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I opened a new $1,900 position today in $VOYG 🚀
Now this is a very small position because this comes with great risk but as seen in the forecase there is plenty of upside in Voyager sitting at only a $1.8 billion market cap today.
Management sees a clear path of a 20% organic revenue CAGR for the coming years pre star lab.
Star Lab is projected to launch in 2029 and generate $4 billion in revenue and $1.5 billion of FcF by 2032, nearly its entire current market cap.
It’s important to note Voyager doesn’t own 100% of Starlab it is closer to 60% and further dilution is possible in the coming years.
Come 2032 if Voyager owns 50% of Starlab and generates $700 million of FcF and trades at 20x FcF that would give us a stock price of $118 (+293%) even with 100% share dilution 🤯
This takes alot of negative factors into consideration, stock dilution, Starlab dilution, and ZERO other profits from their current businesses.
I’d happily take a 4x in my position in ~6 years as a bear case 🤷♂️ read more
Now this is a very small position because this comes with great risk but as seen in the forecase there is plenty of upside in Voyager sitting at only a $1.8 billion market cap today.
Management sees a clear path of a 20% organic revenue CAGR for the coming years pre star lab.
Star Lab is projected to launch in 2029 and generate $4 billion in revenue and $1.5 billion of FcF by 2032, nearly its entire current market cap.
It’s important to note Voyager doesn’t own 100% of Starlab it is closer to 60% and further dilution is possible in the coming years.
Come 2032 if Voyager owns 50% of Starlab and generates $700 million of FcF and trades at 20x FcF that would give us a stock price of $118 (+293%) even with 100% share dilution 🤯
This takes alot of negative factors into consideration, stock dilution, Starlab dilution, and ZERO other profits from their current businesses.
I’d happily take a 4x in my position in ~6 years as a bear case 🤷♂️ read more
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SPAM ACCOUNTS 🚨
Has anyone else been getting flooded with these spam accounts? It’s been getting really bad lately. 😩
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Preparing for the inevitable.
I am currently 47 years old. Unfortunately in that time frame I have lost a lot of family members. Some (most) were accidents, some to age, some to cancer, and one to suicide. That’s 11 deaths total. Only 1 person out of 11 had a will.
When you are grieving the last thing you want to do is close an estate up.
It’s even harder if nothing has been prepared in advance.
After the initial shock of the death settles (the phase where everyone is usually nice), greed comes through in a most alarming manner. I’ve watched people turn into monsters. Make sure you have a will!!!! or people will fight.
I know most people hate thinking about their death or their spouses death but honestly it’s just a fact of life.
I’ve personally been the executor of 2 estates now.
This is my advice:
1. If your young get life insurance. If you’re retired it’s not worth it.
2. Make sure you have a will.
3. Make sure you have a personal directive.
4. Make sure you have a power of attorney set up.
5. If your married make your spouse the beneficiary of your TFSA and RRSP(has to be done through the account not the will), they will roll into the spouses account without taxation.
6. If you’re married, and you own a house, make sure both names are on the title, joint tenant, NOT tenant in common. This activates right of survivorship on property and doesn’t have to go through the estate.
7. If you’re married, both people should have their name on all the vehicles, joint, otherwise it’s a headache after death.
8. Buy a file folding system. I have a plastic one that has a clasp and handle.
9. Put EVERYTHING in this file folder that would be needed if you died tomorrow.
a) all land titles
B) information on house insurance so it can either be eventually canceled or name changed over.
C) your will (or the location of your will), power of attorney, and personal directive
D) the information for your car, car insurance, and registration on vehicles.
E) information on life insurance.
F) all current year papers needed for filing your taxes. Because the survivor will have to do it and will need that information.
G) where your household bills are. ALL OF THEM, electricity, gas, Netflix, magazine, subscriptions everything you can think of that is in their name. Because you are going to have to cancel them.
H) their credit card information where to contact to cancel the cards
I) birth certificate, SIN numbers, marriage, license, etc.
J) information on all your investments accounts, bank accounts, etc.
K) anything else you can think of for your situation
If you’re married, I’d have one box per person.
When you die, the funeral home will issue many death certificates. And your lawyer will give you copies of the will.
These will be needed to change over any accounts. Everything else goes through the estate which is taxed and the lawyers take their fees so I’d avoid this as much as possible especially if you’re married. This is why having property in both people‘s names is so important because it doesn’t have to go through probate.
