Category: 3-PersonalFinanceDaily

Kim Kardashian’s Skims just announced a WNBA partnership — Because Skims is competing where Victoria’s Secret and Spanx won’t play.

Pizza Hut is launching its first… hamburger — But 30 years ago, McDonald’s tried launching a pizza. And it’s a case study in getting out of your comfort zone.

And the White House just quadrupled tariffs on EVs, batteries, solar panels, and chips from China — Because “Made in China” doesn’t mean cheap anymore.

Plus, Utah is getting its 1st NHL team and fans get to choose the name — What would you name Salt Lake City’s pro hockey team (our money’s on “Yeti”)? Vote here: https://nhlinutah.com/

$VSCO $YUM $MCD

Subscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletter

Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com

Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod

And now watch us on YouTube

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Please help the Secular Student Alliance!  You can help 66.666 students right now!

May 31, 2024 is the last day!!!!

Send a Student to the SSA Conference.  When you start a new monthly donation or increase your existing monthly donation, Phil and Robin Ferguson will donate $150 to cover the registration and housing for a student to attend the conference.Up to $10,000When you make a new monthly donation or increase a current monthly donation (either for $10 or more), $150 will be donated, up to $10,000.With your assistance, our students can engage in their secular activism. You amplify their voices, help share their stories, and reward their diligence. You can assist them in attending the SSA national conference.


https://secularstudents.org/phil/

One tweet is all it takes to add a few billion dollars in market cap.

First, (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss the surge in short term speculation over meme stocks, and the long-term investment story at Home Depot.

Then, (19:05) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp discuss how investors can evaluate exchange traded funds.

Companies/Tickers discussed: GME, AMC, HD, SPY, VOO, IJR, VB, SPY, GRMAX

Check out the Range Rover Sport at www.landroverusa.com

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Jim Gillies, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp

Producer: Mary Long

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Desiree Jones

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview with Stephen Ujlaki, the director of BAD FAITH.  This is a documentary that every American should see.


Also - review of another EV trip to Miami and back.


Investing Skeptically:
RMD - Required Minimum Distribution
Inflation numbers

With the Knicks and Rangers deep in the playoffs for the first time in decades, MSG Sports stock is winning right now — But it suffers from the Diva Discount (we’re talking James Dolan).

Sam Altman and OpenAI just announced their newest AI breakthrough: GPT4o — But this isn’t about how smart it is, it’s about how easy it is to use.

And GameStop’s stock ended the day 74% higher because Roaring Kitty tweeted a meme after 3 years of silence — We’re talking meme stocks again.

Plus, the biggest Solar Storm in 20 years is messing with America’s economy — Tractors can’t navigate for the same reason that brought us the Northern Lights.

$MSGS $SPHR $AAPL $GME

Subscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletter

Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com

Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod

And now watch us on YouTube

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Private equity has $2.6 trillion in dry powder to put to work, is Squarespace at the top of a long shopping list?

(00:21) Jason Moser and Dylan Lewis discuss:

- Permira private equity’s plans to take website-builder Squarespace private at $6.9B.

- The Biden administration’s reported plans to raise tariffs on EVs, solar equipment, and medical supplies, and why automakers in China aren’t too concerned.

(14:54) The internet economy is all about eyeballs. Fool analyst Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey take a look at Pubmatic, an advertising company creating trillions of impressions per quarter and facing off against some trillion dollar companies.

Companies discussed: SQSP, SCHW, PUBM, TTD, MSFT, NFLX

Monarch Money free trial offer: www.monarchmoney.com/fool

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jason Moser, Asit Sharma, Ricky Mulvey,

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Dan Boyd

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world’s most-northern piece of real estate just hit the market for $300M — We predict who will buy Svalbard, and what kind of wild polar park it will become.

Warby Parker’s stock surged 18% last week because of a wild retention stat — 100% of Warby-wearers buy a 2nd pair within 4 years.

And General Motors just announced it’s killing the Chevrolet Malibu, which was GM’s last sedan — turns out, all American sedans are no-more, not just because consumers want huge cars.

Plus, Sriracha is pausing sauce production due to green chili peppers — They think it’s a problem, but we think it’s a missed marketing opportunity.

$WRBY $GM

Subscribe to the best newsletter yet: tboypod.com/newsletter

Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com

Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod

And now watch us on YouTube

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Ideas are cheap; the people are what matter.”

Startups face a lot of risk. But research suggests that 65% of startups fail because of one particular problem: people.

Ricky Mulvey caught up with Martin Gonzalez, creator of Google’s Effective Founders Project, to discuss what public investors can learn from the people problems that plague startups… and any other organization. They discuss:

• How to spot strong leaders.
• The downside of overconfidence.
• How company culture affects stock returns.

Companies discussed: SPOT

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Martin Gonzalez

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Dez Jones

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure, the Apple Vision Pro has some flaws, but it’s incredible to be in a recording studio with Alicia Keys. Mary Long and Jason Moser checked out the new headset and discuss:

- The training and educational use cases for spatial computing. 

- How Apple and Meta products stack up against each other.

- Meta’s virtual reality strategy. 

- The strong value proposition for VR training in healthcare.

Companies discussed: AAPL, META, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, PCOR, ADSK, AXON, ISGR, GMED

Host: Mary Long

Guest: Jason Moser

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Tim Sparks

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relatively strong earnings results from Shopify and Roblox were overshadowed by questions about the outlook for the rest of the year and whether consumers will keep up the online shopping and in-game spending..

(00:21) Ron Gross and Andy Cross discuss:

- Disney’s path to streaming profitability, and the warnings from Shopify and Roblox that growth in the back half of 2024 might be a bit lighter.

- Trade Desk’s relative strength in a tough earnings environment, and Airbnb bracing for some travel slowdown.

- How drinkmaker Celsius continues to find the energy for growth.

(19:11) Motley Fool Co-founder David Gardner provides some timeless advice for college grads.

(27:27) Ron and Andy break down two stocks on their radar: Toast and Trex.

Stocks discussed: DIS, SHOP, RBLX, TTD, ABNB, CELH, TREX, TOST

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Andy Cross, Ron Gross, David Gardner, Mary Long

Engineers: Dan Boyd

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices