-expand-us

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:01:36] Is OKLO Actually Uninvestable?

[00:07:31] Robinhood Legend

[00:14:42] How Do You Find The Best Investment Ideas?

[00:21:13] How Do I Get Started Investing?

[00:32:44] Send Us Your Questions!

[00:33:19] Stock Safari - META

[00:44:38] Safari Stock - Calumet $CLMT

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Post Super Bowl Sunday, Badger is hung over like a banshee but rolling in the dough nonetheless after making some choice bets. He also reports from the field about the most interesting things he saw and didn’t see in the commercials — Hint: where was crypto? (Monkey’s answer: nearing 50,000 per $BTC!)

Monkey wonders about the similarities and differences between gambling and investing. One difference: understanding the fundamentals is what all successful thinkers and investors need to do. Some key principles:

* Understand simple ideas deeply.

* Be brutally honest about what you know and don’t know

* Identify and let go of biases.

* Break down complex topics—like investing—into smaller components and practice deepening your understanding of each; over time, these components merge into an integrated whole.

Monkey meanwhile watched Oppenheimer and read The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut, about Johnny Von Neumann, who was called the smartest human of the 20th century, responsible for the birth of AI. But is a non-zero chance of the extinction of life worth the risk?

King of the Jungle Portfolio Challenge Update: Monkey buys more Eos $EOSE and contemplates buying Enovix $ENVX because batteries and energy will be in ever-increasing demand. But is this a sunk cost fallacy, Badger wonders…

All this and more from the front lines of the Investing Jungle!

Tickers mentioned: $NVDA, $CRWD, $EOSE, $ENVX, $BTC, $LINK, $ETH

👑 Badger wins year 1 of King of the Jungle! You won’t believe the margin of victory! And his Banana trophy 🏆🍌

🤓 Monkey tries hard to identify his mistakes while Badger tries hard to remain gracious: lots of lessons and reflections on how we can both improve our process to get even better

💵 How to think about cash as a position

🚀 $RKLB Rocket Lab: Badger’s best performer, and one of Monkey’s worst. Learn all about the dark dangers of options

📆 How we’re thinking about year two: $200 per month, consistency of adding, watching emergent trends

🎯 Next stocks Badger is looking to add: $META $GAW; Monkey eyes $NTDOY

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[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:02:47] What was the King of the Jungle Portfolio Challenge?

[00:03:28] Contest Results

[00:07:59] Krzysztof's Best Performer

[00:09:24] Rocket Lab - Krzysztof Didn't Get Off the Launchpad

[00:15:10] Luke's Portfolio

[00:17:06] Krzysztof's Portfolio

[00:19:40] What We Did Differently

[00:23:00] The Importance of Cash

[00:26:35] Changes for Year Two

[00:31:25] Stocks on our Radars for Year Two

[00:34:20] Understanding Risk and Reward

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$RKLB Monkey loves @RocketLab as the best alternative to investing in SpaceX .So for the King of the Jungle Investing Challenge he bought some Feb '24 $7 call options.

Was this a reckless bet?

Can Luke maintain his composure in the face of Monkey's shenanigans, like the Badger ninja he is?

There's also an extremely important lesson here about ODTE options. Hint: DON'T.

🥂 Festive Chaos in our live-streamed holiday special, complete with cocktails, banter, and a drunk Badger and Monkey!

🍸 Signature drinks take center stage with live cocktail mixing on-air. Festive classics plus questionable new inventions!

🎄 A spirited review of our bold 2024 market predictions, with penalty shots for errors $NVDA $EOSE $META $BTC #WeWork

🚗 $TESLA vs. $BYD: Who’s the EV market leader? Surprising results!

💡 Big Tech in 2024: Predictions about AI advancements, antitrust movements, and disruptive innovations. $CRWD $DDOG

🤔 Patreon Q&A: Fans weigh in with tough questions including “What kind of investor would Nietzsche be?” and “Can Tesla’s RoboTaxi beat Waymo?”

🔔 Key Takeaways:

✅ The value of investing accountability and lessons learned

✅ Why community matters in investing and podcasting alike

❄ Celebrate the Season: A heartfelt toast to Patreon supporters and listeners who make it all possible.

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:06:59] Biggest Tech Disruption of 2025

[00:12:19] Krzysztof's Chaotic Recording Environment

[00:13:14] Love at First Sight

[00:16:10] Krzysztof Struck CrowdStrike From His Portfolio

[00:17:56] Monkey's Shenanigans Come Good (Finally)

[00:21:47] Investing is our Purpose in Life

[00:27:18] Reviewing Our 2024 Predictions - with Penalty Drinking Shots!

