Unless we are going to live in a world that believes turnover results in better performance. But I’d like to see data before I buy a claim that flies in the face of history.
Would also be interested to see an inside peek of the securities lending operation...
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Conversely, this is a potentially different way of thinking about avoiding value traps. Yes, the current business might be “cheap” but you have this negative momentum which should be viewed as a put to add to your price.
Unfortunately the out can’t protect you with real world options. And, this theoretical put is probably way more expensive than the underwriting assumes because the analyst with a “Value” bent probably under weights how much drag negative inertia creates on an entity.
There was something important I wanted to say on today's pod. Hope this goes OK...
As a Wells shareholder I was concerned about Scharf's comments about there not being enough minority talent to fill the roles.
I heard a similar thing from a buddy at a Big 4 accounting firm. He complained that there weren't qualified candidates to hire. In that same conversation he mentioned that they hire from schools that invested in accounting.
That's when things got a little heated. I immediately raised my voice and said "The problem with those two statements is the schools with accounting programs like you're looking for probably underrepresent minorities. Go to Morehouse and find hungry kids. Train them."
I’d go with “The public is smart enough to attribute economic weakness to a global pandemic and it’s also very very hard to start figuring out what policy responses could have helped. Especially in an election year.”
Would also note I think most people (maybe I’m just seeing myself here) worry about the economic impact of staying closed more than the fear of COVID at this point. And, while that may be a false choice, I haven’t seen nuance in politics lately.
So, when you actually look at data and comp the states, like Florida, that remained mostly open vs states like Illinois it’s easy to argue opening is better for the economy and the risk is overstated. Even if that’s not actually true.
I think has a very very strong possibility to dominate audio. They will not realize that potential censoring podcast content. You either go all in or you don't.
Can't sign @joerogan and then be mad when he acts like Joe Rogan.
FWIW - I think half his content is garbage. But, I also think some is gold.
What I am extremely opposed to is implementing a strategy and then trying to respond to people's complaints. Comedy has always, and always will, offend some.
Transaction Tuesday. I like the common the best out of anything in the capital structure. This one is not for amateurs or the faint of heart. Do NOT follow anyone into this!
Thank you to @FrancoOlivera for pushing me on this, regardless of outcome.
But, above is why I put the common equity against ZM.
TL/DR - The common's duration has shrunk massively. While the entity is highly leveraged, short to medium term cash flows, combined with who is at the helm, makes the actual risk much lower than perceived.
Talking to a buddy in PE. He's getting pitched non stop on starting a SPAC. His question to me "Do you have any clue how easy it is to start a SPAC right now?"