Just because a stock has fallen in price doesn't mean it's cheap. $COST may have dropped 15% from its highs, but its stock price remains above its intrinsic value of $588. $TSLA may have declined 50% from its highs, but its stock price is still well above its intrinsic value

The most underrated hack in investing: - Placing GTC limit orders below a stock's intrinsic value and waiting (sometimes months) until the order is filled. Simple yet hard to execute.

Many people chase the next hot thing, looking for the next multi-bagger. Often, the best investments are in our existing portfolio.

Margins recorded by the crown jewel of $AMZN

3 habits to eliminate to become a better investor: 1) Predicting market movements 2) Falling in love with your stocks 3) Listening to mainstream financial media Life would be simpler and stress-free, and returns would improve.

There's an inverse relationship between certainty and returns. Seeking certainty means accepting lower returns. Higher returns demand a tolerance for a higher level of uncertainty.

Investing can be brutal. It requires the stomach to hold through huge drawdowns, as large as 80%. Volatility is the price of admission into the stock market. Investors who can hold through volatility will be greatly rewarded.

Preparing for a market correction requires us to consider: - How much available cash reserves do I have? - What are the top performing stocks in my portfolio? - Which of these stocks are the most undervalued? When preparation meets opportunity, the magic of compounding happens.

In the stock market, a company may be very profitable and a leader in a growing industry, but its stock may have traded to unrealistic levels. The company is great. The stock is not. No matter how great we think a company is, how much we pay for it matters. It may take

If nobody buys a stock, regardless of its fundamentals, the stock won't rise. Like in economics, it's all about supply and demand. Without demand, the stock price can't increase. Markets can stray far from their fundamental values. The market's quoted stock price doesn't

The stock market never reflects true value. It reflects people’s perception of the value; what people think it is worth How else can we explain the phenomenon of internet stocks in 1999, when their stock prices tripled despite no profits? Or the 1987 crash, where the

The easiest place to find winning stocks is within our portfolios. Add onto the holdings that have grown the most. Re-evaluate holdings that have lost value.

If you’re heavily invested in the mag 7, it’s normal for your portfolio to underperform the market. After years of over-performance, there’re bound to be periods of underperformance. As the saying goes “If you don’t love me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best”

Buying the dip is easy until you have to do it. When stocks keep going higher, it’s easy to buy the dip. But when stocks are down 20%, how many actually buy the dip?

Buying in stages during stock market declines reduces fear when stocks fall all at once. Any amount helps, no matter how small it seems.

Couldn’t help picking up some $AMZN at these levels. >25% undervalued from its fair value of $230. What’s not to like?

History may not necessarily repeat itself, but it rhymes. While it’s impossible to be 100% certain about future returns following market declines, history does serve as a good indicator.

Just keep buying. Buy small, buy often.

Summary of $GOOGL latest earnings Q1 2025 Courtesy of Fiscal.ai (Now at @Fiscal_ai)

4th time buying $AMZN stock this year, one that has never failed me over the years.