I am widowed now and I have my black file folder and my two remaining children know if something happens to me, all they have to do is grab the folder. Everything they need to take care of my estate will be located in this folder.
At the beginning of every year, I open this file up and go through everything to make sure it’s up-to-date.
If you are young and do not own much or can’t afford a will, you can draft one up but it must be handwritten to be classified as a legal document. You cannot type it out!! If you’re not worth much, everything will most likely be sold to pay your bills and cover your funeral expenses. But you can state who your executor will be in your handwritten will.
Disclaimer I’m not a lawyer or an accountant and this is not legal advice. Talk to a lawyer and talk to an accountant. Make sure everything is set up for you and your situation. These are situations that I personally ran into.
Good luck
Also I’ll add in. IF you have a lot of assets make an appointment with your accountant first. They will tell you how to properly set things up. Then take that information to your lawyer. read more
When you are grieving the last thing you want to do is close an estate up.
It’s even harder if nothing has been prepared in advance.
After the initial shock of the death settles (the phase where everyone is usually nice), greed comes through in a most alarming manner. I’ve watched people turn into monsters. Make sure you have a will!!!! or people will fight.
I know most people hate thinking about their death or their spouses death but honestly it’s just a fact of life.
I’ve personally been the executor of 2 estates now.
This is my advice:
1. If your young get life insurance. If you’re retired it’s not worth it.
2. Make sure you have a will.
3. Make sure you have a personal directive.
4. Make sure you have a power of attorney set up.
5. If your married make your spouse the beneficiary of your TFSA and RRSP(has to be done through the account not the will), they will roll into the spouses account without taxation.
6. If you’re married, and you own a house, make sure both names are on the title, joint tenant, NOT tenant in common. This activates right of survivorship on property and doesn’t have to go through the estate.
7. If you’re married, both people should have their name on all the vehicles, joint, otherwise it’s a headache after death.
8. Buy a file folding system. I have a plastic one that has a clasp and handle.
9. Put EVERYTHING in this file folder that would be needed if you died tomorrow.
a) all land titles
B) information on house insurance so it can either be eventually canceled or name changed over.
C) your will (or the location of your will), power of attorney, and personal directive
D) the information for your car, car insurance, and registration on vehicles.
E) information on life insurance.
F) all current year papers needed for filing your taxes. Because the survivor will have to do it and will need that information.
G) where your household bills are. ALL OF THEM, electricity, gas, Netflix, magazine, subscriptions everything you can think of that is in their name. Because you are going to have to cancel them.
H) their credit card information where to contact to cancel the cards
I) birth certificate, SIN numbers, marriage, license, etc.
J) information on all your investments accounts, bank accounts, etc.
K) anything else you can think of for your situation
If you’re married, I’d have one box per person.
When you die, the funeral home will issue many death certificates. And your lawyer will give you copies of the will.
These will be needed to change over any accounts. Everything else goes through the estate which is taxed and the lawyers take their fees so I’d avoid this as much as possible especially if you’re married. This is why having property in both people‘s names is so important because it doesn’t have to go through probate.
I am widowed now and I have my black file folder and my two remaining children know if something happens to me, all they have to do is grab the folder. Everything they need to take care of my estate will be located in this folder.
At the beginning of every year, I open this file up and go through everything to make sure it’s up-to-date.
If you are young and do not own much or can’t afford a will, you can draft one up but it must be handwritten to be classified as a legal document. You cannot type it out!! If you’re not worth much, everything will most likely be sold to pay your bills and cover your funeral expenses. But you can state who your executor will be in your handwritten will.
Disclaimer I’m not a lawyer or an accountant and this is not legal advice. Talk to a lawyer and talk to an accountant. Make sure everything is set up for you and your situation. These are situations that I personally ran into.
Good luck
Also I’ll add in. IF you have a lot of assets make an appointment with your accountant first. They will tell you how to properly set things up. Then take that information to your lawyer. read more
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Trump is set to make an announcement at 2PM ET tomorrow..
It could be about anything, I mean it follows Trump’s private dinner tonight with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, or something with Xi from their meetings last week.
He also said he will end the Iran conflict "very soon"
Any predictions haha?!
It could be about anything, I mean it follows Trump’s private dinner tonight with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, or something with Xi from their meetings last week.
