Update on Ford (F) & Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Both Ford (F) reported earnings yesterday and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported earnings 2 days ago. Ford moved on earning and Chipotle did not. However Chipotle shareholders got a surprise that…
Close Boeing (BA) Trade
The problems over at Boeing (BA) are well documented. Everyone knows about the 2 crashes of the company’s 373 Max aircraft. These are tragedies to be sure and we believe…
The Student Debt Conundrum
Using data from the Federal Reserve, Student Loan Hero — an organization that provides “resources, tools and information” to help “student loan borrowers understand their student loans and make intelligent…
Pepsi | Bubbling Higher?
Pepsico Inc. is a company all of us know and most people love. But companies like Pepsico, Coke, Mondelex, etc. have seen challenges in their businesses as people are choosing so-called “healthier…
Misesian Insight: Cantillon Effects and Financialization
A final important analysis to be made with regard to wealth redistribution, alongside those presented in previous articles, is also related to the case of firms, domestic and international, and…
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) & Earnings
Charter Communications (CHTR) will be reporting earnings on April 30, so we thought now might be a good time to take a look at this situation. It is a story we have…
Anthem Inc. (ANTM) Feels the Bern
Q1-2019 was a good quarter for healthcare stocks. XLV the Health Care Sector SPDR ETF was up about 10%. Going back to December 24 low, XLV was up an impressive…
How Human Action and Human Values Determine Prices
Why do individuals pay much higher prices for some goods versus other goods? The common reply to this is the law of supply and demand. What is behind this law?…
Reflections
2019 is close to 1/3rd complete and the equity markets seem to be at an interesting juncture. The swift and brutal selloff in Q4-2018 caught most investors by surprise, ourselves…
CMG Trade Management & Update
Just a few weeks ago back on March 30, we discussed the investment merits of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Mike noted that the options were expensive as was the stock.…