[00:28:32] Question 1: Global GDP Growth

[00:31:59] Question 2: US Interest Rates

[00:34:58] Question 3: Black Swan Event

[00:37:22] Question 4: Magnificent Seven

[00:42:25] What Type of Investor Would Nietzsche Be?

[00:47:58] Our Top Three Legendary Investors

[00:54:07] Question 5: Tesla vs BYD

[00:57:29] Question 6: Big Tech Announcements

[00:59:50] Question 7: The S&P's Biggest Winner

[01:04:10] Question 8: Major Company Failure in 2024

[01:06:38] Question 9: EOS Market Cap

[01:09:29] Question 10: Bitcoin Price At Year End

[01:10:52] Question 11: AI Speculation

[01:13:04] ...But Will CrowdStrike Get Disrupted by AI?

[01:18:33] Looking Ahead to King of the Jungle 2025

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Krzysztof returns from a Hobbit house getaway while Luke gets ready to head to Paris for the Olympics; tales of travel spark some short-term trauma about lost luggage and Crowdstrike’s $CRWD hand in making lots of people maddeningly upset. If that’s not spicy enough, we briefly discuss historical revolutions and national identities sparked by the Olympics’ opening ceremony’s raw political themes - or is it just a ton of fun that's really only supposed to make sense to the locals? We discuss whether the US is facing a debt crisis worse than 2008, highlighting alarming insights from Balaji Srinivasan about the staggering $175 trillion debt level. Lots of scary charts and difficult decisions to make based on the data, which you can see in full at: https://balajis.com/p/americas-175-trillion-problem We also consider the ethical fine line in short selling, focusing on the case against Andrew Left of Citron Capital for alleged securities fraud and the ethics of market manipulation and finance journalism. We also address a viewer’s question on selling investments with outsized growth, discussing different approaches to this "nice-to-have" problem. Badger has been hard at work in his burrow yet again, this time composing a Deep Dive on Axon Enterprise $AXON, one of his favorite companies; in this episode, he shares a short highlight about the company’s margins and financial strengths. We conclude with an update on the King of the Jungle portfolio competition, emphasizing the importance of compound interest and consistent long-term investing, and how quickly adding $100 a month can add up — Badger even breaks out a trusty compound calculator quizzing Monkey on just how much money it’s possible to make if you get started early and just follow a consistent approach.

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:01:45] The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

[00:08:06] The Singularity Is Nearer, When We Merge with AI - Ray Kurzweil

[00:14:00] Should You Sell A Position If You Get Outsized Growth?

[00:19:34] Is The US On The Verge Of A Debt Crisis Bigger Than 2008?

[00:39:29] When is Short Selling Actually Market Manipulation?

[00:49:13] King Of The Jungle Portfolio Challenge Update

[00:57:23] The Magical Power of Compound Interest

[01:00:23] Why is Axon Becoming a Software Company ---
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We get some fantastic stock suggestions from our listeners and one that has popped up several times is a gaming company called Gravity. Gaming is not a sector we follow closely, so we’re pleased to have Zippy Capital (@zippy_capital) on this week’s podcast to share his insights about this fast-growing publisher of mobile games. Gravity is a South Korean gaming company, and are publishers of games based on the Ragnarok franchise, which is extremely popular in South East Asia. Zippy Capital publishes his analysis on Gravity and other investing topics on his substack and at Seeking Alpha.

• Gravity works with developers such as Dream Square, Tencent and Bytedance to develop games in exchange for distribution rights in the China market, while Gravity retains distribution rights in all other markets.
• The Ragnarok franchise has transcended its comic book roots and is part of South East Asia popular culture, with live concerts based around the games selling out in minutes.
• Gravity has had hit games in Ragnarok: Eternal Love and Ragnarok: Origin, with more on the way, and have recently announced a partnership with the NBA to launch an NBA based game in South East Asia.
• With a market cap of just under $1B and trading at 9x trailing EV/EBITDA, the potential upside is large given the increasing popularity of mobile games all over the world and especially in South East Asia, but mobile games have a relatively short shelf life and competition in this sector is very high.

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: Sea Limited (SE), Teladoc Health (TDOC), Tencent Holdings (TCEHY), Activision (ATVI), Take-Two Interactive (TTWO).

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In Episode 25, Luke reflects on his magnum-opus 50-day portfolio review on X, including selling $AMZN “too early” to buy a couple of cars. We debate whether that was a mistake or using money appropriately to live fully?

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Monkey wonders how Luke got through 2008 beating the market by double-digits: was it luck in owning $ISRG at the right time, or an aggressive risk profile appropriate for life-stage and life circumstances?

