Category: Comment
Avoiding the Big Losers (July 2019) #SOM #BAG
In a month that saw the FTSE All-Share up by 2%, there were 77 stocks which fell by 20% or more. This level seems remarkably ... Read More
Graham’s Investing Diary (19 August 2019) – My Disney Dream
You may have noticed that my output was rather limited between mid-July and mid-August. This article explains where I was, what I was doing, and ... Read More
Tesla bulls versus NHTSA (and FTC, SEC, et cetera)
The short thesis at Tesla has many dimensions. Beyond the arguments which rely on financial and industry analysis, and equity valuation, there are also a ... Read More
Cube Podcast #16: Burford bothers, Tesla troubles and Distil difficulties
For this podcast, Graham was joined by Michael Taylor (@shiftingshares). We discuss Burford (BUR), Tesla (TSLA), Distil (DIS), Thomas Cook (TCG) and Fever-Tree (FEVR). Please ... Read More
Why is IT Binary?
In my recent articles seeking themes in the worst losing shares each month, early on I observed that some industries were by their nature prone ... Read More
Stories from Shortville – Trimming my Texas Hedge $TSLA $TSLAQ
Elon Musk demonstrated a neat turn of phrase when he said "Stormy weather in Shortville", back in April 2017. The share price at the time? ... Read More
Graham’s Investing Diary (9 July 2019) – H1 Portfolio Review
It's that time of the year when investors get their calculators out (or their Bloomberg terminals) and figure out how their H1 has transpired. I've ... Read More
What are penny stocks? – bonus interview at IG
The Cube Midcap Report is back tomorrow, Tuesday. Until then, here's a clip of Graham being interviewed at IG with the simple topic - "What are ... Read More
Revolut threatening to disrupt AmEx $AXP
The Revolut app is amazing! It's the kind of app which should have existed long before now, enabling us to swap currencies at decent rates and ... Read More
Small-cap debate at IG with Graham Neary and Chris Boxall
Jeremy Naylor at IG was joined for a discussion of small-cap stock picks by Graham Neary and Chris Boxall of Fundamental Asset Management. The video ... Read More
M’aidez m’aidez
<Editor's note - the Midcap Report is taking a break until next Wednesday, 26th June. For now, please enjoy this latest missive from Tony Boden.> The ... Read More
Graham’s Investing Diary (19 June 2019) – Fireworks at last
There were no trades in my portfolio for nearly two months, but the calm was shattered last week by some unexpected bad news and a ... Read More
AGMs – Top 5 Reasons Why Retail Investors Need to Attend!
The Companies Act 2006 provides an obligation on every listed (public) company to hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) each year within the period of six months ... Read More
Graham’s Investing Diary (4 June 2019) – Neglect bordering on sloth
I must begin this article with an apology, for it has been nearly two months since my last diary entry. It's time to bring you ... Read More
April Fools – Can we learn from the worst performing stocks in April 2019?
The Prologue There is a school of thought, for which I have a lot of time, that the easiest way to consistently achieve market beating ... Read More
Tesla – The mountain of burning capital grows larger $TSLA $TSLAQ
Telsa observers (both long and short) are today processing news that the company wants to raise capital. It wants to issue both bonds ($1.35 billion of ... Read More
Late bubble investing at its finest $TSLA $TSLAQ
Tesla will host an "Autonomy Investor Day" on April 22, hoping to convince Wall Street that it deserves to be valued like Lyft (just IPO'd ... Read More
New, exotic IPOs require caution
One of the things that happens when you're trawling the RNS feed every morning is that you end up reading about strange and wonderful IPOs. ... Read More
Graham’s Investing Diary (6 April 2019) – Slowly, Slowly
It's been just over a month since my last update, so it feels like a good time to give you an update on my recent ... Read More
7 Signs of Ethical Collapse at Tesla $TSLA $TSLAQ
A book published in 2006 has recently resurfaced in the context of Tesla (TSLA) (latest share price $268, market cap $46 billion). The book is titled ... Read More