He also said he will end the Iran conflict "very soon"
Any predictions haha?!
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🇺🇸 USA Blossom Investment Round!
🥳 Back in July, I promised our US community that we'd be opening up an opportunity for you to invest in Blossom in the coming months, and exciting news: we're on track to go live in the next few days!
✅ This round will be open to US accredited investors via a Reg D offering. You qualify as accredited if you have a net worth of over $1M or have an income of >$200K in the past 2 years.
🙋 If you're interested in investing, make sure you join the waitlist (https://forms.gle/UavDoLXwx71nfvue8), as I'll be sending out the link to the waitlist first (since there is limited allocation). If we have space, we may open up a bit of allocation to Canadian accredited investors as well, so feel free to join the waitlist as well if you're interested.
🥲 Unfortunately, raising from US non-accredited investors was too complex and costly for this time around, but we'll be revisiting this next year if we raise again.
✨ A few investment highlights:
- ✨ Our total members have ~8x'ed in the past 2 years from ~100,000 to over 850,000
- 💰 Our annualized revenue has ~doubled in the past year from $2.4M in Q2 2025 to $4.7M USD in Q2 2026
- 🤝 Partnerships with some of the largest brands in finance, including Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange, Fidelity, State Street, Global X, WisdomTree, and many more.
- 💰 Blossom's revenue covers all operating costs except marketing, so the purpose of this additional raise is growth capital.
🫡 Full investment details will be sent via email!
👏 P.S. Huge thanks to our now 2,000 shareholders in the community! Big things in store for Q4 and 2027 🚀read more
✅ This round will be open to US accredited investors via a Reg D offering. You qualify as accredited if you have a net worth of over $1M or have an income of >$200K in the past 2 years.
🙋 If you're interested in investing, make sure you join the waitlist (https://forms.gle/UavDoLXwx71nfvue8), as I'll be sending out the link to the waitlist first (since there is limited allocation). If we have space, we may open up a bit of allocation to Canadian accredited investors as well, so feel free to join the waitlist as well if you're interested.
🥲 Unfortunately, raising from US non-accredited investors was too complex and costly for this time around, but we'll be revisiting this next year if we raise again.
✨ A few investment highlights:
- ✨ Our total members have ~8x'ed in the past 2 years from ~100,000 to over 850,000
- 💰 Our annualized revenue has ~doubled in the past year from $2.4M in Q2 2025 to $4.7M USD in Q2 2026
- 🤝 Partnerships with some of the largest brands in finance, including Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange, Fidelity, State Street, Global X, WisdomTree, and many more.
- 💰 Blossom's revenue covers all operating costs except marketing, so the purpose of this additional raise is growth capital.
🫡 Full investment details will be sent via email!
👏 P.S. Huge thanks to our now 2,000 shareholders in the community! Big things in store for Q4 and 2027 🚀read more
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Why I’m Happy Renting Right Now
My wife and I rent right now, and I'm very happy with that decision currently. We get flexibility, we don't have to worry about replacing a roof or furnace, and we can move when life changes without selling a house first.
Owning can be awesome when you want to stay put and make a place your own. I definitely want that eventually. But I don't see renting as throwing money away while we wait. We're paying for a place to live and for the flexibility that fits our life right now.
For us, renting works financially because we pair that flexibility with discipline. If every dollar not going to a down payment or repair bill just gets spent somewhere else, you lose one of renting's advantages. We still need to save and invest on purpose.
Has renting or owning given you more freedom at this stage of your life?
Owning can be awesome when you want to stay put and make a place your own. I definitely want that eventually. But I don't see renting as throwing money away while we wait. We're paying for a place to live and for the flexibility that fits our life right now.
For us, renting works financially because we pair that flexibility with discipline. If every dollar not going to a down payment or repair bill just gets spent somewhere else, you lose one of renting's advantages. We still need to save and invest on purpose.
Has renting or owning given you more freedom at this stage of your life?
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IM NEW HERE
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They Can't Stop Trying to Be Me! 😂
@beskar_capital is the real deal.