How to Beat the Market Principle 2: Look for founder-led companies like Tesla's $TSLA Elon Musk, Crowdstrike’s $CRWD George Kurtz and Apple's $AAPL Steve Jobs. What does founder-led mean and why does that matter?

Tesla earnings results included the promise of a lower-price-point entry car and a cross-roads for investors according to Musk: "Only invest in Tesla if you believe we can solve autonomy" -- is this a fair claim to make?

Tesla also made vital regulatory progress in China in terms of autonomous driving which was enough for Monkey to add it to his King of the Jungle portfolio; we review and look back on our strategies and how they've played out thus far, six months into the contest.

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It’s not something that's usually covered in quarterly earnings reports, but company culture can have a big impact on employees, customers, business performance, and the company’s stock price. This week on the pod, we're joined by Renee Conklin, founder of RCHR Consulting, to talk about company culture - how to assess it, its impacts on business results, and what companies can do to attract and retain talent. Also, we chat about famous CEOs, the Great Resignation and driving tractors!

• Websites such as Glassdoor can give prospective employees and investors a view on the workplace culture but there are issues over the validity of the reviews and potential manipulation of ratings. Glassdoor is a starting point, but the information should be checked against other review sites and information sources.
• Workplace culture can have a significant impact on the stock performance of a company. The stock performance of the Fortune 100 best companies to work (Aug 2021) outperformed the broader index of the Russell 3000 by 16.5% in 2020 and had a cumulative return of 1,709% since 1998 compared to 526% for the index.
• Following the upheaval of the pandemic, we are in the midst of the Great Resignation, where employees are quitting in record numbers. It's currently a workers’ market and there are many different reasons contributing to this trend.

Renee Conklin is the founder of RCHR Consulting based in Hong Kong, which works with small-to-medium businesses to optimise their HR practices, and also with individuals to help them achieve their career goals. Renee can also be found on LinkedIn.

Companies mentioned in the discussion include Netflix.

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Krzysztof's back from Europe, but he brought COVID with him -- is his pink Care Bears hat an essential part of the recuperative process?

Luke commends Krzysztof's bet against corporate real estate and regional banks (puts on $KRE!), and shares some data that supports the doom thesis.

Is thorough research essential in identifying investment opportunities, or is it sufficient to take deep abdominal breaths and visualise winning? (Hint - if you have a fool as a counterparty, you're on the right side of the trade)

We also make a new bet: $EOSE vs $AXON in two years’ time. Krzysztof backs EOS for its high potential gains, while Luke supports Axon's steady growth and innovations in making the world a safer place. We need *your help* in deciding the stakes! Please send us your suggestions on X or leave a comment on YouTube!

To close the episode, Krzysztof dives into the state of Bitcoin and crypto, advocating a thoughtful approach to investing in this volatile market and the need to define crypto accurately, avoiding lumping legitimate projects with casino gambling. How should investors without $BTC start their journey today?

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:05:22] Betting Against Corporate Real-Estate

[00:12:24] Why There Is Alpha

[00:16:47] EOS vs AXON Bet

[00:26:08] What’s Happening with Bitcoin?

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After Badgering Monkey about selling Crowdstrike $CRWD (yet again), Luke discusses the differences between Crowdstrike and Palo Alto Networks $PANW, two strong cybersecurity companies. But l can there only be one?

Monkey, meanwhile, wonders whether AI is going to disrupt everything, including SaaS companies like Crowdstrike, or whether certain mega-trends can overpower the impending disruptions.

We also discuss the difference in mindset required when investing in best of class businesses with lofty valuations, and small caps that are much riskier but cheaper and with more binary outcomes.

Krzysztof offers his view on the recent Apple Intelligence announcements and why he’s pleasantly surprised about what he heard. Hint: privacy + AI are an essential combination, and Apple will finally give customers a reason to upgrade their phones. Perhaps the recent spike in valuation is justified?

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:02 CrowdStrike vs Palo Alto Networks
00:11:43 What does Luke look for in a good investment?
00:19:17 Apple Intelligence

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Krzysztof explains why he’s now heavily invested in a tiny $140 million dollar biotech company, Coherus Biosciences $CHRS. There are two ways to make money in the market, and both have to do with a gap in perceived value. Coherus had very encouraging second quarter results, but an analyst downgrade sent the stock tumbling regardless. Are the downgrade reasons based on how the wall street game is played, or something more fundamental to the company broken?

