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Prime Targets
August 19, 2024 | Meet Annette Manes, an 83-year-old widowed social worker tricked by con artists impersonating JPMorgan Chase's fraud department and U.S. agents into handing over about $1.4 million of her savings.
Job Therapy
August 18, 2024 | Michael finds himself zoning out during team meetings, daydreaming about other careers and workplaces. Is it time for a change? Or is this just a normal phase of career ambivalence? Today, we're chatting with Tessa West, a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication, about her new book.
Bargain Hunting
August 16, 2024 | Walmart is on a tear. The retail giant’s sales are climbing, pushing its stock to fresh highs this week after a 38% rally this year, compared to the S&P 500’s ~17% gain.
Burritos to Lattes
August 14, 2024 | From burritos to lattes — from one iconic American brand to another. That’s the path for star leader Brian Niccol, the Chipotle CEO, who is taking the helm of Starbucks next month.
Carry Trade Blowup
August 12, 2024 | After the dust settled a bit, the upheaval last Monday now appears to have been a short-lived panic triggered by a minor policy adjustment from the Bank of Japan and renewed concerns about a potential U.S. recession.
Rockefeller’s Letters
August 11, 2024 | The ideas that helped drive John D. Rockefeller’s rise to enormous wealth and success come one after the other: Starting points do not determine your endpoint.
Penny Stock Purge
August 9, 2024 | Let the purge of the penny stocks begin. Nasdaq is taking measures to address concerns about the proliferation of penny stocks on its exchange.
True Costs
August 7, 2024 | The jobs report last week, which showed a pronounced weakening in hirings, kicked off the market turbulence that has defined this week on Wall Street.
Drumbeat of Skepticism
August 5, 2024 | Woah — we all need a breather. How quickly the tides turned. In a matter of a few weeks, the narrative on Wall Street has shifted from soft landing to all-out panic.
Alphabet: Searching For Value
February 2, 2025 | Can the “Magnificent 7” offer value? Depends on how you define value. They’d probably be too rich for ol’ Ben Graham’s tastes, but boy, they have done well.
John Deere: An American Stalwart
January 26, 2025 | What’s more American than Levi’s blue jeans and apple pie? Well, honestly, probably nothing, but John Deere is in contention. Few brands have left a bigger cultural mark on rural America than Deere.
ULTA: A Beautiful Compounder
January 19, 2025 | To any stock investor, compounding is a thing of beauty. Bonus points, though, if your compounder is literally beautiful. Enter, Ulta Beauty 💄
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