@beskarcapital is imposter #1
@beskar_capitar is imposter #2
@beskal_capitals is imposter #3
@beskals_capitar is imposter #4
and @beskar is probably imposter #5 😂
What can I say? 😂
This is the Way! 🏄♀️ 🌊 🏄♂️ 🌊
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@beskarcapital is imposter #1
@beskar_capitar is imposter #2
@beskal_capitals is imposter #3
@beskals_capitar is imposter #4
and @beskar is probably imposter #5 😂
What can I say? 😂
This is the Way! 🏄♀️ 🌊 🏄♂️ 🌊
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Before you average down, one question 🤔
Your stock is down big and half the comments say load up. Averaging down sounds like discipline. Sometimes it is.
Picture two people buying more on the same red day. 📉
The first owns a broad index fund. Hundreds of companies, sometimes thousands, and the index keeps swapping out the ones that fade. When that drops, she still owns basically the same thing, only cheaper. Buying more is the same bet at a better price.
The second owns one company. Made up, but you've seen the type: it just cut its outlook and lost its biggest customer. He's buying more too. Except the price didn't fall for no reason, and the business he liked six months ago might not be the one that exists today.
Same move. Totally different bet.
And it feels great either way. Your average cost drops and the red number in the app gets smaller. Nothing about the company changed because your average did. The market has no idea what you paid.
The check I run on my own stuff is one question. If I owned zero shares today, would I buy this, at this price, knowing what I know now?
If yes, adding is just buying something I already wanted. If the only reason is that I'm down and want to get back to even, that's a different thing wearing the same name.
Getting back to even is not a thesis.
Educational, not financial advice. Just my read.read more
Picture two people buying more on the same red day. 📉
The first owns a broad index fund. Hundreds of companies, sometimes thousands, and the index keeps swapping out the ones that fade. When that drops, she still owns basically the same thing, only cheaper. Buying more is the same bet at a better price.
The second owns one company. Made up, but you've seen the type: it just cut its outlook and lost its biggest customer. He's buying more too. Except the price didn't fall for no reason, and the business he liked six months ago might not be the one that exists today.
Same move. Totally different bet.
And it feels great either way. Your average cost drops and the red number in the app gets smaller. Nothing about the company changed because your average did. The market has no idea what you paid.
The check I run on my own stuff is one question. If I owned zero shares today, would I buy this, at this price, knowing what I know now?
If yes, adding is just buying something I already wanted. If the only reason is that I'm down and want to get back to even, that's a different thing wearing the same name.
Getting back to even is not a thesis.
Educational, not financial advice. Just my read.read more
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Here is the ultimate beginner portfolio
I see many beginners posting that they’re new to investing and don’t know where to start. 🤔 As someone who was in a similar situation just a few months ago and learned, here are the 4 ETF types (& ETFs) that are popular among long term investors 😃 :
1) S&P 500:
US: $VOO / $SPY / $SPLG
Canadian: $VFV / $ZSP / $TPU
2) GROWTH / TECH:
US: $QQQ / $VUG / $VGT / $SCHG
Canadian: $QQC / $HXQ / $TEC / $ZUQ
3) DIVIDENDS:
US: $SCHD / $VYM / $DGRO
Canadian: $VDY / $XEI
4) ALL IN ONE / BASKET / Global Exposure:
US: $VT / $AVGE
Canadian: $ZEQT / $XEQT / $TGRO / $VEQT / $ZGQ
I noticed many people following this type of a basic / uncomplicated portfolio and are doing really well for themselves 🔥
For % allocation, you can divide evenly among the ETF categories or allocate a higher % based on your preferences. Just DCA regularly and you should be good. 😎
Some people even just put it all into an all in one etf like $XEQT. This is also a good approach - it is much simpler and it works. Ultimately, it comes to whatever you prefer 🙂
Oh and yea, there are overlaps, but I don’t think there is anything wrong in that though - it would just count as doubling down on good things. 💯
I’m sharing with you all what helped me, but don’t forget to do your own research too! 🙏🏼
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1) S&P 500:
US: $VOO / $SPY / $SPLG
Canadian: $VFV / $ZSP / $TPU
2) GROWTH / TECH:
US: $QQQ / $VUG / $VGT / $SCHG
Canadian: $QQC / $HXQ / $TEC / $ZUQ
3) DIVIDENDS:
US: $SCHD / $VYM / $DGRO
Canadian: $VDY / $XEI
4) ALL IN ONE / BASKET / Global Exposure:
US: $VT / $AVGE
Canadian: $ZEQT / $XEQT / $TGRO / $VEQT / $ZGQ
I noticed many people following this type of a basic / uncomplicated portfolio and are doing really well for themselves 🔥
For % allocation, you can divide evenly among the ETF categories or allocate a higher % based on your preferences. Just DCA regularly and you should be good. 😎
Some people even just put it all into an all in one etf like $XEQT. This is also a good approach - it is much simpler and it works. Ultimately, it comes to whatever you prefer 🙂
Oh and yea, there are overlaps, but I don’t think there is anything wrong in that though - it would just count as doubling down on good things. 💯
I’m sharing with you all what helped me, but don’t forget to do your own research too! 🙏🏼
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TMGN ETF: 20%+ Income
🚨 NEW VIDEO IS LIVE!