Also in this week's episode, Luke is unhappy with the state of the UK as a place for his investing dollars. Does his pro-USA investment thesis support American exceptionalism? Or does technology know no political boundaries and you have to go where the intellectual capital lives? One notable exception: UK listed fintech, Wise $WIZEY $WISE. Self-driving cars are the next revolutionary frontier, and Tesla $TSLA is not the only game in town. But the other player, Google’s $GOOG Waymo, is experiencing significant growing pains that are literally keeping people up at night. Badger challenges Monkey to ride in a driverless Waymo car in Austin without getting killed, to the tune of a 1:10,000 payout. Disney’s $DIS corporate cruelty? A tragic case of when corporations lose their humanity - it's sad to see the House of Mouse behave so heartlessly in the face of real tragedy. Krzysztof bemoans the widening cap in the King of the Jungle portfolio challenge and begs Badger for mercy for a few extra days, but leniancy comes at a price! It's not over yet though, and the Japanese Carry Trade might still have further market mayhem to come, so those on Team Monkey ought not despair… yet.

Segments: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:00:51] Why Tech Investors Should Stick to US Markets [00:09:06] Waymo Night Terrors [00:18:11] Outrageous Behaviour from Disney's Legal Counsel [00:23:18] Investing in Coherus Biosciences [00:58:33] Krzysztof Almost Concedes the King of Jungle Portfolio Challenge

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Vaporware or Vision? We dissect Tesla's 10/10 Cybercab event (that's a date, not a score!) and debate if it lived up to the hype. Was it a Muskian inside joke at shareholder expense? We tackle the tough questions:

* Did Waymo already beat Tesla to the autonomous driving punch?

* Why wasn't Optimus the AI breakthrough we hoped for (and why it might not matter)?

* What are the likely real economics of being a robotaxi shepherd? Is it the cash cow Musk claims?

* And ultimately...how much $TSLA should you own after this reveal?

Tune in for our no-hype analysis!

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:01:58] Luke's Pre-Event Predictions

[00:05:46] Has Waymo Beaten Tesla To The Punch?

[00:11:16] How Much Tesla Should You Own?

[00:18:57] What Was Good About The Robotaxi Event?

[00:25:29] Is Musk Making An Inside Joke At Shareholder's Expense?

[00:30:32] What's A Ride In The Cybercab Actually Like?

[00:32:37] The (Likely) Economics Of Cybercab Ownership

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This week, we do a deep-dive into another stock in our model portfolio for 2021, Teladoc Health, a leader in telehealth and digital therapeutics. Teladoc’s mission is to create a virtual healthcare system to improve care and cut the cost of healthcare for all. They have grown revenues rapidly over the last three years, boosted in part by the global pandemic, but do they have what it takes to fend off the increasing competition chasing them from the rear?

• Many conditions do not require an in-person visit to a physician and can be held remotely, offering convenience, time-savings, safety, often at a lower cost. On average, a patient can see a physician within 10 minutes of their first enquiry. Teladoc started with general wellness and has expanded its range of services to include dermatology, nutrition and mental health
• Healthcare is a $9T market globally, with $3.6T in the US. It is estimated that $250B of healthcare spending could be virtualised in the US alone, with the market expected to grow 22.4% per year until at least 2028. Teladoc’s revenue is currently less than 0.5% of the projected US market
• Teladoc Health is the largest telehealth provider in the US and has started expanding internationally with operations in the UK, France, Australia, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, China, Chile and Brazil. It has over 50,000 clinicians in its network globally, and its services are accessible from over 130 countries and are available in more than 40 languages. Teladoc ended 2020 with 51.8M paid US members after adding 15M in 2020
• Teladoc's merger with Livongo Health last year brought remote monitoring and digital therapeutics into their suite of services, using connected devices and artificial intelligence to help patients manage their chronic conditions better. As well as cross-selling services, the synergy of telehealth and remote monitoring may be a game-changer for preventative medicine
• At the end of 2020, Livongo had 600,000 chronic care enrolments, which is a fraction of the 31M people in the US with diabetes, and the 147M living with one or more chronic conditions. They started with diabetes and have expanded their capabilities to include hypertension, prediabetes, weight management and behavioural health
• However, competition is increasing both from traditional healthcare companies plus tech giants such as Amazon and Google. Platforms like Zoom and Twilio have HIPAA-compliant video conferencing which can be used to provide telehealth services. Teladoc is the current leader with agreements with 40% of Fortune 500 companies, but they cannot rest on their laurels in this rapidly innovating space

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This week, we begin our search for hypergrowth stocks, smallcap and microcap companies with the potential of delivering 10X returns or higher. We set out some thoughts on the criteria we'll use in this search, and deep-dive a new player in the megatrend of streaming entertainment, CuriosityStream, as a potential hypergrowth stock.

