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Macro | Inflation is scary | November 2019

Inflation - You should be afraid Are you scared? I am, and I will explain why you should be too. But remember, I'm just a random student, and to be honest, I have no idea what the f*** I'm talking about here.Central banks around the world have been undershooting inflation estimates, and the consensus is that they have no idea why it's happening. The Economist recently published an article deeming that inflation has lost its meaning as an economic indicator, stating that inflation has defied

New Ideas

New Ideas | Thinking Green | Sep 30th-Oct 6th

Theme: "Thinking Green"  The goal of this article is to discuss Laker Asset Management's newest theme: "Thinking Green." Thinking green includes everything from sustainability to Renewable Energy. It's relatively simple; every company that makes the world a better place fits this theme. Here are a few examples of the industries that we will discuss at our meetings in the next few weeks:Renewable EnergySustainable PackagingWaste ManagementNew Technology / Innovations.The reasons behind us cho

New Ideas

New Ideas | Short US & Buy EU | Sep 2nd-Sep 8th

The US is overvalued & The Eurozone is undervalued Last week explained how high volatility had skewed some companies valuations. In this weeks article, we dive deeper into this theme, and we more specifically look at undervalued European Stocks and overvalued American Stocks.  One of the reasons why we have chosen to take a closer look at undervalued European markets is because these markets have underperformed American equities in the last few years. Granted, the European economy has

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New Ideas | Volatility = Opportunities | Aug 26th-Sep 1st

High Volatility Leads To New Opportunities         Since the beginning of 2018, we have seen equity markets be volatile, and within August, the Volatility S&P 500 index (VIX) has seen higher highs and higher lows. VIX is often referred to as the fear index or the fear gauge because higher volatility equals higher uncertainty in the markets. In a 2011 report, Crestmont Research found that higher volatility corresponds to a higher probability of a declin