TMGN ETF: 20%+ Income From the Magnificent 10?
TMGN is based on the Magnificent 10 and has now made two distributions, with both annualized distribution rates coming in above 20%.
I break down:
📊 $TMGN 's strategy
💰 The first two distributions
📈 $TMGN vs. $QQQ & $MAGS
📋 My 477-share position
Watch here: https://youtu.be/soGMj3BPBOc?si=XR6QyRXZ5m31RA1p
What do you think about TMGN?
Not financial advice. Just sharing what I'm doing with my portfolio.read more
🚨 NEW VIDEO IS LIVE!
TMGN ETF: 20%+ Income From the Magnificent 10?
TMGN is based on the Magnificent 10 and has now made two distributions, with both annualized distribution rates coming in above 20%.
I break down:
📊 $TMGN 's strategy
💰 The first two distributions
📈 $TMGN vs. $QQQ & $MAGS
📋 My 477-share position
Watch here: https://youtu.be/soGMj3BPBOc?si=XR6QyRXZ5m31RA1p
What do you think about TMGN?
Not financial advice. Just sharing what I'm doing with my portfolio.read more
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Growth Investing: Valuation Metrics Matter
Rarely do I see growth investors focused on portfolio valuation metrics, such as Price to Earnings and Price to Sales. Afterall, those are often thought to be more important in value investing.
However, achieving the best growth for the lowest metrics is absolutely critical long term and deserves much more attention.
Sky High Price to Sales Companies:
$SPCX: 64.5
$SNOW: 20
$PLTR: 56.5
$DJT: 400
*Calculated using current share price divided by (latest quarters revenue multiplied by 4)
I try to stay away from companies like SpaceX, Snowflake, Palantir, and DJT. I love innovation and what these companies are accomplishing, but I also recognize there is an enormous amount of data to suggest investing in a large number of companies like that leads to poor performance over time.
Today, there is exceptional value in my opinion to be found in Memory, Compute, Software and more, including names like MU CRM NVDA AMD SNDK SKHY ADBE GOOGL
Valuation metrics matter.
https://youtu.be/hzq4KABZ0K4?si=wS7Po08rJpbIHbUs read more
However, achieving the best growth for the lowest metrics is absolutely critical long term and deserves much more attention.
Sky High Price to Sales Companies:
$SPCX: 64.5
$SNOW: 20
$PLTR: 56.5
$DJT: 400
*Calculated using current share price divided by (latest quarters revenue multiplied by 4)
I try to stay away from companies like SpaceX, Snowflake, Palantir, and DJT. I love innovation and what these companies are accomplishing, but I also recognize there is an enormous amount of data to suggest investing in a large number of companies like that leads to poor performance over time.
Today, there is exceptional value in my opinion to be found in Memory, Compute, Software and more, including names like MU CRM NVDA AMD SNDK SKHY ADBE GOOGL
Valuation metrics matter.
https://youtu.be/hzq4KABZ0K4?si=wS7Po08rJpbIHbUs read more
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From $40k in Debt and a Hospital Bed to Freedom
In my 20s, I spent 5 years pumped full of prednisone and methotrexate to fight off a rare disease, falling over $40,000 in debt, and even had to get a total hip replacement due to the prednisone destroying the bone in my left hip.
Today, I am completely financially free, in the best shape of my life, and I get to spend every day with Soniya, who never left my side, and our three kids.
If you are going through a dark time right now, please remember that it gets better. The suffering eventually ends. You just need to outlast it, and then slowly build yourself up. If I could overcome massive debt and a body trying to kill me, you can achieve your dreams too.
Let's keep working towards the lives we deserve!