• CuriosityStream is an online video streaming service specialising in factual content, covering subjects across science, history, technology, nature, society and lifestyle. They own most of their content and have over 3,000 titles. Their aim is to expand this to 12,000 titles over the next 5 years
• Founded by industry veteran John Hendricks, the founder and former CEO of Discovery Communications, the parent company of the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and the Learning Channel. Hendricks has packed the management team with experience in the entertainment and media industry
• The company has multiple revenue streams from direct subscriptions, bundled subscription, program sales, ads, and corporate partnerships. They are also targeting the corporate social responsibility programming market worth an estimated $20B annually
• Producing factual content costs a fraction of the cost of a drama, about 10% on average. Is also more easily translated to other languages, more likely to play well in multiple markets, and typically has a much longer lifespan than other types of programming. This has allowed CuriosityStream to keep their subscription fees low, at $3/month or $20/year
• They're unlikely to be the primary streaming TV service for any household, but may be a secondary niche service that many households will choose, especially those with children given the educational content and learning opportunities. The low subscription fee keeps it affordable, and this is borne out by the fact that most of the subscribers choose the annual plan
• As of the end of Q3 2020, they had over 13 million subscribers in 175 countries with a low churn rate of 2.6%. The number of subscribers is a 108% increase year-over-year, and they expect their subscriber count to reach 80M by 2023
• The video streaming market is projected to reach $71B in 2021 and grow to $108B by 2025, with user penetration growing from 12.9% to 18.2%. CuriosityStream revenue for 2020 is projected to be $40M, with revenue guidance of $390M in 2025
• Revenue growth in 2019 was 93.6% and the projected revenue growth is 119% for the full year in 2020 and 83% for 2021. The business is not yet profitable but is expected to become free cash flow positive by 2024

The tremendous growth, low market cap, and early penetration of their total addressable market makes CuriosityStream a strong candidate for a Telescope Investing hypergrowth stock. Take a listen to today's episode to hear whether we picked it for our own portfolios.

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🚨Badger has gone wild and the law tries to reign him in — with what success? Monkey, meanwhile, studies political theory and comes to the conclusion that nuanced political conversations require carefully defining the terms — and who has time for that? We reap what we sow.

⏳Is Badger a true long-term investor? Luke analyzes his long-term holdings and finds his average holding period to be 3.5 years, with a few outliers, including Enphase $ENPH and SolarEdge $SEDG. We discuss the costs and benefits of taking the long view.

⚡️Renewable energy sources are set to eclipse power generated by coal for the first time ever. Is nuclear fusion still too science-fiction? Monkey continues pounding the table for Eos $EOSE supported by claims about battery storage becoming a burgeoning trillion dollar industry.

❄️Is Snowflake $SNOW Too Hard to Understand and a Dodo set for extinction? Monkey shares his story from being a Bull to disappointment to kicking the company into the “Too Hard Pile” which is a useful investing structure. Badger wants to put Airbnb $ABNB in the same bucket but Monkey calls it the broken thesis — we discuss the difference.

💔We read a listener comment making the case for Badger’s compassion and grace — with a chilling and devastating conclusion. (you can tell who wrote the episode blurb this week - 🙄)

🍌Monkey teases a few upcoming new buys for the King of the Jungle Portfolio challenge — Round 1 — which ain’t over till its over.

Sources mentioned:

https://www.economist.com/business/2024/09/01/clean-energys-next-trillion-dollar-business

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/chart-solar-power-is-shattering-global-records

https://x.com/sv_techie/status/1827385973531144551

@sv_techie

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:03:56] Luke got a Speeding Fine

[00:07:00] Are We Really Long Term Investors?

[00:15:49] The Inexorable Rise of Renewables

[00:20:41] But Are Renewables Investable Right Now?

[00:29:30] Listener Shout Outs

[00:34:38] Is Snowflake in the "Too Hard Pile", and what is the Too Hard Pile anyway?

[00:56:29] King of the Jungle Portfolio Update

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The stock market in 2020 has been one of extremes, with a market crash triggered by a pandemic at the start of the year, followed by one of the fastest market recoveries in history. Many stock markets around the world are seeing all-time highs, most notably in the US. In this week’s episode, Luke and Albert take a look back at a few of the trades they made in 2020 that, for whatever reason, have been the most significant for them.

• With a market capitalisation approaching $800B, Facebook has become a behemoth, but does have too much influence in our lives?
• With businesses in gaming, online shopping, e-payments and now digital banking, was Sea a good stock to buy during the market crash?
• Telemedicine has been one of the big winners of 2020, and Teladoc has been a key beneficiary of this trend, but how much would you invest now?
• Stock markets are surging, pushing valuations of many companies to all-time highs. Is Chipotle Mexican Grill now too expensive to justify its future growth potential?
• With many people working and shopping from home, StitchFix has prospered with its online curated clothing business, but is it doing enough to retain its customers?
• We did a deep dive into Fiverr in one of our earlier podcasts, but did the intel we found on this fast-growing platform connecting employers to freelancers impress us enough to invest ourselves?

