Williams Insight – Williams College's Financial Publication

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Williams Insight is an online and print financial publication, in which curious students apply their liberal arts-derived critical thinking abilities to the understanding of financial markets. It consists of our insights into economic and financial market news. The objective of the group is first to establish a community of people who are interested in finance and economics and second to have a place where we can keep up with the market while engaging in productive and concrete analysis.

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Porsche – An Iconic Symbol of Wealth that Might Just Help You Grow Yours

Authored by Luke Graupmann Porsche – An Iconic Symbol of Wealth that Might Just Help You Grow Yours Overview: Porsche SE Holdings (OTCMKTS: POAHY) trades as an ADR over the counter in the US with a convoluted holding structure that mostly owns Volkswagen equity. To be clear, when investors buy Porsche SE, they Read more about Porsche – An Iconic Symbol of Wealth that Might Just Help You Grow Yours[…]

Intuitive Surgical

Authored by Adrian Moeller Fall 2021 Williams Insight Intuitive Surgical Recommendation Intuitive Surgical is a strong buy over a long-term, 5-7 year horizon. The Ion Endoluminal Platform and the post-COVID boom will drive growth over the next 1-5 years, and international markets and machine learning advancements will drive growth over the next 4-7 years. Read more about Intuitive Surgical[…]

Silvergate: A Unique and Attractive New Banking Model

Authored by Nick Harrington Overview Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE:SI) is a mid-cap financial services company that has one of the most unique and attractive business models in the sector. Founded in 1988, Silvergate began its life as a standard commercial bank. In 2013, Silvergate launched its digital currency initiative, seeing an unmet need Read more about Silvergate: A Unique and Attractive New Banking Model[…]

Visa: A Veteran in Electronic Payments With More Room to Run

Authored by Thomas Dean Visa: A Veteran in Electronic Payments With More Room to Run Overview: Visa (NYSE: V) is one o f the world’s largest electronic payment networks. Currently, Visa dominates the consumer to business (C2B) segment of the electronic payment industry by facilitating transfers of money from debit cards, credit cards, Read more about Visa: A Veteran in Electronic Payments With More Room to Run[…]

Nvidia Corporation

Authored by Spencer Huang Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Fall 2021 Overview Nvidia Corporation is a company that needs no introduction. Founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, the Santa Clara based technology company has grown dramatically over recent years, reaching a market capitalization of $810 billion (as of November 2021), which makes it the 7th Read more about Nvidia Corporation[…]

Scholastic Doesn’t Jump Off the Page

Authored by Justin Hartwig November 24th, 2021 Scholastic Doesn’t Jump Off the Page Overview: Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, as well as a provider for educational materials in schools from pre-K through 12th grade. The company is in the publishing industry within the communication services sector. The Read more about Scholastic Doesn’t Jump Off the Page[…]

Field Trip – A New Industry Primed for Profits

Authored by Emma Schulman FieldTrip Fieldtrip is a Toronto-based psychedelics firm that offers psychedelic-assisted therapy. Their current stock price is $5.14, traded under FTRP. It is an early stage company, founded in April 2019 and entered the United States stock market this past summer. The firm is one of the leading authorities in the medical Read more about Field Trip – A New Industry Primed for Profits[…]

Chipotle – As Good of an Investment as Their Burritos Are Delicious

Authored by Daniel Pompi Overview: Chipotle offers a wide range of Mexican dishes at a competitive price made from high quality, fresh, and healthy ingredients. With over 2800 stores in the US alone, and dozens more across 4 international countries, they pride themselves in fast service, and convenience. Chipotle’s menu is focused on Read more about Chipotle – As Good of an Investment as Their Burritos Are Delicious[…]

Brunswick – Strong Fundamentals With Attractive Upside

Investment Thesis: Brunswick Corporation (BC) presents an attractive buying opportunity for long investors, offering aggressive bull upside potential if the firm is able to capitalize effectively on its industry-leading branding in the boating industry, a strong base case as a market leader expanding into higher margin businesses in a space with significant barriers to entry, Read more about Brunswick – Strong Fundamentals With Attractive Upside[…]

Asana – The Next SaaS Headliner?

Asana Enterprise (NYSE: ASAN) Price (as of 11/21/2021): $100.75 Market Cap: 18.54B Daniel Chang Asana–The Next SaaS Headliner? Company Overview Asana Enterprise was founded in 2008 by Facebook veterans co founder Dustin Muskovitz and engineering lead Justin Rosenstein. It’s one of the up and coming small cloud based companies riding on the Read more about Asana – The Next SaaS Headliner?[…]

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