Disruptive Technology Archives - Page 2 of 8

daniel August 10, 2015March 8, 2016 Charley Munger, Costco, COTY, Disruptive Technology, Gain Sales, HENKY, Is Persil available anywhere besides Walmart?, Is Persil better than Tide?, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Persil at Walmart, Persil Sales, Persil vs. Tide, PG, Tide, Tide Sales, Warren Buffett

Procter & Gamble: Value Bargain or Dud?

Procter & Gamble looks poised to continue its dominance of the laundry detergent market, a state of affairs that is likely to be strengthened by the rise of online retailers like Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), which make it easier than ever for consumers to buy popular name brands.

Uncategorized

daniel August 8, 2015March 15, 2016 Bloomberg reported that VW’s deliveries in China fell by 3.9%, Disruptive Technology, Elon Musk, Tesla, TSLA, Value Investing, Volkswagen (OTC: VLKAF) has achieved Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn’s goal of becoming the number one automaker in the world., Volkswagen Achieves Global Auto Domination, Volkswagen’s revenue has dropped dramatically over the past, Warren Buffett

Volkswagen Achieves Global Auto Domination

Volkswagen might also be a very undervalued stock. It had an enterprise value of $188.32 billion and a market cap of $99.39 billion on August 6, 2015, which indicates that its share price of $208.91 was too low.

Long Ideas

daniel August 6, 2015February 15, 2016 Airlines as Widows and Orphans Stocks, Berkshire Hathaway, Charley Munger, Congestion Threatens Airlines’ Future, DAL, Delta Air Lines, Delta Airlines Stock, Disruptive Technology, impressive financial numbers, LUV, Mr. Money Mustache, Southwest Airlines Stock, the value case for airlines, Value Investing, Warren Buffett

Is Southwest Airlines a Value in the Sky?

There is a sort of value case that can be made for North American airlines right now. It goes like this: Airlines have a sort of monopoly on intercity passenger travel in the United States and Canada, and it is growing.

Good Stocks

daniel August 3, 2015March 6, 2016 Charley Munger, COST, Costco, Disruptive Technology, Is Kroger a Value Investment, KR, Kroger, Kroger Acquisitions, Kroger Expanding?, Kroger Stock Split, Mr. Money Mustache, Value Investing, Warren Buffett, What will Kroger Acquire, Who will Kroger Acquire?

Does the Stock Split Make Kroger a Greater Value?

This makes Kroger a value investment as in values with a capital V; it treats its employees well. The management works for everybody’s benefit rather than to line their own pockets.

Long Ideas

daniel August 2, 2015March 17, 2016 A 50% drop in auto accidents could lead to a 50% drop in premiums., Auto Insurance Is Still a Value Investment, Berkshire Hathaway, Charley Munger, Costco, Disruptive Technology, Elon Musk, GOOG, GOOGL, Google, Income Inequality, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Tesla, That shows us that major dips in insurance company revenue could be right around the corner as well as decreases in premiums., There will be fewer cars, TSLA, Warren Buffett, WMT

Self-Driving Cars Are Almost Here: Is the Insurance Industry Ready?

Even Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) owns the iconic GEICO, has taken notice of the potential havoc this disruptive technology could wreak on insurers.

Politics

daniel July 26, 2015March 6, 2016 Benedict Option, Disruptive Technology, Income Inequality, Kroger, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Rod Dreher, What are the Benedict Options?, What Benedict Options are there?, Why are Christians considering the Benedict Option

A Few Benedict Options

So what are the Benedict Options, and how could they work? To answer that question, I took a look at various religious countercultures in history and in modern America that could serve as a template for the Option. This could show us what such a counterculture might look like and how it might impact our society.

Long Ideas

daniel July 21, 2015March 28, 2016 Amazon, AMZN, Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, Disruptive Technology, Does GoDaddy Have Float?, Dollar General, GDDY, Go Daddy Go, How Does Go Daddy Make Money?, Is Go Daddy a Value Investment?, Value Investing, Warren Buffett

GoDaddy: Where Float Does Not Generate Income

Time might prove that GoDaddy could be that very elusive animal, a true value investment in technology. Value investors should definitely keep an eye on this stock and pay very close attention when its earnings report for June.

Long Ideas

daniel July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 AAPL, All Cars could be Self Driving by 2015, Auto Alliance, Auto Industry Developing Standards for Self-Driving Cars, Disruptive Technology, Dollar Tree, Elon Musk, GOOG, GOOGL, Google, Google Self Driving Car, Information Sharing and Analysis Center, PayPal, Self Driving Car Standards, Self-Driving Vehicles Will Empty Local Government Coffers, Tesla, TSLA

Auto Industry Developing Standards for Self-Driving Cars

One reason for this system is to make it easier to insure self-driving vehicles. Such standards will be vital if insurers are to develop policies for autonomous vehicles.

My Thoughts

daniel July 1, 2015March 8, 2016 Dave Ramsey, Disruptive Technology, Dollar General, Get Rich Slowly, Greedy Man, Mr. Housing Bubble, Mr. Money Mustache, Mr. Real Estate Bubble, real estate bubble, Success, Think & Grow Rich

Passion, Patience, and Persistence the Three Keys to Success

The three characteristics you will need to succeed online are passion, patience, and persistence.

Market Insanity

daniel June 22, 2015March 5, 2016 All, All New Cars will be Self Driving by 2025, Allstate, Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, Disruptive Technology, GOOG, GOOGL, Google, Mayhem, PGR, Progressive, Self driving cars could devastate auto insurance industry, Uber, Warren Buffett

All New Cars will be Self Driving by 2025

If that prediction is true auto insurance costs could drop by as much as 80% because accidents are the main risk ensured for. By the year 2040 your auto insurance bill could be $10 or $15 a month for a brand new car!! Naturally that won’t do Progressive (NYSE: PGR) and Allstate’s (NYSE: ALL) profit margins much good.