I talk more about my experience in this video: https://youtu.be/PiifoiBYd04?si=pKPeVeTXJzmu7sS8
Today, I am completely financially free, in the best shape of my life, and I get to spend every day with Soniya, who never left my side, and our three kids.
If you are going through a dark time right now, please remember that it gets better. The suffering eventually ends. You just need to outlast it, and then slowly build yourself up. If I could overcome massive debt and a body trying to kill me, you can achieve your dreams too.
Let's keep working towards the lives we deserve!
I talk more about my experience in this video: https://youtu.be/PiifoiBYd04?si=pKPeVeTXJzmu7sS8
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🥳 The new Blossom algo explained!
On top of Blooms, we also just rolled out a massive overhaul to the Blossom feed algorithm. Me and @kartik (Blossom’s CTO) went live this morning to talk about it - here’s the link to the recap!!! 🥳
In the video we covered:
- what was wrong with the old feed
- what’s new and why this is a massive improvement
- how to tune and customize your feed
- how to stand out as a creator
- Q&A
https://www.youtube.com/live/I1MvkrhwDQI?si=VnaB8e4jcRg01J3Z read more
In the video we covered:
- what was wrong with the old feed
- what’s new and why this is a massive improvement
- how to tune and customize your feed
- how to stand out as a creator
- Q&A
https://www.youtube.com/live/I1MvkrhwDQI?si=VnaB8e4jcRg01J3Z read more
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How I made 1200%+ on Bloom Energy 🤯
My best AI investment wasn’t an AI stock.
It was an energy company.
I bought $BE at an average price of $21.78. Today, I’m up over 1,200%, turning an initial ~$3,000 investment into over $40,000 🤯
But the funny thing is, I didn’t originally buy Bloom because of AI.
I invested because I found Bloom Energy’s approach to power really interesting.
Then the AI boom took off, and something became increasingly obvious:
AI has a massive energy problem.
Everyone talks about $NVDA and GPUs. But those GPUs have to sit inside data centres consuming enormous amounts of electricity.
And getting enough power to those data centres is becoming a bottleneck.
That’s where Bloom became really interesting.
Bloom’s fuel cells can generate electricity onsite, giving data centres another way to secure power without relying entirely on waiting for additional grid capacity.
As AI infrastructure spending exploded, Bloom increasingly became part of that buildout.
And watching the thesis evolve taught me one of my favourite investing lessons:
Don’t just ask who wins a trend. Ask what every winner needs.
AI needs chips.
Chips need data centres.
Data centres need power.
Sometimes the most interesting opportunity isn’t the company everyone is talking about. It’s the company one layer underneath it.
Obviously, being up 1,200% doesn’t mean $BE will keep going up. Having a position appreciate this much creates a whole new set of decisions around valuation, concentration, and when to trim.
But regardless of where $BE goes from here, this investment changed one of the biggest questions I ask when looking at a trend:
What does every winner need?read more
It was an energy company.
I bought $BE at an average price of $21.78. Today, I’m up over 1,200%, turning an initial ~$3,000 investment into over $40,000 🤯
But the funny thing is, I didn’t originally buy Bloom because of AI.
I invested because I found Bloom Energy’s approach to power really interesting.
Then the AI boom took off, and something became increasingly obvious:
AI has a massive energy problem.
Everyone talks about $NVDA and GPUs. But those GPUs have to sit inside data centres consuming enormous amounts of electricity.
And getting enough power to those data centres is becoming a bottleneck.
That’s where Bloom became really interesting.
Bloom’s fuel cells can generate electricity onsite, giving data centres another way to secure power without relying entirely on waiting for additional grid capacity.
As AI infrastructure spending exploded, Bloom increasingly became part of that buildout.
And watching the thesis evolve taught me one of my favourite investing lessons:
Don’t just ask who wins a trend. Ask what every winner needs.
AI needs chips.
Chips need data centres.
Data centres need power.
Sometimes the most interesting opportunity isn’t the company everyone is talking about. It’s the company one layer underneath it.
Obviously, being up 1,200% doesn’t mean $BE will keep going up. Having a position appreciate this much creates a whole new set of decisions around valuation, concentration, and when to trim.
