by Mark Bunting | May 11, 2022 | Big Picture, Canada, Financial Planning, Financials, Investing, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas, Videos
We sat down with John O’Connell to get his experienced views on what’s actually occurring in the stock market at the moment and why it’s happening. John covers: Valuations Investor sentiment Strategies he’s deploying Stocks he’s been...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Jan 14, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Investing, Stocks
Have you heard of Lou Simpson? Don’t feel badly if you haven’t. Apparently, Simpson, who passed away this week at 85, liked it that way as the value investor, once considered an heir to Warren Buffett, didn’t seek the public spotlight. What he did do...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Dec 30, 2021 | Big Picture, Blogs, Disruption, E-Commerce, Investing, Media, Podcast, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas, United States
I recently finished reading Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire, a fascinating inside look at the history of the pioneering company and its founder. The author, Brad Stone, Senior Executive Editor, Technology at Bloomberg, also wrote a...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Nov 4, 2021 | Blogs, Investing, Media, Stocks, Top Ideas, United States
Small capitalization stocks haven’t been this cheap in 20 years. That’s based on a comparison between the S&P Small Cap 600 and the S&P 500. Have a look at some fascinating 20-year charts for the two indices examining the price-to-earnings...
by Mark Bunting | Sep 7, 2021 | Banking, Big Picture, Blogs, Financial Planning, Interviews, Investing, Media, Podcast, Stocks, Top Ideas, United States, Videos
What’s an investor to do in a stock market rife with greed, manias, and fraud? That’s a legitimate question even though it may smack of hyberbole. Are many investors driven purely by greed right now? Based on record retail (last to the party dumb...