Category Archives - podcasts

Hasbro’s Girl Power

Revenue up 57% year over year for girl toys.  50% up in eps 39% net income  Excited about new rogue one movie Best quarter ever to date Shares up 8% Disney is in trouble still although other people doing well over it. As a person who owns Disney, I plan on buying more into it. …

Financials: All about Business Development Companies

BDC companies are very risky. They invest where banks don’t and lesson I’ve learned is to avoid it.  BDC don’t have as many rules and it just seems like although there is high reward there is Hugh risk and not as much information.  Business Development Companies (BDCs) are primarily small caps, but their dividends are…

Inside the Minds of White Collar Criminals

WSJ podcast interviews a man who interviewed White collar criminals Bernie Madoff Interesting because he screwed over people he knew. Unlike others who scammed people they did not know. Many were not remorseful about their actions. They could not identify who they actually hurt. They have charisma and are smart. Personal note: I already had…

Monday

Stocks  Marriott might do well after merger. Could have up to 20% of hotel Market. Credit cards in the US supposedly have the best deals right now ever. Analyst on WSB thinks they will get cheaper. Snapchat charges 750k USD flat rate to advertise per day. Clinton Election Win – Get Capital Gain tax rate…

This Is Your Brain on Podcasts

Summary  Podcasts evoke lots of brain activity (not sure if that’s a good thing or not)  Bad social activities (like news on murder) garners attention  Ends with interviewer who’s an Olympian. Listen to freakanomics and claims it helped him change his mindset and make it to Olympics after being told he wasn’t on the team…