by Charles Mizrahi | Jun 28, 2021 | American Investor Today, Education, Investment Opportunities, Patriotism, Stock Market, Value Investing
Today’s Take: Only invest in what you understand — for the long term. He used a safety pin to close his fraying denim jacket. At the local Friendly’s, other patrons would pay for his meal. They thought he couldn’t afford them. Ron Read grew up on a farm in Vermont,...
by Charles Mizrahi | Jun 23, 2021 | Amazon, American Investor Today, Investment Opportunities, Stocks, Value Investing
Today’s Take: Lower prices are your friend. Amazon’s Prime Day just wrapped up. This year, the e-commerce giant’s big sale was June 21–22. Now, Prime Day is huge. Analysts estimate that in 2020, Prime Day sales worldwide topped $10 billion. That makes it the most...
by Charles Mizrahi | Jun 10, 2021 | American Investor Today, Bitcoin, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Investment Opportunities, Value Investing
Today’s Take: “If you can’t write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don’t have a clear idea.” — David Belasco I put the word out that I was interested in buying a Great Dane … and people showed up trying to sell me chihuahuas. Last week, I asked if you...
by Charles Mizrahi | Jun 9, 2021 | American Investor Today, Investment Opportunities, Stock Market, Trading Strategies, Value Investing
Today’s Take: Get your nose off the glass! What do you see in the picture below? At first glance, it looks like a lampshade to me. But when you view the picture from a distance, you get a much different perspective: Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte...
by Charles Mizrahi | Jun 2, 2021 | American Investor Today, Investment Opportunities, Patriotism, Value Investing
“You can’t go into the meeting wearing that thing!” This was back in 1998. My money-managing career on Wall Street was starting to take off. Barron’s had just ranked my firm No. 1 in the nation. And my phone was ringing off the hook. I was headed into a meeting with...
by Charles Mizrahi | Apr 5, 2021 | American Investor Today, Investment Opportunities, Mispricing, Stock Market, Trading Strategies, Value Investing
I was just a 21-year-old kid when I started my career on Wall Street. And one of my very first clients worked as a pit boss at a big casino in New Jersey. I remember telling him: “Wow, that’s so cool! It must be fun working in a casino at the blackjack table.” But his...