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Market Mad House

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

daniel October 28, 2016 American Express (NYSE: AXP), American Express is Still a Cash Rich Company, American Express is still a value investment, American Express is struggling, American Express’s (NYSE: AXP) business is shrinking right before our eyes, AMEX, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), Square (NYSE: SQ), Will American Express Raise its Dividend?

The Incredibly Shrinking American Express

Although its business is shrinking, the third quarter earnings report indicates that American Express is still a cash rich company

Long Ideas Thrift

daniel October 25, 2016 27.67% return on equity, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), classic Ben Graham criteria for a value bargain, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), eBay is still a good value and income investment, EBAY shares, Is eBay Capable of Growth?, Is eBay Making Money?, Is eBay Relevant Anymore?, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), Why eBay has a lot of Float and Cash, Why eBay is a Good Income Investment even though it pays no Dividend

Naturally this piques the interest of value investors, if eBay is an unfashionable company that makes money; it meets some classic Ben Graham criteria for a value bargain. That means we will need to ask the all-important question here: is eBay making money?

Opportunities

daniel September 17, 2016 Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) still don’t take Apple Pay, Apple (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple Pay Coming to Japan, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), PayPal might soon support Apple Pay, refusing to take Apple Pay, Russia and New Zealand, Venmo Meet Siri, Venmo users can send money using Siri and iMessage

Apple Pay copies PayPal

It looks as if PayPal and not Apple might be the future of online and social media payment. Apple Pay seems doomed to remain a niche product. One has to wonder if this means that PayPal might soon support Apple Pay.

Long Ideas

daniel September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 A Growing Market with Lots of Competition, American Express (NYSE: AXP), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Capital One (NYSE: COF), Is Western Union a Takeover Target?, Is Western Union a Value Investment?, MasterCard (NYSE: MA), money-transfer app, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), remittances, unbanked, underbanked, Venmo, Visa (NYSE: V), Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Western Union (NYSE: WU), Western Union’s Days are numbered, Why Western Union Might be Doomed, XOOM

Is Western Union Doomed or an Income Value?

Western Union is making a lot of money and generating a lot of float for its size. It’s also easy to see why its stock value is going up. Ycharts reported that investors were rewarded with a dividend yield of 3.13% and a return on equity of 63.2% on September 16, 2016.

Good Stocks

daniel August 11, 2016 Actually making cash from financing, American Express (NYSE: AXP), Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF), Citi (NYSE: C), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), Discover the Value in Credit Cards, dividend yield of 1.97%, Growing Assets of $87.51 billion, Growing income, Growing revenue, MasterCard (NYSE: MA), mex is definitely overpriced, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), return on equity of 21.42%, Visa (NYSE: V), Visa and MasterCard are overpriced, Visa to drop to a share price $60 or below, Why You Need Discover in your Portfolio

Is Discover the Value Investment in Credit Cards?

My take is that both Visa and MasterCard are overpriced; and headed for a fall, but Discover is not. Visa in particular is on shaky ground because its booming revenue is not translating into net income.

Long Ideas Stocks

daniel July 29, 2016 A dividend yield of 1.81%, A profit margin of 24.47%., American Express (NYSE: AXP), American Express is an excellent value and contrarian investment, Amex is also a really good value investment, Amex is swimming in cash right, Assets of $160 billion. Amex’s Assets grew by $1.18 billion during the last quarter., Lending Club (NYSE: LC), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), OnDeck Capital (NYSE: ONDK), PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), return on equity of 26.54%, Should American Express buy Square?, Square (NYSE: SQ), Visa’s (NYSE: V)

American Express is a Great Contrarian Play in Finance

There is no better contrarian play in finance than American Express right now. It is making a lot of money, and in a great position to take advantage of the exciting opportunities offered by Fintech.

Long Ideas

daniel July 27, 2016February 26, 2021 Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Apple Pay, best value in financial stocks, Chase Pay, Digital Wallets, direct threat to PayPal, Growing Competition Threatens PayPal’s Future, JPMorgan CHASE NYSE: JPM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), number that fell at PayPal, PayPal has added $1.408 billion in revenue, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), PayPal Is a Value Investment, Walmart Money Centers, Walmart Pay

Is PayPal the Best Value in Finance?

Interestingly enough the biggest threats to PayPal among these solutions; will be Chase Pay and Walmart Pay. Apple Pay is not a direct threat to PayPal, because it is a niche product that major retailers are refusing to use. That might change this fall; if reports Apple is planning to offer online payment via Apple Pay for the holiday season are true.

Long Ideas

daniel July 22, 2016 Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Blockchain, business is booming at Chase, Chase is a Pretty Good Investment, Chase Pay, Chase reported $2.466 trillion in assets, Chase’s Impressive FinTech Capabilities, Chase’s second quarter numbers, cryptocurrency payments, Glass-Steagall, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan CHASE NYSE: JPM), Market revenue increased by 23%., Merchant processing grew by 13%., net income actually fell by $90 million, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL)

JPMorgan Chase can Big Banks Survive?

There is an interesting black; or rather grey, swan threat to Chase’s future in the form of Glass-Steagall. Glass-Steagall was the Depression era law that forcibly separated investment and consumer banks for 60 years. Its repeal was one the hallmarks of Bill Clinton’s 1990s financial reforms.

Long Ideas Market Wisdom

daniel July 14, 2016 50 straight quarters of revenue growth, A Great Finance and Technology Play, A Low Cost Growth Portfolio, American Express (NYSE: AXP), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Buffett-favorite, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles’ (NYSE: FCA), Ford Motor (NYSE: F), Kroger (NYSE: KR), PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), The Bargain in Banks, The Best Bargain on Wall Street, The King of Grocers, tremendously undervalued company

A Low Cost Growth Portfolio

It is my belief that a few of these stocks can be used to create a low-cost growth portfolio that would be ideal for retirement or other long-term buy and hold purposes. These equities were chosen for their stability and durability, as well as their low price. Yet they have strong potential for growth, which is what makes them good buy and hold plays.

Grocery Wars

daniel July 8, 2016April 5, 2021 Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Alipay, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), American Express (NYSE: AXP), Ant Financial Services, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Costco (NASDAQ: COST), cutting-edge digital payment solution, Kroger (NYSE: KR), PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), QR Code, Quick Response Code, the encrypted-ledger technology, Visa (NYSE: V), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Walmart Pay, Walmart Pay transactions, Walmart Pay vs Apple Pay, Walmart.com, Why Walmart Pay could add a Lot of Value to Walmart, Will Walmart Become a Lender?

Walmart Pay is far more than just a Simple Payment App

If news stories about Walmart Pay are correct; the app is an impressive piece of retail technology that puts Walmart well ahead of competitors. The new app actually gives Walmart some capabilities that even Apple Pay lacks.