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daniel September 1, 2015February 17, 2016 Can Uber Make Money?, Costco, Disruptive Technology, Does Uber make money in New York?, Does Uber Make Money?, F, Ford, Ford stock, How much money does Uber Make?, Is Uber a good investment, Is Uber a Niche Player?, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, New YOrk Uber, Uber and Ford Partnership, Uber in New York, Uber IPO, Uber Makes Money, Uber Public Offering, Value Investing

Some Actual Proof Uber Makes Money

One strong possibility is that Uber will never get more than a 5% market share because it offers a rather specialized service that only appeals to certain individuals. Another is that Uber has a much harder time competing with traditional cab companies than we have been told.

Market Insanity

daniel August 27, 2015March 23, 2016 American Express, Bank of America, Bank of Internet Sucks, Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, BOFI, BOFI Fraud, BOFI stock, BOFI Sucks, Bubble Real Estate, Charley Munger, Denver Real Estate Bubble, Disruptive Technology, Is Bank of Internet a Bad Investment?, Is Bank of Internet a Good Invesment?, Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts, mortgages, Mr. Market, Mr. Real Estate Bubble, MREITS, Warren Buffett

Some Ugly Truths BOFI Fans Do Not Want to Hear

The reality is you are getting a 2005-style jumbo mortgage lender (with other odd high risk loans) funded primarily by high cost brokered deposit.”

Market Insanity

daniel August 23, 2015March 11, 2016 AAPL, Apple Pay, Apple Stock, Are Tech Stocks in a Bubble?, Bank of America, Dave Ramsey, Disruptive Technology, Elon Musk, Is Amazon a Bubble?, Is Google a Bubble?, Is Priceline a Bubble?, Microsoft, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, MSFT, Netflix, NFLX, PayPal, PCLN, Priceline Group, Tesla Motors, There Is No Tech Bubble, TSLA, Value Investing, Venmo, Why Google Is Bubble Proof

Are Tech Stocks in a Bubble?

It looks as if there is no tech bubble; instead, there seems to be individual bubbles surrounding specific stocks. That situation does not look as dangerous as an across the board bubble, but it does indicate a far higher level of market volatility than is being reported.

Good Stocks

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.

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.

The Death Spiral

daniel July 23, 2015February 21, 2016 A&P is dead, Is A&P Dead, KR, Kroger, Kroger Acquisitions, Kroger vs. Aldi., Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Walmart Neighborhood Market, Who will buy A&P?, Who will Kroger Acquire?, Will Kroger buy A&P, Will Safeway buy A&P, WMT

Kroger Probably Will Not Bid on A&P

More likely, buyers for the A&P locations include Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), which is expanding the number of smaller locations it operates, and Target (NYSE: TGT), which is considering entering the small-box arena. Also likely to jump in is the fast-growing, privately-held Aldi Inc., which is aggressively expanding its discount grocery business in the United States. Aldi owns another fast-growing grocer: Trader Joe’s.

The Death Spiral

daniel July 15, 2015April 10, 2016 America’s Debt Crisis Could Be Worse than That in Greece, Bernie Sanders, Can America become Greece, Currency Trading, Euro, Euro vs. Dollar, Forex, Is America debt situation worse than Greece, Is America's Debt like Greece's, Kroger, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, National Debt Social Security, US Economic Collapse, Value Investing, Warren Buffett, WMT

America’s Debt Crisis Could Be Worse than That in Greece

Now for a truly frightening fact they are not telling you: The U.S. government itself is currently underwriting a large portion of that debt. Manuel estimated that around $4.6 trillion, or a little over 25%, of the national debt is in the form of intergovernmental holdings; that is, it is owed by one government agency to another.

Long Ideas

daniel June 26, 2015 Aurora Housing BUbble, Denver Housing Bubble, Get Rich Slowly, High cost of Housing, Home Ownership Rates, Housing Bubble, Is Home ownership a Good Investment, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Owning a Home Might Not Be a Good Investment, Pueblo Housing Bubble

Owning a Home Might Not Be a Good Investment

One has to wonder if home ownership has now become so expensive that it has become a drag on the economy. Unfortunately, Zillow’s number crunching indicates that could be the case.

Long Ideas

daniel June 2, 2015March 13, 2016 Alibaba, Amazon, American Express, AMZN, Apple Pay, BABA, China opening to American ecommerce, EBAY, eBay Inc., Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, PayPal, Plug Power, Value Investing, Venmo, Wal-Mart, Warren Buffett, WMT, YAHOF, YAHOO, Yahoo Japan, YHOO

Beijing’s New Open Door Bodes Well for Alibaba and Other Online Retailers

Other organizations that could benefit could be Netflix, Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), Sears (NYSE: SHLD), Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS), Best Buy (NYSE: BB) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT). All of these retailers could get access to the $404 billion Chinese market through alliances with Alibaba and stores on Tmall. Walmart, which already has a presence in China and a working relationship with Alibaba, could be in a great position here.