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Long Ideas

daniel February 12, 2015March 9, 2016 ABX, American Express, AMZN, Apple Pay, Benjamin Graham, BIG, CMG, COST, Costco, DG, DLTR, FDO, Income Inequality, MCD, NFLX, Pinketty, SBUX, SFM, TGT, Value Investing, Venmo, Warren Buffett, WMT

How Investors Can Take Advantage of Income Inequality

Basically, any company that offers high-quality merchandise or a high level of convenience at a good price is poised to profit in this economy. People want to save as much money as possible, but they don’t want to think of themselves as “poor”; income inequality, which makes people conscious of poverty, drives this trend.

The Death Spiral

daniel January 29, 2015January 29, 2016 Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, Chipotle, CMG, DNKN, Dunkin Brands Group, Jack, Jack in the Box, McDonalds, Red Robin, RRGB, SBUX, Starbucks, Warren Buffett, WEN, Wendy's, YUM, Yum Brands

Whither McDonald’s

The lack of discretionary income gives people less money for simple luxuries and eating out. That makes low-cost luxuries like Chipotle burritos and Starbucks lattes all the more appealing. They might be the only really good food a person has all week.