Mostly Borrowed Ideas Deep Dives, MBI Deep Dives

MBI Deep Dives

Mostly Borrowed Ideas Deep Dives

MBI is the abbreviation for “Mostly Borrowed Ideas”. Why “Mostly Borrowed Ideas?” As a generalist, I do not have a background in any particular sector. I enjoy navigating across industries, businesses, and countries to learn, understand, and connect the dots. In any case, most ideas and innovations are incremental in nature. Very few of us are smart enough to come up with truly original or groundbreaking ideas. I am Abdullah Al-Rezwan. I was born and brought up in Bangladesh. I went to University of Dhaka for my undergrad and majored in Finance. After working three and half years in Equity Research (Sell-side) covering Financial Sector in Bangladesh, I left Bangladesh to pursue my MBA in the US. I graduated within top 10% of the class from Cornell University's two-year MBA program and worked on the buy-side following my graduation. During my time at Cornell, I won two stock pitch competitions and also became finalists in four other competitions. I thoroughly enjoyed my stint as a generalist in the US large cap team at Madison Investments and covered a wide range of companies from UnitedHealth to Amazon and Boeing before US immigration reality paused my career in investment management. As my work authorization expired, I moved to Canada in January, 2021. Then in early 2022, I was able to return to the US.

Equity Bottom-Up

Meta Platforms (Facebook) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>During the weekend, I asked my twitter followers: What do you think Facebook's DAU to MAU ratio was in 2009?</li><li>The number that got the highest votes was ~80% even though I mentioned the most recent number was ~68%.</li><li>I asked this question a couple of friends in real life too and they too picked the ~80% number.</li></ul>

During the weekend, I asked my twitter followers: What do you think Facebook's DAU to MAU ratio was in 2009?The number that got the highest votes was ~80% even though I mentioned the most recent number was ~68%.I asked this question a couple of friends in real life too and they too picked the ~80% number.

CEO, Rock and Turner

James Emanuel

Rock and Turner

investment advisory company Rock and Turner.

Investment Advisory Company

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<li>Visa and Mastercard, undoubtedly both great companies but are they good investments right now?</li>
<li>I analyse both Visa and Mastercard in detail and compare their businesses, their threats and opportunities, and of course their relative valuations.</li>
<li>In the course of this analysis, I identified one stock that looks like a far better bet than either Visa or Mastercard if you are seeking alpha for your portfolio.</li>
<li>In fact, Mastercard itself has just invested $100m in this other company due to its growth potential. You can too!</li>
<li>By the end of this article, you will fully understand all three of these businesses and be well positioned to make an informed investment decision for yourself.</li>
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Visa and Mastercard, undoubtedly both great companies but are they good investments right now?
I analyse both Visa and Mastercard in detail and compare their businesses, their threats and opportunities, and of course their relative valuations.
In the course of this analysis, I identified one stock that looks like a far better bet than either Visa or Mastercard if you are seeking alpha for your portfolio.
In fact, Mastercard itself has just invested $100m in this other company due to its growth potential. You can too!
By the end of this article, you will fully understand all three of these businesses and be well positioned to make an informed investment decision for yourself.


Airtel Africa Is The Solution For Investors Worried About Visa And Mastercard Valuations

Concise Playbook for the Week, Global Markets Playbook

Kevin George

Concise Playbook for the Week

Global Markets Playbook

I am an active trader in stocks, FX and commodities with over 15 years' market experience. I hold a master's degree in finance and have developed a strong skill base in technical analysis. 

Alongside technical setups I will provide earnings analysis, company valuation analysis and macroeconomic studies for the key market releases.

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<li>Polygon added to Disney Accelerator program. Fashion and payments companies add to the recent partnerships.</li>
<li>Polygon also added to the recently partnerships with Instagram NFTs.</li>
<li>In a recent <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4549791-meta-platforms-vs-disney-buy-dis-for-metaverse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a>, I advised buying Disney for eventual growth in the metaverse. Polygon (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/search?q=MATIC-USD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MATIC-USD</a>) is a crypto project that has been making waves with a series of big-name corporate partnerships, including Disney.</li>
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Polygon added to Disney Accelerator program. Fashion and payments companies add to the recent partnerships.
Polygon also added to the recently partnerships with Instagram NFTs.
In a recent article, I advised buying Disney for eventual growth in the metaverse. Polygon (MATIC-USD) is a crypto project that has been making waves with a series of big-name corporate partnerships, including Disney.


High Quality Stock Setups, Weekly Stock Bull Finder

Weekly Stock Bull Finder

High Quality Stock Setups

Finding high potential stock setups on quality companies

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

These days, it seems to me that the business media and Twitter is all consumed with predicting when a U.S. economic recession will occur coupled with lots of predictions of whether each strong relief bounce we have in the market is “the bottom”.This past week, big box retailers like Target and Walmart saw big drawdowns after margins were impacted by rising shipping and labor costs while facing extremely difficult year-over-year comparatives.Given the current market drawdown, I also get the sense now that the emerging consensus and narrative of an imminent “crash” recession is what I call “one side of the boat” thinking which the market has a habit of doing the opposite.

These days, it seems to me that the business media and Twitter is all consumed with predicting when a U.S. economic recession will occur coupled with lots of predictions of whether each strong relief bounce we have in the market is “the bottom”.This past week, big box retailers like Target and Walmart saw big drawdowns after margins were impacted by rising shipping and labor costs while facing extremely difficult year-over-year comparatives.Given the current market drawdown, I also get the sense now that the emerging consensus and narrative of an imminent “crash” recession is what I call “one side of the boat” thinking which the market has a habit of doing the opposite.

Independent Research, Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down

Independent Research

Writing short articles about mis-priced boring stocks around the world.

<ul><li>They make steel/plastic/fibre/paper based industrial packaging. 10-15% ROIC including intangibles, and nearly 20% ROIC on tangible assets.</li><li>Earnings this year will only be a tad bit higher than in 2019 (before synergies of their early 2019 Caraustar acquisition were realized), so it is not a Covid winner.</li><li>Yet it trades at a historically low PE multiple</li></ul>

They make steel/plastic/fibre/paper based industrial packaging. 10-15% ROIC including intangibles, and nearly 20% ROIC on tangible assets.Earnings this year will only be a tad bit higher than in 2019 (before synergies of their early 2019 Caraustar acquisition were realized), so it is not a Covid winner.Yet it trades at a historically low PE multiple

United States

Twitter, Inc. provides online social networking and microblogging service. The Company offers users the ability to follow other users activity, read, and post tweets. Twitter serves customers worldwide.

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Meta's Moat

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Weekly Stock Bullfinder - Week of 5/23

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Greif B Shares - Boring and Reliable

They make steel/plastic/fibre/paper based industrial packaging. 10-15% ROIC including intangibles, and nearly 20% ROIC on tangible assets.

Turtles all the way down

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