Information Technology Consultant

Ishita Jain

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Blockchain is quite the buzzword nowadays. Aided by the mystique of the technology underlying Bitcoin and a unique proposition of eliminating the 'middleman', blockchain has grown from an esoteric concept to one that threatens to become mainstream in a few years. As with any new technology, there are potentially millions of applications of the technology which can alleviate legacy issues across thousands of industries. As time unravels, this seldom holds true for most technologies but blockchain may finally be an exception. This article explores the use of blockchain in the financial service industry, the in-flight projects and some investment ideas for investors to jump onto the bandwagon.

Blockchain is quite the buzzword nowadays. Aided by the mystique of the technology underlying Bitcoin and a unique proposition of eliminating the 'middleman', blockchain has grown from an esoteric concept to one that threatens to become mainstream in a few years. As with any new technology, there are potentially millions of applications of the technology which can alleviate legacy issues across thousands of industries. As time unravels, this seldom holds true for most technologies but blockchain may finally be an exception. This article explores the use of blockchain in the financial service industry, the in-flight projects and some investment ideas for investors to jump onto the bandwagon.

Blockchain in the Financial Services Industry

A few months ago, I wrote a piece titled "Investing in the Internet of Things" and I made a case for the bright future of IoT and its myriad applications. At that time, I had noted that one of the top users of IoT was the agriculture sector and today it continues to surge ahead in its use of smart devices. This article serves to explore the innovative ways in which the agriculture industry is exploiting IoT and also serves to bolster the case for investing in IoT.

A few months ago, I wrote a piece titled "Investing in the Internet of Things" and I made a case for the bright future of IoT and its myriad applications. At that time, I had noted that one of the top users of IoT was the agriculture sector and today it continues to surge ahead in its use of smart devices. This article serves to explore the innovative ways in which the agriculture industry is exploiting IoT and also serves to bolster the case for investing in IoT.

Leading Independent Investment Research, Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar

Leading Independent Investment Research

Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. We offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. 

Morningstar provides data on more than 500,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 16 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than $180 billion in assets under advisement or management as of June 30, 2015. We have operations in 27 countries.

Download the Morningstar Fact Sheet : http://corporate.morningstar.com/US/documents/MarketingFactSheets/AboutMorningstarFactsheet.pdf

Equity Bottom-Up

We are reinitiating coverage of Alphabet with a wide economic moat rating and a fair value estimate of $780.Alphabet’s wide moat is based on the sustainable competitive advantages derived from its intangible assets, including the firm’s technological expertise in search algorithms and machine learning, access to and accumulation of data, and the Google brand, in addition to the network effect.Analyst: Ali Mogharabi

We are reinitiating coverage of Alphabet with a wide economic moat rating and a fair value estimate of $780.Alphabet’s wide moat is based on the sustainable competitive advantages derived from its intangible assets, including the firm’s technological expertise in search algorithms and machine learning, access to and accumulation of data, and the Google brand, in addition to the network effect.Analyst: Ali Mogharabi

Reinitiating Coverage of Alphabet With Wide Economic Moat, Stable Trend, and FVE of $780

Transport Sector, China and Asia-focused Research

Charles De Trenck

The death of the retailer was foretold back in ’99 during the Tech Bubble, although we had not conceptualized down to Millennials Facebook usage patterns yet! Death by a thousand cuts. This piece looks at the rise of the Amazon frame of mind and the [recent] death of retail. The final discussion looks at logistics costs and variances in estimates.*** Results for brick and mortar retailers in the US this week remind us once more how long this agonizing play has lasted (Late ‘90s was the…

The death of the retailer was foretold back in ’99 during the Tech Bubble, although we had not conceptualized down to Millennials Facebook usage patterns yet! Death by a thousand cuts. This piece looks at the rise of the Amazon frame of mind and the [recent] death of retail. The final discussion looks at logistics costs and variances in estimates.*** Results for brick and mortar retailers in the US this week remind us once more how long this agonizing play has lasted (Late ‘90s was the…

The Logistics of Pain at Mainstream Retailers, or the Rise of the Amazon Mom (Not Just Millennials)

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/787" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787">Alibaba Group Holding Ltd</a> is taking the initial steps to divide and conquer Korea market with much ambition, firm strategy, and loads of cash to invest. It has been partnering with some of the key players in Korea in areas such as cloud services, online travel, online shopping, and entertainment. In this report, we explain how the company is trying to establish a major foothold in Korea in some of these key sectors in Korea. <h2>Cloud Services</h2>In April 2016, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/787" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787">Alibaba Group Holding Ltd</a> started its…

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is taking the initial steps to divide and conquer Korea market with much ambition, firm strategy, and loads of cash to invest. It has been partnering with some of the key players in Korea in areas such as cloud services, online travel, online shopping, and entertainment. In this report, we explain how the company is trying to establish a major foothold in Korea in some of these key sectors in Korea. Cloud ServicesIn April 2016, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd started its…

Alibaba - Jack Ma's Grand Ambition to Divide and Conquer Korea Market?

United States

Amazon.com, Inc. is an online retailer that offers a wide range of products. The Company's products include books, music, videotapes, computers, electronics, home and garden, and numerous other products.  Amazon offers personalized shopping services, Web-based credit card payment, and direct shipping to customers.

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Blockchain in the Financial Services Industry

Blockchain is quite the buzzword nowadays. Aided by the mystique of the technology underlying Bitcoin and a unique proposition of eliminating the...

Ishita Jain

Internet of Things in Agriculture

A few months ago, I wrote a piece titled "Investing in the Internet of Things" and I made a case for the bright future of IoT and its myriad...

Ishita Jain

Reinitiating Coverage of Alphabet With Wide Economic Moat, Stable Trend, and FVE of $780

We are reinitiating coverage of Alphabet with a wide economic moat rating and a fair value estimate of $780.Alphabet’s wide moat is based on the...

Morningstar, Inc.

The Logistics of Pain at Mainstream Retailers, or the Rise of the Amazon Mom (Not Just Millennials)

The death of the retailer was foretold back in ’99 during the Tech Bubble, although we had not conceptualized down to Millennials Facebook usage...

Charles De Trenck

Alibaba - Jack Ma's Grand Ambition to Divide and Conquer Korea Market?

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is taking the initial steps to divide and conquer Korea market with much ambition, firm strategy, and loads of cash to...

Douglas Kim

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