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At Telescope Investing, we believe that individual investors have an advantage over the professionals - they don't have to answer to anyone but themselves, and can more easily invest for the long-term without the need to 'beat their benchmark' every quarter or year. Thinking long-term helps minimise excessive trading, which often results in lower returns, whether it's from trading fees, buy-sell spreads, high short-term capital gains taxes, or more likely missed gains.

In this week’s pod, we answer some listener questions on portfolio management and talk about how we approach starting, adding, trimming and sometimes exiting a position.

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Fresh off an assassination attempt, Donald Trump’s political future looms large. Is his return to the Oval Office now inevitable, and what could this mean for the investment landscape?

While Krzysztof battles the tail end of COVID, he passes the analytical baton to Luke, who takes a deep dive into three high-stakes companies:

Palantir $PLTR

NuScale Power $SMR

Rocket Lab $RKLB

Tune in to find out which of these is Krzysztof's favourite investment, and which he firmly parks in the uninvestible bucket!

We also unpack a controversial tweet by Cathie Wood of Ark Invest, shedding light on the often self-serving nature of professional money managers who prioritize their profits over their clients' best interests.

Meanwhile, our two-year $EOSE vs $AXON bet still needs a prize. Perhaps a trip to the company HQ in Pittsburgh or Arizona? Tweet us to help us figure out the stakes, and get a shout-out on next week's episode!

Segments:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:01:27] Has the Political Landscape Changed

[00:06:53] Stakes in the EOS vs AXON Bet!

[00:14:07] Ark Invest Said The Quiet Part Out Loud

[00:23:55] Palantir

[00:33:10] Rocket Lab

[00:40:42] NuScale Power

[00:50:31] Palantir vs Rocket Lab vs NuScale

[00:55:17] The Seductive Nature of Technical Trading

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Fiverr is an online marketplace connecting freelancers with clients, and its stock price has rocketed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In this week’s episode, Luke and Albert dive into Fiverr’s business to see if it is worth considering as a good long-term investment

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It can be exciting to invest in new innovations and it's easy to get carried away with the next big thing. Gartner hype cycles illustrate the typical pattern of new innovation over time, from inception to the peak of inflated expectations, down into the trough of disillusionment, and hopefully up the slope of the enlightenment to the plateau of productivity as the innovation matures. In this week’s pod, we take a look at a few recent hype cycles and talk about some of the innovations that impact our own investments - past, present and future.

• Many technologies related to connected vehicles have gone over the peak of inflated expectations and are beginning to mature. According to Gartner, electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles are just starting to realise their potential and have a long way to go. However, don’t expect to jump in your flying car any time soon
• The Internet of Things is mostly at the peak of inflated expectations. There’s a lot of hype but will we see real applications that fulfil the promise of a fully connected world of devices? The use of wearables and digital twins of the person could revolutionize health promotion and disease prevention, but do we really need a kitchen tap connected to the internet?
• Digital advertising has powered much of the online experience, from social media to video streaming, and the space is evolving quickly. Companies are working to balance the need for privacy and the ability to show targeted ads. However, seeing connected TV advertising near the peak of maximum hype with an estimated 5-10 years to maturity gives us pause on a particular stock in our model portfolio.
• We are seeing similar changes in digital marketing as the world increasingly moves towards a digital future, but we are surprised to see mobile wallet marketing sliding into the trough of disillusionment. The use of digital payments is growing at a rapid pace, and we’re starting to see new ways it can affect consumer behaviour. Imagine if the money in your digital wallet expired and you had to use it or lose it?
• It's easy to get caught up in the hype, and one place where we have done that ourselves is in the sector of 3D printing. We invested during the time of maximum hype, and have seen the value of our investments get decimated as reality set in. We finally sold out after years of broken promises, however, Gartner believes 3D printing in manufacturing operations is starting to progress towards maturity and productivity. Did we exit our 3D printing stocks too early?

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Snap (SNAP), Vuzix (VUZI), Unity (U), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Cloudflare (NET), Fastly (FSLY), Tesla (TSLA), Teladoc Health (TDOC), Magnite (MGNI), The Trade Desk (TTD), IZEA Worldwide (IZEA), 3D Systems (DDD), Stratasys (SYS), ExOne (XONE)

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OpenAI's latest GPT-4 upgrade has Monkey and Badger both amazed and a little concerned. We dive into the mind-blowing new features: human-like voices, lightning-fast responses, and conversations that flow like never before.

If you’re a math student or a science student, great news! Your life has just gotten way easier and potentially more optimized if you learn how to use this tool correctly!

