11. Macro Risks, Omicron, and Market Valuations

On this episode, Austin and Chris bring in Young Money Capital to discuss the credit scoring market, breakdown FICO's business model, and other related areas in the industry. Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes. If you want to support the show in a quick way, give us a review and/or a follow on our Twitter page: @VolToValuation. We're continuing to learn and improve, and your feedback is greatly appreciated!

In our second edition of market commentary, we discuss the technical backdrop in U.S. equity markets, the upcoming earnings landscape/forecasts, and the major risks markets are facing today. Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes. If you want to support the show in a quick way, give us a review and/or a follow on our Twitter page: @VoltoValuation. We're continuing to learn and improve, and your feedback is greatly appreciated!

In our second edition of business breakdowns, we have on Gianni Di Mattia to breakdown Google. In this episode we discuss Google's business segments, future growth drivers, hurdles/risks for Google, current news flow on the company, and much much more. Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes. If you want to support the show in a quick way, give us a review. We're continuing to learn and improve, and your feedback is greatly appreciated!

In our first business breakdown we have on @amazonholder1 to break down Amazon. In this episode we discuss the vast amounts of businesses that Amazon operates such as: AWS, Third-Party Seller fees, E-Commerce, subscription services, and much much more. Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes. If you want to support the show in a quick way, give us a review. We're continuing to learn and improve, and your feedback is greatly appreciated!

On this episode Austin & Chris sit down with Henry Chien to discuss a sell-side analyst's view on the market, price target anchoring effects, transaction structure on how sell-side gets paid, and break down Henry's personal mental models on investing. Henry is a former Wall Street analyst where he started his career in market structures at the TABB Group before transitioning to equity research at BMO Capital Markets. Henry has studied a swath of companies related to business services and education. His work has been featured in countless publications as well as being the author of Better Investment Decisions. Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes. If you want to support the show you can use the anchor link below or just leave a review on wherever you listen to our podcasts. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

On this episode Austin & Chris give their thoughts on where they think the market is heading in 2022 as well as discussing where interest rates go, inflation, their tops picks for 2022, and some key trends.  Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes. If you want to support the show in a quick way, give us a review. We're continuing to learn and improve, and your feedback is greatly appreciated!

On this episode Austin & Chris sit down with @HML_Compounder to discuss value investing. Given the recent discussion around interest rates, monetary tightening, and slowing earnings growth, it's becoming more apparent that a tilt towards value may be beneficial. We discuss HML's background, his process in value investing, and some history in value vs growth. Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes.

Vol to Valuation is back for another season! Austin & Chris kickoff this season discussing current risks the market is experiencing including inflation, monetary tightening, and Omicron. In the back-half of the episode, Austin and Chris boil down what these risks mean going forward for market performance. Enjoy! Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes.

On this episode Austin & Chris rejoin for some old-fashioned market commentary fun. The Vol to Valuation crew is periodically going to release a market commentary subsegment that is geared more towards general market news. In this episode we discuss the electric vehicle (EV) industry, crypto, and supply chain disruptions. Enjoy! Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes.

On this episode Austin & Chris discuss investing in a choppy market. Historically equity markets experience drawdowns going into September-October months. We touch on how we deal with volatility, our thoughts on how some market risks are now in the rear-view mirror, where fundamentals are going, and some of our hedging tactics. Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future episodes.