Category: Theory And Training
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It’s Not The Goal But The Man…
What is the biggest life mistake you can make? Short of getting yourself killed, what is the one thing you want to avoid doing?There are lots of ways to answer that question. But on a philosophical level, I would argue the biggest mistake you can make is this: Not being true to yourself. Almost all…
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The Ultimate Guide to Out of The Money Call Options
Today we are going to cover our DOTM Strategy (DOTM stands for Deep Out of The Money options) You’ll learn how to use an OTM call option strategy to multiply your market profits. What is the “DOTM” Options Strategy? DOTM is short for deep-out-of-the-money. This strategy involves buying cheap calls on bullish stocks. If the…
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Avoid Value Traps With One Simple Scoring System
How do you avoid buying value traps? How do you avoid thinking Mr. Market isn’t as smart as he really is? Ask this simple question: Why is this stock being sold at this price? Markets are generally efficient the majority of the time. This isn’t breaking news. Yet as value investors, we sometimes try to…
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Five Ways To Grow Your Twitter Audience
Isn’t it great when you spend all day crafting the perfect Twitter thread only to get a few likes and a couple retweets? Yeah, it feels fantastic. Hours spent for nothing.4eIt wasn’t until my conversation with Brian Feroldi that I realized the simple, yet powerful way to grow your Twitter following.Are you ready for the…
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How To Stay in a Trend and Not Get Treed By a Chihuahua
The following is an excerpt from a monthly report that goes out to members of our Collective. Some of the details are redacted but my hope is that this report helps you look at trends and dips — or what we can thorns — in a new light and as a result, you can avoid…
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An Old Inuit Hunting Tale That Kills Value Investors
Newsflash: apex predators are hard to kill. But when you live amongst them, you should learn how.The native Inuit tribe developed an interesting way of dealing with apex predators. It wasn’t an all-out attack. Nor was it a strategic assault mission under the blanket of night.It was simple. It was elementary. But it was potent.The…
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The Delta Model: How To Love Customers & Win Business
Businesses that maniacally focus on serving their customers win every time. Don’t believe me? Check out this 1999 clip of Jeff Bezos during a CNBC interview. Count how many times he mentions the phrase “customer service”. Spoiler, you’ll need more hands. What Bezos understood better than anyone was the power of the Delta Model.Customer service…
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Lifetime Value & Customer Acquisition Cost: A Framework For Investing
Last Wednesday we dove deep into unit economic analysis. We discussed what it is, why it’s important and how to use it in investment analysis.Alta Fox Capital founder, Connor Haley, stressed the importance of unit economics during our podcast. You can find that here.This week we’re diving deep into a similar concept, lifetime value (LTV)…
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Account Receivable: Fundamental Accounting For Investing
Many of you loved our first edition of Weekly Accounting Breakdown. We’re stoked to hear so many readers want to learn more about accounting. This week’s lesson: Account Receivable (A/R)If you missed last week’s email on working capital, read it here.Also, let us know if there’s one accounting concept you want us to cover. We’d…
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Unit Economics In Fundamental Stock Analysis: What It Is & Why It Matters
Last week we had Connor Haley on the podcast. If you haven’t heard our conversation, check it out here. For those that don’t know who Connor is, here’s a quick rundown: Graduated Harvard University Founded Alta Fox Capital in 2018 and has generated (to date) 40% gross annualized returns #1 Micro Cap Investor on Micro…