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June 4, 2020

Z Growth: Tech Stocks to Watch for the Next Twelve Months or Longer

We are not huge fans of indexing. In fact, not indexing is one of our core investment principles. This comment shouldn’t be misinterpreted; because we believe that indexing MAY be a viable option for the below investor archetypes: Investors whom are not willing (notice we didn’t say able) to invest the time and energy into […]

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April 22, 2020

Does Serial Entrepreneurship Negatively Impact Investors?

Nearly every investor checklist, especially for startups, includes some variation of the following question: Does the Founder have a successful track record (i.e. exits)? The purpose and philosophy behind this question is simple. If the Founder has successfully taken a venture from idea to exit; that is generally considered a favorable sign. Why? Logic says […]

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February 12, 2020

The Global Investment Imperative

It used to be that deploying capital outside of an investor’s home country was a nice diversification play. Within the last 10 years, the buzz phrase “emerging markets” was has been thrown around regularly, and wise retail investment entities took note. This was evidenced by the explosion of Emerging Markets funds; encouraging retail investors to […]

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February 5, 2020

Zilos Capital Issues Short Term Cautionary Guidance on Stocks

One of the biggest mistakes investors make is watching a winning position turn into a loser; regardless of time horizon. There simply is not logical explanation for this. Especially with stocks. Why? Because the investor can exit a down-trending position and re-enter when the conditions are more favorable. In fact, even assuming highly imperfect timing, […]

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January 2, 2020

Keep the Venture Capital Moving

Ford v Ferrari featuring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, was, simply put, incredible. The racing scenes in this movie demonstrated the shared reason why successful drivers win races, and why successful investors make money. Here are some hints. It’s not technology. Nor the brightest smile. Nor the best college degree. Nor even the best hair […]

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December 22, 2019

What Achilles and Equity Crowdfunding Investments Have in Common

With the advent of attractive crowdfunding investment opportunities like TerraCycle and TruBrain, ventures that would otherwise not be available to non-accredited investors, no wonder the growth of crowdfunding continues at seismic proportions. And what’s more, platforms such as StartEngine have cleverly provided a platform that makes crowdfunded investments easy. In fact, StartEngine is raising money […]

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December 7, 2019

ROI Alone is a Dangerous Metric for Investors

Nearly every term sheet includes some kind of Return on Investment (ROI). Although this is an important factor, it’s not a complete picture of a venture’s viability. There’s at least one more metric that needs to be assessed, and it’s one that often times isn’t tracked; especially with smaller ventures. This metric is called Return […]

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December 7, 2019

The Silver Lining of Investing in Mature Markets

Go to Market (GTM) strategies generally include a comprehensive analysis of the market and competition. The typical approach is to avoid competing with the dominant players in the market unless there’s still enough room for all to play and make money. Launching into any industry that’s essentially over-crowded (i.e. cell service in America) poses considerable […]

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November 28, 2019

Why Charles Schwab’s Acquisition of TD Ameritrade Makes Us Nervous

Charles Schwab has been our favorite bank and brokerage for a very long time. Whether it’s the firm’s stellar leadership, or the fact that they didn’t need bailout funds (TARP); there are so many things to admire about Schwab that an entire book could be dedicated to this company. Over the years, we’ve referred dozens […]

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November 26, 2019

Virgin Galactic is Looking Up

There are many things to like about Virgin Galactic. One of our tenets is that “We don’t invest in products or companies, we invest in people.” What this means is that a prospective holding could have the greatest product and company on earth, but with bad people (especially the core leadership group), the investment is […]

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