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Spotify is popping prices again and playing us AI music… Its next move? Spotify Sweat.

The Gap just hired a Chief Entertainment Officer… because every brand needs a movie studio.

The hot abbreviation in this economy? BYOP = “Bring Your Own Power”... And GE Vernova is the winner.

The year 2016 is going viral… we’re looking back at the 2016 stock market (Nvidia was $1)

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Last week, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TM) put up stellar fourth-quarter numbers, signaling that we've yet to reach peak AI demand. Are we in for another banner year in 2026?

Jason Hall, Travis Hoium, and Tim Beyers discuss:

- TSM's spectacular Q4 and capex spending plan.

- Which company tops the AI value chain: TSM or NVDA.

- Good corporate citizens in a nod to companies that exhibit the values espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whom we honor today.

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Tickers: Companies discussed: TSM, NVDA, SBGSY, HPE, HPQ

Host: Tim Beyers

Guests: Jason Hall, Travis Hoium

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

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The CEO of e.l.f. Beauty says charging $38 for lip oil is "immoral."

In this fun exclusive interview, e.l.f.’s CEO Tarang Amin explains why he thinks big profit margins are unethical and how his biz creates "dupes" better than the lux originals… for a fraction of the price.

So we glammed up with Tarang to break down the economics of the $3 lipstick, how e.l.f. legally copies rivals like Dior, and why he shares the company's "nuclear codes" with every employee.

Of course we got all the details on his acquisition of Hailey Bieber’s Rhode Skin for $1B, the fastest-growing beauty brand in America (spoiler: It all went down over a dinner in LA).

And there’s even an investment angle: Wall Street fell in love with $ELF stock as it rose 800% in just a few years. While tariff fears recently cooled the price, Tarang explains what investors are missing in the mirror… And why that epic Hailey Bieber’s Rhode deal was a true makeover.

(Plus, Tarang helped Jack add another cream to his 42-step skincare routine)

Some of the Takeaways & Insights:

• "It's Immoral": Tarang’s controversial take on why charging $40 for lip oil is a scam.
• The $38 vs. $8 Math: How e.l.f. beats luxury brands at their own game
• The Crash vs. The Opp: Why the stock is down 60% and why Tar
• The $1B Rhode Deal: The inside story of buying Hailey Bieber’s company.
• S&: Why "Scrolling & Development" (reading TikTok comments) beats traditional innovation.
• Where there’s Mystery, there’s Margin: Why cosmetics are so expensive in the first place.

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Intro: E.L.F. Beauty Explained 

4:38 - Why E.L.F. Stock Is Up 800% 

5:31 - How to Keep Prices at $3 (Inflation Hack) 

13:38 - The $1 Billion Bet on Hailey Bieber & Rhode 

29:24 - The "Dupe" Strategy Explained 

29:55 - The Dior Lip Oil Story ($38 vs $8) 

33:28 - CEO: "It's Immoral To Charge You $38" 

37:16 - "Scrolling & Development": Using TikTok to Invent Products 

40:30 - The "Nuclear Codes": Sharing Secrets with Employees 

53:43 - The Takeaway on E.L.F.

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Peter Cannito is the Chairman and CEO of Redwire, a space infrastructure and services company. Motley Fool contributor Lou Whiteman talks with Cannito about the business of space and the business of Redwire.

Host: Lou Whiteman

Guest: Peter Cannito  

Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer 

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The largest expense for most companies is labor, so how a company chooses, manages, and pays its workforce can be a crucial consideration when evaluating it as an investment. Robert Brokamp discusses factors to consider with Dr. Ben Zweig, the CEO of Revelio Labs and the author “Job Architecture: Building a Language for Workforce Intelligence.”Also in this episode:

-The S&P 500 has been an outstanding buy-and-hold investment, partially because the index is always changing
-The Social Security trust fund will likely be depleted by 2032, so the U.S. senators who will be elected or re-elected this year will have a say in any potential solutions
-The prices of many essential expenses are growing at rate above overall inflation while wage and job growth may be weakening
-A study finds the optimal sitting-standing ratio to make you more comfortable and productive at work

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Guest: Ben Zweig
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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Why are investors buzzing about Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill launch? And how has sentiment turned against software makers like Salesforce? Plus, what drove BlackRock’s asset pile to a record $14 trillion? Host Jack Pitcher discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.

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Netflix may be forced to offer all cash for WBD if the cable assets being spun off doesn’t have the value Netflix thought they did. But is that something Netflix will do and what are the risks? We break it down.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Netflix offering all cash for WBD

- FSD’s monthly subscription

- Google’s new AI products

- Bank earnings

Companies discussed: Netflix (NFLX), Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Alphabet (GOOG), Adobe (ADBE), The Trade Desk (TTD), Paypal (PYPL), Hims & Hers (HIMS), Six Flags (FUN), Toast (TOST), L3 Harris (LHX).

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Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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989. Laura answers a listener's question about choosing a traditional or Roth retirement plan by reviewing the pros and cons of each and a new Roth rule for those over 50.

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OpenAI & Anthropic pulled a Grey’s Anatomy and launched health bots… it’s healthcare’s ozempic moment.

Daktronics’ built the biggest jumbotron in college football & its stock rose 1,000%… because CFB is the NFL.

We interviewed Elf Beauty’s CEO on the pod… and our favorite part is “Zero Distance.”

Plus, the biggest hour for dating apps of the year… is this Sunday at 8pm.

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Discussion on the Pros and cons of ROTH Conversions
Vanguard has a new tool that may help but, it has llimitations.

It is a good time to think about re-balancing your portfolio.

Why you might want to pay some extra taxes on realized LT Gains

Why are houses so expensive and why it might get worse.