But regardless of where $BE goes from here, this investment changed one of the biggest questions I ask when looking at a trend:
What does every winner need?read more
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Complete ETF/Sector/Asset Investment List
Since so many people ask how to invest in this sector, or this country, or this asset, I’ve decided to make a comprehensive guide on how you can invest in specific areas. This is NOT portfolio advice, simply information about tickers that you can research yourself. Save this for later so you have a list of ETFs to come back to!
Canada:
$XIU $XIC $ZCN All expose you to the TSX in Canada. These ETFs consist of all top Canadian companies and access to our national stock exchange.
$VCB $VGV $VLB $VAB $VSB $VSC $XBB $XCB Expose you to Canadian bonds; whether it be long-term, short-term, corporate, government, etc.
$VDY $XEI $CDZ Expose you to Canadian dividend companies
$XRE $ZRE $VRE Give access to Canadian REITs
$ZEB $XFN $RBNK Lets you buy the Canadian banks
USA:
$VFV $ZSP $XSP $XUS $HXS Lets you buy the S&P 500 (learn about hedged vs. unhedged in my other post)
$XQQ $HXQ $ZQQ All give you access to the NASDAQ 100
$IWR $VO $VOE $VOT $IJH $SCHM Lets you buy US Midcaps
$IJR $IWM $VB $VBR $VBK $SCHA Lets you buy US Smallcaps
$DIV $SPYD $RDIV $DHS $VIG $SCHD $VYM $DGRO $SDY Give access from small to high dividend US companies
$VTI $ITOT Lets you buy the whole US market
$TLT $IEF $VGIT $GOVT $SHY $VGLT Give access to US bonds
$XLC $XLY $XLP $XLE $XLF $XLV $XLI $XLB $XLRE $XLK $XLU All give you access to each sector in the S&P such as financials, energy, healthcare, etc.
International:
$XEQT $FEQT $VEQT $ZEQT Give you an all-in-one exposure to Canada, US, emerging and global markets.
$VEA $IEFA $SCHF $SPDW $EFV $EFA Give access to general international exposure
$EWJ $EWU $EWC Gives direct access to developed international countries
$INDA $MCHI $EWT $EWY $EWZ $EWW $EIDO $EWM Gives direct access to emerging international countries
Assets:
$KILO $PHYS $CGL Let’s you buy gold directly through ETFs
$SVR $HUZ Let you buy silver through ETFs
Savings/Interest:
$CASH $HISA $PSA $HSAV Access to Canadian savings and interest payments
$HSUV-U $PSU-U $HISU-U Access to US savings and interest payments
There’s so many ETFs I didn’t go into with dozens of categories, but this should give you some basic starting point to look into your ETF investments. This is simply the starting point, when choosing your investments always research the ETFs, what they provide to you, their fees, your goals, your risk, and what you’re looking to get out of investing.
As always do your research and happy investing!
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Canada:
$XIU $XIC $ZCN All expose you to the TSX in Canada. These ETFs consist of all top Canadian companies and access to our national stock exchange.
$VCB $VGV $VLB $VAB $VSB $VSC $XBB $XCB Expose you to Canadian bonds; whether it be long-term, short-term, corporate, government, etc.
$VDY $XEI $CDZ Expose you to Canadian dividend companies
$XRE $ZRE $VRE Give access to Canadian REITs
$ZEB $XFN $RBNK Lets you buy the Canadian banks
USA:
$VFV $ZSP $XSP $XUS $HXS Lets you buy the S&P 500 (learn about hedged vs. unhedged in my other post)
$XQQ $HXQ $ZQQ All give you access to the NASDAQ 100
$IWR $VO $VOE $VOT $IJH $SCHM Lets you buy US Midcaps
$IJR $IWM $VB $VBR $VBK $SCHA Lets you buy US Smallcaps
$DIV $SPYD $RDIV $DHS $VIG $SCHD $VYM $DGRO $SDY Give access from small to high dividend US companies
$VTI $ITOT Lets you buy the whole US market
$TLT $IEF $VGIT $GOVT $SHY $VGLT Give access to US bonds
$XLC $XLY $XLP $XLE $XLF $XLV $XLI $XLB $XLRE $XLK $XLU All give you access to each sector in the S&P such as financials, energy, healthcare, etc.
International:
$XEQT $FEQT $VEQT $ZEQT Give you an all-in-one exposure to Canada, US, emerging and global markets.
