Archive Category: 10X Stocks Archive

I just wrote a piece for The Banyan Edge on “value” investing. Watch for it to drop tomorrow. If you aren’t aware, The Banyan Edge is a free daily newsletter we email to more than 225,000 investors. My colleagues and close friends — Charles Sizemore, Ian King, Mike Carr and Charles Mizrahi — are also each featured on a particular day of the week. It’s our opportunity to write about the investment trends and topics we’re most passionate about … and provide truly valuable information, analysis and recommendations. My day of the week is FRIDAY…

If you’re like most investors I know, you probably hold the following beliefs, even if subconsciously: Buying stocks is noble because it funds innovation, growth and prosperity, and… “Shorting” stocks is evil. I agree with #1 … but am here today to dispute the misconception in #2. Look, I get why “shorting” stocks appears less than noble. The optics of some high-powered Wall Street trader taking home billions in profits while grandma loses 50% of her 401(k)… It feels icky. But it’s not the whole story.

Ah man, this rally… What to make of it?! After a slogging, near-20% decline last year, the S&P 500 is up 9% so far in 2023. And of course, many individual stocks are up far more. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how the S&P 500 is at an important inflection point.

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