What I Missed About Tesla Stock Investing by Matt - January 16, 2021January 16, 20210 Improving as an Investor: Self Reflection I am a pretty good investor. My total returns in 2020 exceeded 60%, with gains primarily driven by select big tech stocks, consumer and China. I missed out on run ups in SaaS, Tesla, Peloton, NIO, Zoom and Bitcoin/Crypto. I also applied a lot of leverage
Private Debt / Direct Lending Overview Credit Fixed Income by Matt - January 8, 2021January 16, 20210 What is Private Debt / Direct Lending? Direct lending, private debt, private credit, private lending, illiquid credit and alternative credit are sometimes used interchangeably for bespoke, structured credit offered by non-bank lenders - going directly to the borrower. As the group of lenders is either a small consortium or just one counterparty,
Are Stocks Cheap After COVID-19 – Part II Coronavirus Investing by Matt - March 31, 2020April 2, 20200 The answer is not that simple. But a lot of people are seeing bargains out there while many market participants are simply not able to buy. Meanwhile, valuation is less relevant versus questions about going concern in this market because great companies may never achieve price targets in a normal
ESG Investing: Will Private Equity Firms Refocus on Stakeholder Value? ESG by Bocconi Students PE Club - February 19, 20201 By Arun Maganti Initially posted on the BSPEC blog ESG (Ethical, Social, and Governance) investing has become much more prevalent as of late. Private equity firms, which have often been portrayed in a negative light due to aggressive leveraged buyouts and “vulture capitalism,” have recently been pushing for ethical investments. But is
Equities, Shares and Stocks | 股本和股票 Equities 中文 by Zhang Ming - February 13, 2020February 14, 20200 无论您的目标是为退休储蓄还是子女的教育費，投资都可以帮助您实现长期财务目标。当您第一次开始投资时，您必须做出的最重要的决定之一就是将钱放在哪里。听起来很简单。但是，有超过2,000种共同基金和14,000种股票可供选择，您从哪里开始呢？首先，对您可以使用的投资类型以及每种投资提供的内容有深刻的了解，您将拥有信心和知识来制定健全的投资策略。 8070
Greater Good Utilitarian Principles in China and Investing Implications China Equities by Matt - January 10, 2020January 10, 20200 The Chinese economy will continue to march on at 6% GDP growth per year – so by that logic, should it match or outperform the S&P 500 every year which represents the U.S. with 2% GDP growth (or global GDP growth)? Likewise, will the average Chinese stock move up in
China Stocks Investing: New Cold War and Bond Defaults China Fixed Income by Matt - January 7, 2020January 7, 20200 In this post, we continue to discuss themes to understand before investing in Chinese stocks in the 2020s. Investing Amidst the U.S. China Cold War If the current trajectory continues (steady growth at 6% per year) while the Chinese economy continues to decouple from the U.S., there may end up being positive
Distressed Debt Overview Fixed Income Restructuring by Matt - September 5, 2019September 5, 20190 Introduction to Distressed Debt Similar to all other aspects of finance and investing, distressed debt investing means higher risk and higher reward. Distressed debt is in itself a very unique asset class that falls under the jurisdiction of alternative asset managers – primarily hedge funds. Although debt markets are very large
Spreading Investment Banking Comps: Net Debt Corporate Finance Fixed Income Trading Comparables by Matt - March 17, 2019March 17, 20190 Getting to the equity market value of a company was discussed in a prior post. Recall that the basic enterprise value formula is: EV = Equity + Net Debt [Debt - Cash] The extended formula can be: EV = Equity + Debt - Cash & Marketable Securities + Preferred Shares + Minority Interest +
Real Estate Investment Considerations and Strategies Investing Real Estate Investing by Matt - March 3, 2019March 3, 20190 The following article should not be taken as investment advice and is for information purposes only In this post we discuss some factors to look at when investing in real estate as well as some ways to unlock value and create wealth using real estate (from a finance and capital allocation