Author: Sean Peche

Do I really need to worry about Gamestop?

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Yes, because it’s causing an accident. Using the latest data, Gamestop has $22bn of short exposure, double Microsoft/ Amazon and 2nd only to Tesla’s $45bn. Yet Gamestop has a market cap of $23bn which was only $1.2bn on 12th Jan. So the shorts are down roughly $20bn + a few $bn on the other financially … Read on

It’s Dec 2020 & your advisor says they’ve found the perfect fund – a top performer in recent years, up 47% to Nov & run by a Steve Cohen protege

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“Sounds amazing, I’m in and while you’re at it, get rid of all my other stragglers – let’s have some conviction.” Yesterday, I suspect investors almost lost every single Dollar. Here’s why, On Jan 22, the WSJ reported the $12.5bn fund down 15% in 3 weeks, due in part to a short squeeze in GameStop, … Read on

Bitcoin – I read the annual report (10K) of the $28bn Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC US) and found the disclosures frightening:

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The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act The Sponsor has the exclusive management, authority & control of all aspects of the activities of the Trust. Yet The Sponsor is neither:– An investment adviser registered with the SEC, nor– A commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC And takes … Read on

How to profit from sentiment surveys

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Every week, the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey their members asking one question, “I feel that the direction of the stock market over the next 6 months will be up (bullish), no change (neutral), or down (bearish)?”. The data is published every Thursday. The chart below shows the average compound annual return from … Read on

Technology companies are more expensive than you think

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The main differences between a company’s income and cash flow statements are timing issues but over time, cumulative net income should equal cumulative free cash flow. If free cash flow is consistently less than net income, it may indicate deteriorating earnings quality and since investors pay many multiples of annual earnings, the quality of earnings … Read on

Open letter to the Board of Franklin Resources

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  16 November 2018 Board of Directors Franklin Resources Inc One Franklin Parkway San Mateo California 94403 Dear Board of Directors, Unlocking the value in Franklin Resources “Franklin” Franklin has substantially under-performed its peer group over the past 5 years and currently has the lowest broker ratings among peers with only a single “Buy” recommendation … Read on

Naspers and its layers of risks threaten SA savers

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As any shareholder in the Russian companies, Yukos or Sistema, or MTN in Nigeria or Acacia Mining in Tanzania may tell you – Be very careful of owning companies in countries with all powerful governments that control the judiciary and might not respect property rights if the Government isn’t a co-shareholder. When an investor buys … Read on

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