Articles authored by Jake Bleicher

“Wall Street tends to overreact when it gets worried about earnings” – Michael Price   As we begin to sift through reports from the start of the earnings season, the takeaway message appears to be ‘good but not great.’ Analysts were expecting sluggish growth in the first quarter with sequential acceleration as the year progressed. …

“It’s obvious that studying history and philosophy was much better preparation for the stock market than, say, studying statistics. Investing in stocks is an art, not a science, and people who’ve been trained to rigidly quantify everything have a big disadvantage.” -Peter Lynch   For more than twenty years, I’ve invested in individual stocks with …

As the daffodils bloom, signaling the arrival of spring, it’s also time for the earnings season to commence for the first quarter. Despite the S&P 500’s impressive double-digit rally to start the year, expectations for Q1 remain modest, with analysts forecasting just under 4% earnings growth. However, forecasts suggest a significant acceleration, culminating in double-digit …

The recent proxy battle between the Walt Disney Company and Nelson Peltz thrust shareholder discontent into the spotlight, underscoring concerns about the company’s performance. While activist investors like Peltz often come under fire for their short-term focus and disruptive methods, Disney’s struggles over the past four years warranted closer scrutiny. Peltz mounted a robust campaign, …

“Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s the smart thing to do. When women succeed, nations are more safe, more secure, and more prosperous.” – Barack Obama   The Carson Women’s CEO Strategy is driven by a clear mission: to cast a spotlight on women occupying the highest echelon of corporate …

Concentration of stocks within the S&P 500 has surged to the highest level since the turn of the century, with the top ten holdings now accounting for over 30% of the index. This phenomenon isn’t unique to the U.S.; a similar trend has emerged globally. In Europe, the largest stocks are referred to by the …

Super Micro Computer may have flown under the radar a year ago, but it has since captured headlines with a staggering 1,000%+ rally and inclusion in the S&P 500. Surpassing even Nvidia, the top performer in the S&P 500 with a 250% surge over the past 12 months, Super Micro’s meteoric rise underscores its emergence …

“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” Warren Buffett   Warren Buffett opened his annual letter with a heartfelt tribute to his late friend and investment partner, Charlie Munger. Charlie passed just before his 100th birthday but, as Buffett writes, “should be forever credited with being the architect” of …

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, delivered a stunning update that caps one of the most impressive turnarounds in recent memory. Following its earnings report, shares soared more than 20% to reach all-time highs, eclipsing $450, or a fivefold increase from the lows of $90 reached in late 2022. This monstrous move set a new record …

“Forget self-driving cars, AI is transforming every industry, and Nvidia is at the center of it all” – Venture Capitalist, TechCrunch With bated breath, investors eagerly awaited the final earnings report of the “magnificent 7.” Among the seven, Nvidia’s report was perhaps the most hotly anticipated, given it’s the driving force behind accelerated computing and …