This week, I build on my last week's blog post. In this video blog, I fundamentally analyze IBM's stock. I review IBM's key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, and look at expected rate of…
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IBM Business Segments, Risk Factors, and Contingent Liabilities
In this week’s video blog post, I look at IBM's business model, top 5 risk factors, and contingent liabilities outlined in the company's annual report. As value investors, it is important to review the company's fundamentals before deciding to invest…
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How To Win Friends & Influence People – Book Of The Month
How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a book that introduces simple and life-changing concepts such as: A simple way to make a good first impression, how to criticize other people without being hated for it,…
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Amazon Stock Analysis – Business Segments, Key Ratios, And Intrinsic Value
In this week’s video blog post, I fundamentally analyze Amazon's stock. I look at Amazon's business segments, review the key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, and look at expected rate of return from this…
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Amazon Business Model, Risk Factors, and Contingent Liabilities
In this week’s video blog post, I look at Amazons business model, top 5 risk factors, and contingent liabilities outlined in the company's annual report. In the recent months, Amazon has gained a lot of attention since it is a…
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Investing in Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)
In this week’s video blog post, I look at Tesla’s business model, all the risk factors, and contingent liabilities outlined in the company's annual report. I also look at Tesla's key ratios and financial statements, perform a Discounted Cash Flow…
Investing in CVS Health Corp (CVS)
Every week for the past two years, I have posted a written blog post. Now, I have decided to give video blogging a try. I still plan on posting written blogs, however, it will be less frequent than before and…
The US – China Cold War
In May 2020, the White House published a report, United States Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China, detailing a whole-of-government strategy with respect to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This 16 page report outlines when and how…
The Wealth Of Nations – Book Of The Month
The Wealth of Nations, written by Adam Smith, is truly a masterpiece. Billionaires such as Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have admired and praised Adam Smith's writing. Here's a video form Berkshire Hathaway's 2015 shareholder meeting, where Warren Buffett and…
What Determines The Wages Of Your Labor?
Wages have always been a topic of discussion. I sometimes see people talk about how even after getting a 4 year degree, they barely make enough money to sustain themselves. On the other end, I see folks who never went…
Solvency Crisis Looms Over The Economy
The Federal Reserve and the US government together have injected more than $6 trillion into the economy. The US government's spending directly puts money in the hands of its citizens either by creating government jobs, or by sending out paychecks…
Why Is Universal Basic Income (UBI) Detrimental For The Society?
As the gap between the haves and have-nots grows, the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) seems very appealing to the populous. In this week's blog post, I will talk about how the entire concept of UBI is flawed. I…
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How Will You Measure Your Life? – Book Of The Month
The book of this month is "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon. I was recommended this book at work, and I really enjoyed reading it. The authors cover a wide range…
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Goodbye To The Volcker Rule
Paul Volcker was the chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. A period when United States experienced stagflation i.e. an environment where a region has high inflation coupled with high unemployment. Unlike the present situation (2020 - when…
The Federal Reserve Kicks The Can Down The Road
The US Stock market has been all over the place. Mr. Market becomes euphoric when any bad news is released, which isn't "that bad". Needless to say, the euphoria continues when there is any good news. With Federal Reserve's "whatever…
Rampant Stock Market Speculation and Volatility
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has moved up to 25,605 points as of June 12, 2020. This is a 37.7% increase in DJIA since the March low of 18,591 points. Similarly, S&P 500 has moved up from March low…
Security Analysis – Book Of The Month (2/2)
The Security Analysis, written by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, was the textbook that Warren Buffett used in college, when he studied under Ben Graham. Buffett attributes his investment success and valuation skills to this book. Some of you might…
Security Analysis – Book Of The Month (1/2)
The Security Analysis, written by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, was the textbook that Warren Buffett used in college, when he studied under Ben Graham. Buffett attributes his investment success and valuation skills to this book. Some of you might…
Disconnect Between The US Economy and The Stock Market
The stock market, for the most part, reflects the condition of the economy. So, if the economy is in a bad shape, then the stock prices will drop and reflect those worsened economic conditions. Mr. Market has this bad habit…
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What Does It Mean To Buy Low, Sell High?
Buy low, sell high is a strategy where you buy stocks or securities at a low price and then sell them at a higher price. Buy low, sell high is definitely easier said than done. I know I started off…
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