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by Saamia khan Up until late last year, Square (SQ) enjoyed massive growth in its share price in 2018; reaching a peak of nearly $100/share in late September, its share price quickly plummeted nearly 50% to $51/share by late December. Square’s mobile payment processing apps, credit card readers, small business organizational tools, and even a Read more about All Small Businesses Lead to… Square?[…]
By Nate medow Epic Games is a privately owned company that created the famous online game Fortnite. Fornite took the nation by storm in April of 2018 as a free downloadable game that could be played on Xbox, Playstation, PC, and mobile devices. With over 200 million users, Fortnite generated over $2 bn for Epic Read more about Fortnite: A New Business Model[…]
By Jack Brady Now that the dust has settled and we’re back at school, we here at Williams Insight are publishing our “gameplan,” so to speak, for trading a volatile 2019. Think of this as our macro-view, and how we plan to trade developments in financial markets. The difficult part about publishing beginning-of-the-year pieces is Read more about Our Game Plan for Trading a Volatile 2019[…]
By David Shakirov UPDATE 04/29/2019: After a run up from $7.60 (original publication of article) to $10.20 (as of 03/29/2019) — a 37% dividend-adjusted gain — the author recommends selling Ford stock due to macroeconomic concerns, including a late cycle position, geopolitical risks, and recession risk. This books a significant capital gain of 37%, or Read more about Ford: Buy for the Value, Keep for the Dividend [Sold][…]
By David Shakirov UPDATE 03/21/2019: After a rise in the stock after earnings on 03/21/2019, I recommend to unload shares at $43.50, booking a 27.5% gain. An uncertain semiconductor supply/demand dynamic and higher valuation results in a more subpar risk/reward ratio. However, the gain booked from this article is an impressive 15% above the Read more about Micron: Finally A Value Stock? [Sold][…]