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Continue reading →: Tesla’s Secret Sauce: Startup Leadership StyleHuman organizations tend to have two stages. First, they are fueled by inspiration. There is a small group of individuals who draw their organizational vision from instinct and personal experience. In modern business literature, this stage is better known as startup phase. Later, organizations inspect successful endeavors and extract the…
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Continue reading →: Mr. Buffet make us (and yourself) a favor and buy TeslaThis might seem like the worst idea that anyone has ever tried to sell to Berkshire. However, this speculation makes a lot more sense than it seems at first glance. Let’s see: Regret During Berkshire’s annual meeting, Warren Buffet has acknowledged regret by having missed on the Google (GOOGL) and…
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Continue reading →: The Aftermath Of The French Elections: Revisiting Investment PlaysThe market atmosphere is changing. The French election brought an end to another chapter of the European saga. It is time to reevaluate my investment plays. Most companies I own have good perspectives for future growth, but I don’t mind reducing positions in 2 or 3 stocks, especially, if they…
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Continue reading →: Coach Inc. (COH): From Good To GreatThe turnaround thesis for Coach is showing signs of being correct. Slow growth is the main persistent problem. The company shows signs of being open to go with a growth through acquisitions approach. If that materializes, a more complex thesis is necessary for Coach. Photo credit: bargainmoose Coach investment thesis…
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Continue reading →: There are serious risks in Intel’s plan to dominate the self-driving marketIntel’s plan to become the leader in self-driving seems a great idea on paper. No one doubts there is a bright future for self-driving cars and Intel wants to lead the pack. However, the acquisition doesn’t come without serious risks. For starters, Intel has made huge commitments in areas outside…
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Continue reading →: Tesla: 3 Things that I’ve learned from the 2016 resultsIncome statement will keep evolving in the following years Tesla’s 16Q4 results are out and they are, basically, meaningless. The next couple of quarters won’t give much of an idea about the Income Statement in the long-term. Solar City acquisition will take time to digest and there are more variables…
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Continue reading →: Tesla Production Problems Might Become Its Biggest StrengthSummary Tesla has been hit by the difficulties inherent to mass production. However, Musk is known for breaking down problems and engineering state-of-the-art solutions. The timing to create a competitive advantage in production might be close to perfect. With Trump focused on enforcing US-based manufacturing on auto producers, Tesla might…
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Continue reading →: Sell or Buy More: An Approach for Money ManagementSell or buy more is one of the most sound advices in money management that I’ve ever heard. Basically, every time you are reassessing your stock holdings and find a stock underperforming heavily, you should ask yourself: should I sell or buy more? To implement this framework, one must always…
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Continue reading →: Why Tesla will be the only tech company succeeding in making carsThe idea of having companies, in the world’s most innovative geography, trying to reinvent an old industry, seems very alluring. Theoretically, it makes sense. Traditional companies in the century-old auto industry seem to have become crystallized, without the necessary nimbleness to bring about revolutions. Consequently, during the last couple years,…
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Continue reading →: How to take advantage of a global mess? Burberry Group plc(Image: A. Davey) The big picture Before embarking on stock picking exercises, let’s take a look at the macro environment. The general market is still living under the weight of several uncorrected excesses and it has only been authorities’ intervention that has kept the whole system together. Now and then,…