$VEA $IEFA $SCHF $SPDW $EFV $EFA Give access to general international exposure
$EWJ $EWU $EWC Gives direct access to developed international countries
$INDA $MCHI $EWT $EWY $EWZ $EWW $EIDO $EWM Gives direct access to emerging international countries
Assets:
$KILO $PHYS $CGL Let’s you buy gold directly through ETFs
$SVR $HUZ Let you buy silver through ETFs
Savings/Interest:
$CASH $HISA $PSA $HSAV Access to Canadian savings and interest payments
$HSUV-U $PSU-U $HISU-U Access to US savings and interest payments
There’s so many ETFs I didn’t go into with dozens of categories, but this should give you some basic starting point to look into your ETF investments. This is simply the starting point, when choosing your investments always research the ETFs, what they provide to you, their fees, your goals, your risk, and what you’re looking to get out of investing.
As always do your research and happy investing!
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Are You Sabotaging Your Own Returns? 😏
You could be … and not even realize it.
After nearly 22 years as a DIY investor (I am OLD), I’ve noticed we spend WAY too much time worrying about things we CAN’T control.
Which stock will outperform ($NVDA) . Which sector will take off next ($XLE) . What the market is going to do tomorrow ($VFV/$VOO ). What our return will be….
Meanwhile, we sometimes overlook the things we actually CAN control.
And some of these mistakes can get REALLY expensive over time. Expensive enough that they cost you your retirement timeline!
I see them constantly on Blossom and Youtube. One of them in particular makes me want to SCREAAAM “NOOOOO… THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS!!!!!!”
So I put together a video breaking down 5 common investing mistakes that could be quietly hurting your returns …… and what you CAN actually do about each one of them. Eliminating one of them could increase your returns by 71% over 30 years 😏
After all, investing isn't about making the perfect decision every time. Usually, it's just about making FEWER bad ones.
https://youtu.be/gl4EWVamBUgread more
After nearly 22 years as a DIY investor (I am OLD), I’ve noticed we spend WAY too much time worrying about things we CAN’T control.
Which stock will outperform ($NVDA) . Which sector will take off next ($XLE) . What the market is going to do tomorrow ($VFV/$VOO ). What our return will be….
Meanwhile, we sometimes overlook the things we actually CAN control.
And some of these mistakes can get REALLY expensive over time. Expensive enough that they cost you your retirement timeline!
I see them constantly on Blossom and Youtube. One of them in particular makes me want to SCREAAAM “NOOOOO… THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS!!!!!!”
So I put together a video breaking down 5 common investing mistakes that could be quietly hurting your returns …… and what you CAN actually do about each one of them. Eliminating one of them could increase your returns by 71% over 30 years 😏
After all, investing isn't about making the perfect decision every time. Usually, it's just about making FEWER bad ones.
https://youtu.be/gl4EWVamBUgread more
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No Stock Is Guaranteed
@paulsantori brought up a great point about $NKE earlier today and that is that you don't know which stock is going to go up or down. They can be a global powerhouse brand and still have the share price collapse. $GPRO is another one and there are countless other stocks that have either never gone back up or no longer even trade.
NKE stock price have fallen from it's all time intraday high Nov 5, 2021 where it hit $179.10 to at the time of writing it's trading around $35.76
If it were to just reclaim it's previous all time it would require over 400% gain from today's prices.
Normally, when a company’s share price goes diving off a cliff, you might expect the dividend to get cut. Where as Nike has actually continued to raise its dividend. They have raised it for 24 consecutive years and are now sitting with a yield of just over 4.5% If they raise it again this year that would be 25 years, and they may qualify for Dividend Aristocrat status.
I have no position in this company I've gone back and forth on it. When it dipped into the $38 range I started watching it a bit closer.
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NKE stock price have fallen from it's all time intraday high Nov 5, 2021 where it hit $179.10 to at the time of writing it's trading around $35.76
If it were to just reclaim it's previous all time it would require over 400% gain from today's prices.
Normally, when a company’s share price goes diving off a cliff, you might expect the dividend to get cut. Where as Nike has actually continued to raise its dividend. They have raised it for 24 consecutive years and are now sitting with a yield of just over 4.5% If they raise it again this year that would be 25 years, and they may qualify for Dividend Aristocrat status.
I have no position in this company I've gone back and forth on it. When it dipped into the $38 range I started watching it a bit closer.
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