If you’re an investor in a company like Duolingo $DUOL, caution is advised! Badger notes that learning languages through gamification and a fancy-looking app will no longer be sufficient, while Monkey wonders whether Adobe $ADBE is in a similar quandary; memories of Kodak $KODK linger.

Is the future of therapy and coaching ... robotic?

Join us as we explore the potential and pitfalls of this groundbreaking technology. Is it time to rewatch 'Her' with a newfound sense of unease, or excitement?

We discuss reasons to be both sceptical and optimistic.

#GPT4o #GPT4omni #ChatGPT4o

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The Power of Starting Early:

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Why beginning an investment journey for your kids today can lead to life-changing outcomes

💰 How compound interest can turn $20 a week into more than $50,000!

Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Started (Today!):

🏦 How to open a tax efficient account

❔ What to invest in

💪 How to resist market noise and stay consistent with your long-term plan

Investing as a Family Journey:

☕ Teaching kids about investing using brands they love, like Starbucks, Tesla, or Netflix

🎮 Leveraging tools like Greenlight or Acorns Early to make investing interactive

Avoiding Common Pitfalls:

⏳ Why delayed gratification and emotional discipline are essential to investment success

🛑 Insights into avoiding “fear-and-greed” cycles that lead to poor decisions

Key Takeaways:

✅ The earlier you start, the bigger the potential

✅ Focus on teaching good habits over chasing market returns

✅ Start Small, Start Now: Even $20 per week can transform into significant savings

✅ Make Investing Relatable: Engage kids with familiar companies and accessible tools

✅ Think Long Term: Patience and consistency are more valuable than market timing

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Segments:

00:00 Introduction

00:34 The Importance of Investing for Your Children

01:27 The Power of Compound Interest

04:51 Getting Started: Opening a Brokerage Account

06:00 Investment Options: UK and US

08:57 The Simplicity of Starting Small

11:06 The Importance of Consistency

14:30 Educating Your Children About Money

18:10 Teaching Through Real-Life Examples

24:58 Investing in What You Know

28:37 Developing an Investor's Mindset

30:34 Emotional Discipline in Investing

32:07 Choosing Companies to Invest In

37:50 The Power of Consistent Investing

41:54 Encouraging the Next Generation of Investors

49:21 Practical Steps to Start Investing

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While Luke comes home from front row seats at the Paris Olympics, the market tries to rain on his fur by having a historical meltdown and a global margin call.

We discuss the $VIX volatility index and just how rocky Monday morning was relative to the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID scare.

What caused it all? Krzysztof explains the Japanese carry trade, how it's tied to leverage and why NVIDIA $NVDA potentially seems to have been a trade as much about AI as it was a trade taking advantage of free money loans given out by Japan.

No strangers to the upsetting emotions of extreme market drops — we outline practical steps to take advantage of panic, and to make sure you’re not one of the lemmings getting crushed by fear, and reacting instead of acting with discernment. Have you tried the investing buddy system?

Krzysztof also voices a complaint: Bitcoin $BTC did not pass his test for store of value, while gold most certainly did. Is this a short term issue or is Bitcoin not a true decoupled asset from the global financial system? Badger wants to know how this failed performance will affect Monkey’s BTC stack.

With good tech earnings from $GOOG Google and $AMZN Amazon and Apple $AAPL, why have there been such massive price swings both up and down? It’s another sign the systemic risk is real and that the market at this moment is far from an efficient one. We therefore examine a few fixed income strategies such as short-term Treasuries to help you protect your capital.

Have you checked out Luke’s Axon $AXON deep-dive? It will convince you to pay attention to this excellent company as an antidote to all the fear - but even this one is wildly over-valued, and that's a recipe for danger in a fragile market!

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Segments:

[00:00:00] - Introduction

[00:04:24] - Black Monday, August 2024 Edition - What Happened?

[00:15:32] - How Can You Protect Yourself?

[00:27:39] - How Was Bitcoin Impacted?

[00:33:35] - Is Today A Buying Day?

[00:36:20] - The Benefit of Having an Investing Buddy System

[00:38:47] - Conclusions

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Is AI a sustainable investing trend? Should AI ethics matter for investors? The newly crowned Best Picture, Oppenheimer, alerts us about how humanity's obsession with science made blowing up the world a non-zero reality. Nvidia $NVDA is a company enabling the next great revolution in technology, but is it too much too quickly? We discuss whether it has gotten too far ahead of itself in terms of capacities, ethics, and market cap, and why Krzysztof sold his position.

What’s an essential process to improve your investing gains? Luke discusses his 50-day portfolio review, why he started it, what it entails, and what he's learned so far. Professional investors know what they're doing and why and continually reflect on the process itself. Luke shares his model -- find his updates @wallstreetwildlife on Instagram.

