Tag: Facebook

Stock Analysis

In Defense of Cameras

The Underdog Keeps Barking If you were to search news on $Snap roughly six months after it’s IPO, you would see headlines like the one I got at the top of my results today: Snapchat is in the middle of an Identity Crisis. Snapchat is beleaguered in an arena of misapplied comparisons. Alongside the article above, you’ll find a headline advising that Snap cannot keep up with its brothers, Facebook (Instagram) and Twitter. These narratives: […]

Commentary

The Facebook Flop: Or, why you don’t need to be a genius to be an investor

Without a doubt being a genius helps, in all things. Studies show a correlation with a longer lifespan and higher quality of late-stage life, even less injuries. However, it has not been shown quantitatively or subjectively (see Jack Schwager’s Market Wizards) to provide any consistent edge in the marketplace. Personally I find this equalizing feature of the markets one of its most attractive and fascinating features. All it takes to lose or win is being […]