The 7investing Podcast

For much of the past decade, digital advertising has been dominated by two companies: Google and Facebook. These two titans each had billions of users that allowed them to command the vast majority share of a market that was approaching nearly half a trillion dollars globally. Yet these two thoroughbreds have both now changed names (now Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META)) a...

From floods in Kentucky to fires in California to hurricanes in Texas, there's never a shortage of natural disasters wreaking havoc on our country. Over the past 42 years, the US government has spent $2.2 trillion in total to support the relief efforts of natural disasters. However, due to the economic toll that disasters take on the regions affected, that amount is likely far too little. And rath...

In this podcast, 7investing Lead Advisor Anirban Mahanti sits down with entrepreneur, electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast, and former Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) employee Farzad Mesbahi . Farzad graduated with a degree in Mathematics and Statistics in 2009 and began his professional career with Phillips Pet Food & Supplies. But perhaps most relevant to our conversation was Farzad’s employment with Tesla...

7investing Lead Advisor, Luke Hallard, is joined on the podcast this week by Adam Mead, CEO and Chief Investment Officer for Mead Capital Management, and author of “The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway”, a chronological history of Berkshire Hathaway, from its inception as a Textile Conglomerate in the 1950s to its status today as one of the world’s largest and most respected compan...

The crypto-economy is growing quickly, but it's also constantly evolving. Initially, brokerages like Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) profited simply by charging commissions for each time Bitcoin was bought or sold. They added more cryptocurrencies over time, though their fate was tied to trading volumes. Over time, more exotic profit strategies emerged -- such as staking rewards, crypto-lending, or the us...

Watching the endless flood of financial headlines right now is like drinking from a highly-subjective firehouse. Hindsight is always 20/20, yet there's no shortage of opinions about the events that have transpired during the past year. There are opinions about why inflation is rising so quickly, why the Fed's actions were the wrong decisions, or why the stock market is incredibly over or undervalu...

There's no shortage of things going on right now in the investing world. Rapidly-rising interest rates, inflation at a forty-year high, and a broad market selloff are giving investors and the financial media plenty to talk about. However, there are also other factors -- which aren't necessarily making headlines -- that will have deeper implications for long-term investors as well. Stock based comp...

With the recent pullback in the S&P 500 and particularly US growth stocks, do you fear that your portfolio may be too US-centric? In today’s episode of the 7investing podcast Luke chats with Sam Ball and Jonathon McKeown, hosts of ‘ The Investor Way ’, a weekly investing podcast focused on UK stocks and shares. Sam and Jon share some advice about factors to be aware of when investing overseas,...

The recent market volatility has led several investors to consider other options. One alternative approach that's gaining attention is 'short selling', where investors bet against individual stocks or even broader market indices. Short sellers are taking the opposite side of the coin, financially benefitting when stocks or indices decline in value. 7investing's approach is and always will be...

As of this writing, the Nasdaq Composite Index has plunged more than 33% from its November 2021 high. Around half of all stocks listed on the exchange have fallen at least 50% from their rolling highs. So, with seemingly no end in sight to the broader market's plunge, it might feel crazy to own particularly volatile tech stocks right now. But here at 7investing, we recognize that historic drops li...

In this episode of the 7investing podcast, Luke connects with Neil Shelton , Chief Strategy Officer for GXO Logistics (NYSE: GXO). Recently added to the Fortune 500 list, GXO ( gxo.com ) is the world’s largest pure-play global contract logistics company, providing outsourced supply chain management and warehousing for some of the biggest names in retail, including Abercrombie & Fitch, ASOS, Ne...

The 7investing team recently hosted a 30-minute conversation to chat about the current state of the stock market and how investors should think about it.   Current market volatility can rattle even the most seasoned of investors, and our team of lead advisors are here to help decipher through the chaos!   Some of the topics discussed include:   Is the US about to go into a rece...