What's one of the most robust investing mega-trends of the past decade, with no signs of slowing down? Luke discusses the new SEC law that forces companies to report cybersecurity data breaches within four days, and how ruthless cyber terrorists are more than happy to help the SEC police the new law. $CRWD, $PANW and $S are all companies that are benefitting. Identifying and understanding this kind of megatrend can lead to outstanding investing gains over many years.

Books discussed: The MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut about the birth of the modern computer, the atomic bomb, and AlphaGo, the AI program that defeated the world's best Go player eight years ago today, and the limitations of current LLM models.

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Square was founded in 2009, when glass-blower Jim McKelvey found he was unable to complete a sale because he couldn't accept credit cards. He discussed the problem with his friend Jack Dorsey, and they co-founded Square, initially selling a cost-effective mobile phone accessory that allowed small businesses to accept credit card payments. This has since expanded to over 30 products and services for both sellers and consumers.

Square is one of our model portfolio stocks, and in this week’s pod we deep dive into the company and discuss recent developments for this fast-growing player in the e-payments space.

• What started with a dongle for a mobile device to allow sellers to accept credit cards has since expanded to a range of point-of-sale (POS) systems and seller services. Square have also launched tailored products and services for specific businesses, for example the Square Kitchen Display System (KDS) recently launched as a standalone product worldwide to help restaurants manage and fulfil orders more efficiently
• The use of electronic payments has been increasing for many years and was accelerated by the pandemic. Digital wallets are now the most popular form of payment globally. The Square Cash App introduced in 2013 is one of the most popular digital wallets in the US, with 36M monthly active users at the end of last year, a jump from 24M at the end of 2019
• Square started offering Bitcoin trading in its Cash App in 2018 and the company has increased its stake in crypto by buying $170M of Bitcoin, representing 5% of its cash reserves. They saw over 1M users buy Bitcoin for the first time in January of this year, and their revenue from Bitcoin trading surged to $3.5B in Q1. This may be a cause for concern if crypto sees increasing regulation, restrictions, or volatility
• Square acquired the music streaming service, Tidal, earlier this year. Tidal’s once distinguishing feature of high-quality lossless audio are now available on other music streaming services, but the relationships with the artists may be the key differentiator. Could Square and Tidal become the "Shopify for music artists"?
• Another recent acquisition was Credit Karma Tax, a free tax filing tool that Square plans to integrate into its Cash App, further enhancing the Square payment ecosystem. Square payment processing is currently integrated with TurboTax from Intuit to simplify the tax filing for sellers. The acquisition of Credit Karma Tax may suggest a bigger move into the tax filing business, perhaps competing with Intuit instead?
• Square officially became a bank earlier this year. Previously, Square offered financial products such as small business loans via a partnership with Celtic Bank. They are now able to offer these products directly, and have recently announced they will launch checking and savings accounts, competing with incumbents such as JP Morgan and Wells Fargo

The following companies are mentioned in this episode: SQ, INTU, SHOP, MELI, SE, GOOG, APPL, PYPL

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On this week's pod, we deep dive Digital Turbine, a mobile ad-tech innovator specialising in targeted app installation and programmatic advertising to mobile devices. Digital Turbine invented the market for app installation and have a patent on 'single-tap' app installation to Android devices, but the business model is controversial, and the company have been accused of pushing 'bloatware'.

Revenues are multiplying at triple-digit rates year over year as the company rides the wave of the 5G rollout cycle and continually increasing usage of mobile devices, but do they have what it takes to be an ad-tech winner in the long-term? Albert and Luke arrive at different conclusions by the end of this in-depth discussion.

Companies mentioned in the discussion include Magnite, The Trade Desk, Integral Ad Science, and DoubleVerify.

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This week we give consideration to the structure of our model portfolio for next year. These are the companies we believe will achieve market-beating returns in 2022 and beyond. In this portfolio structure episode, we consider the megatrends that are likely to shape the world around us for the years ahead and decide what proportion of the portfolio to devote to each of them.

We're on track for a woeful performance in 2021, along with the recent declines in all growth stocks, but we remain confident that in the long-term, the high-quality growth stocks in our model portfolio, and also in our own real-money investment portfolios, will prevail.

Post recording note that we completely forgot to discuss renewable energy on the pod! This megatrend is getting one extra slot, for a total of fifteen.

Companies mentioned in the discussion include AMZN, BYND, DIS, DOCU, EDIT, FB, FVRR, GOOG, ISRG, MELI, MGNI, MTTR, NVDA, SE, SHOP, SQ, TDOC, TSLA, TTD, U.

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