Stock Ideas
Curated lists, watchlists, and thematic pieces highlighting opportunities in the market. These articles may include watchlist ideas, company updates or even companies I’m buying or considering today. Unlike my deep-dive analyses, Stock Ideas are lighter and surface actionable opportunities and trends that investors may want to keep on their radar from emerging compounders to thematic plays worth considering now.
Why I’m Hoarding Cash While Markets Are Strong
This past Christmas, my wife gave me a copy of The Tao of Warren Buffett. The book is a collection of Warren Buffet’s aphorisms organized by themes, and one section in particular resonated with me. It describes how Buffett behaves
Inside a Quality Compounder: How 4 Businesses Create Long-Term Value
In the Quality Compounder Hub, I lay out the characteristics I look for when evaluating long-term investments. Things like durable moats, high returns on invested capital, pricing power, and disciplined capital allocation form the foundation. But criteria are just theory
3 Quality Compounders Offering Better Entry Points Today
It is strange how investors often find reasons not to buy. When markets fall, the fear is that things will get worse. When markets rise, the fear is that it cannot last. I do not spend much time attempting to
Capital-Light Businesses Make the Best Compounders — Here Are 3 of My Favorite
Some of the best businesses in the world compound through intangibles like brand, data, relationships, and trust instead of factories, trucks, or machinery. These are referred to as capital-light businesses, but the term can be misleading. These companies can still
Visa vs. Mastercard: Which is the Better Investment Heading Into 2026?
Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) are two of the most dominant business models in the world. They operate the rails of global commerce, connecting billions of consumers and millions of merchants through secure, high-margin payment networks. They share the characteristics
5 Quality Compounder Stocks to Watch for the Next Pullback
Every investor wants to own the best companies. These are the compounders that steadily reinvest capital and grow earnings year after year. The problem is the market rarely misprices them. Great businesses almost always trade at a premium, and when
Why Apple’s Smart Home Rumors Matter
My exposure to Apple (AAPL) is limited to ETFs, and I have not been interested in the name for years. In a previous article evaluating the best value among the Mag 7, I ranked Apple 6th. That is not because
3 Beaten Down Quality Stocks Worth A Look
There’s a strange comfort in watching the market punish great companies. Not because they deserve it. They rarely do. But because dislocations often offer the long-term investor a gift: the opportunity to own quality at a fair price. Today, we
Capital One-Discover Merger: Will It Challenge Amex’s Moat?
A couple months ago, I highlighted American Express (AXP) as a high-quality stock to buy on pullbacks. When rumors surfaced that Capital One (COF) was courting Discover Financial Services (DFS), the market viewed it as a long‑shot that has now
5 High-Quality Stocks to Watch During This Pullback
Market pullbacks can feel unsettling, but for long-term investors, they offer some of the best opportunities to buy great businesses at reasonable prices. When sentiment turns negative, even high-quality companies with strong fundamentals can see their stock prices decline, not
Magnificent 7: Which Stocks Offer the Best Value Post-Pullback?
The Magnificent 7—Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla, and Meta—have driven the market higher for years now. These companies aren’t just riding the waves of trends like AI, cloud computing, and electric vehicles; they are shaping them. Their dominance has
S&P Global vs. Moody’s: Better Investment in 2025?
S&P Global (SPGI) and Moody’s Corporation (MCO) are two of the most dominant players in financial data, credit ratings, and analytics. This has made them instrumental players in the global financial infrastructure. Both companies have built resilient, asset-light business models
Three High-Quality Stocks on My Shopping List
Some investors buy stocks at their all-time highs, depending on the market’s confirmation of a company’s performance. Many times, however, those prices come with elevated valuations. I prefer to shop a bit smarter, waiting for high-quality companies to go “on
3 Dividend Growth Stocks To Buy On Pullbacks
The stock market continues to be volatile in the face of several economic and geopolitical uncertainties including the Federal Reserve’s changes to monetary policy to combat inflation. The most recent symptom of these actions involved the implosion of Silicon Valley