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Three AI Stocks to Watch

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As heavyweights Google and Microsoft duke it out over AI, upstarts like C3.ai enjoy natural advantages Don’t always go with the big names. When it comes to investing in artificial intelligence, legacy players like Microsoft (MSFT) and Google’s parent company, Alphabet (GOOGL), might not offer the top returns because they devote only a small portion … Continued

Cheat Sheet No. 31

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Hockey Sticks Visualize the possible gain or loss from any options trade Simple graphical representations called hockey sticks show the potential profit and loss of any options trade. The name comes from the shape. Imagery aside, keep in mind that options have a limited lifespan and expiration date. Volatility and time until expiration can change … Continued

BIG TECH & THE LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS

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HOW EXACTLY DID BIG TECH GET TO BE SO … BIG? To paraphrase ben franklin, those who would give up essential privacy to purchase temporary convenience deserve neither privacy nor convenience. Throughout history, humankind has used opposable thumbs and excess brain capacity to make daily existence easier. A line of convenience could be drawn from … Continued

Business Forecasting Models

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Combining related forecasting questions into clusters can reveal bigger-picture insights for businesses and industries Forecasting is an essential part of business. Companies use historical data and economic trends to make informed estimates of future sales, profits and losses. Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOGL) rely on predictive algorithms to highlight specific products or search results for … Continued

Make History Work For You

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Google provides historical stock prices traders can study or use to create a personalized portfolio tracker  Anyone with a Google account can easily download historical stock prices for free.   First, head to Google’s version of a spreadsheet, Google Sheets, and start a new document: docs.google.com/spreadsheets. In Cell A1, type the following and then hit … Continued

Stocks That Rock

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Want to make a living from music? Put down the guitar and start picking music-related equities. As AC/DC said, it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll. And to measure the top in music, even if it isn’t rock ‘n’ roll, rely on the Billboard Hot 100. The chart, … Continued

Too Big to Prevail

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Luckbox asked Tom Sosnoff, a pioneering force in finance, for his perspective on the most disruptive force in online retail. His insight? All things must end to make way for rebirth—even Amazon. Cyclical disruption is a beautiful thing. It keeps every entrepreneur motivated and every investor excited. In sports, disruption strikes annually. More than 50% … Continued

Chinese stocks: Caveat Emptor

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Alibaba illustrates a Chinese scheme that attracts foreign capital For more than a decade, the Chinese Communist Party has refused to allow America’s Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to examine audits of Chinese companies whose shares trade on the NYSE, Nasdaq and other U.S. exchanges. So Chinese companies have avoided oversight while raising billions of … Continued

Getting Real About The RealReal

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A consignment marketplace detects fake merchandise, but is its stock price for real? The RealReal (REAL) has been pioneering the authentication economy for nearly a decade. The company employs a squadron of experts to ensure fakes don’t enter the product mix of designer labels in its luxury consignment marketplace.  Its customers are buying secondhand clothes, … Continued