As a host of macro concerns continue to weigh on the global economy, the stock market has responded accordingly. The S&P 500 index is currently off 15% from its all-time highs at the beginning of the year and the NASDAQ composite is down almost 25% from its highs. Some former market darlings have taken even harder hits and are down well more than 50% from their previous highs. In this episode,...

The digital transformation is certainly underway. Technology is changing and companies of all sizes are embracing it. Small businesses are deploying lightweight applications to grow revenue and gain share. Larger enterprises are replacing legacy systems with more efficient solutions from cloud-native vendors. And even massive and notoriously slow-moving industries like health care, banking, and in...

Things are really heating up in the commercial space economy. We noticed last year that several companies were providing the underlying infrastructure that could allow private businesses to set up shop in outer space. Favorable developments like declining launch costs and the miniaturization of satellite components were driving the number of satellites seeking launch approval to increase by an ord...

If you are looking to invest in one of the market’s best-performing sectors, then look no further than Software as a Service! Recently, technology and research advisory firm IDC wrote  that spending on shared cloud services totaled $385 billion in 2021 and will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 21.0% through 2025, reaching $809 billion.  Considering the incredible gro...

The advertising industry is going through a transformation. There's a confluence of events that are demanding it to make some recent higher-level changes. Consumer privacy concerns are escalating, and they're causing Big Tech companies like Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) to phase out the third-party cookie. Walled gardens like Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: FB) are at the risk of crumb...

We have exciting news!  The 7investing Community Forum recently reached 1000 members, which meant we had the opportunity to try something new for the very first time.  Since our Discord reached that milestone, we unlocked the functionality to host live conversations directly on our server - meaning we got the opportunity to speak directly with you! Join 7investing Lead Advisors Simon Eri...

It's been a rough year for the stock market. A pessimistic outlook for the American economy has hammered the stock prices of many companies. In anticipation of a contracting economy and higher interest rates, several investors are reassessing their strategies and their allocations. But is the negative outlook already fully baked in? Have valuation multiples fallen so low that the pendulum might ac...

Things are getting dicey out there, and it's shaking the resolve of quite a few investors. The stock market has spent the past half year in a free fall. The S&P 500 is down 17% from its December highs, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq is down 28% from its peak in November. Many individual stocks are faring even worse, with some down 60%, 70%, or more from their previous highs. Shell-shocked investo...

Our financial world is getting complex, and there are a lot of challenging questions now facing investors: "The S&P 500's going through a really sharp selloff. How should I invest in the middle of a bear market?" "Inflation just hit a 40-year high. What will this mean for the stock market?" "The Fed just raised interest rates and the yield curve recently inverted. What does that mean for the e...

Have you ever had a tough time explaining investing to friends and family members who are unfamiliar with the stock market and its inner workings? Or maybe you still don't understand many terms thrown around by talking heads on CNBC or even 7investing's member calls? If you answered yes to any of those questions, Brian Feroldi's new book, Why Does the Stock Market Go Up? , might be for you. In thi...

Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) shareholders are having a rough April. The stock has gone into a freefall and has now sold off more than 50% during the past month. The common consensus believes this is due to a drop in its paying subscriber count, as well as an admission that competition from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), and Disney (NYSE: DIS) is heating up. Netflix has been a one-trick pon...

Quantum computing is capturing the fascination and the imagination of the technology world. It's built upon the new and unfamiliar field of quantum physics -- where principles such as superposition and entanglement offer the intrigue of unlocking entirely new opportunities. The world's formerly unsolvable problems of logistics optimization, drug discovery, cybersecurity, and material design could...

The stock market is filled with noise these days. Whether it is the obsession with meme-stocks, the focus on momentum-based swing trading, or the hype cycle driving valuations up to ridiculous levels, there are a lot of speculative (and potentially problematic) factors that are influencing investment decisions. Our podcast guest today is someone who's helping to cut through that noise and help inv...