E96: $OPEN $IREN $PLTR and How to Get Started as an Investor

🏆 King of the Jungle Update - Monkey takes the crown! After being underwater for year one of the contest, Krzysztof has dramatically surged ahead in the last twelve months, and has grown his $200/month contributions into $8,000 with consistency and patience📈 Palantir Valuation Reality Check - Luke dismantles a YouTube commenter's dangerous logic that "Rule of 40 means you can ignore valuation." Here why PLTR's market leading 98% Rule of 40 score still doesn't justify its unsustainable revenue multiple🏠 Opendoor's Risky Pivot - Krzysztof defends his speculative position in $OPEN as they transition from failed iBuying to asset-light platform. Luke bares his Badger's claws at this "meme stock" approach to investing⚡ IREN Energy's Breakthrough Moment - From Bitcoin miner to AI infrastructure powerhouse - why IREN's partnership with Nvidia and potential hyperscaler ambitions caught Luke's attention enough to finally join Krzysztof as an investor🎯 How to Get Started Investing - Responding to new Patreon Hugh's video question about picking stocks for his pension. The badger and monkey break down their beginner-friendly approach: start small, pick companies you understand, do at least one hour of primary source research per stock"💡 The Power of Primary Sources - Why reading company investor decks and listening to earnings calls beats following stock tip newsletters. Plus our favorite tools for fundamental research📊 Portfolio Management Wisdom - Why diversification matters even for 'generational' companies, the psychology of winning and losing streaks, and lessons from IREN's volatile trading history🌴 Thank you for supporting Wall Street Wildlife on Patreon!💵 Your support helps us continue bringing you valuable insights and unfiltered investment discussionsSegments:00:00 Cold Open - Investment Psychology00:48 King of the Jungle Contest Update06:41 The Compounding Journey - From $1K to $8K12:42 Opendoor Deep Dive and Debate30:17 Palantir Valuation Controversy44:11 IREN Energy's AI Pivot01:08:05 Hugh's Question: How to Get Started Investing01:23:43 Research Methods and Primary Sources01:31:15 Closing Thoughts and Travel Stories**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife**********Find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Listen to the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast for discussions on stocks, financial markets, super investors, and more. Follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTubehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4SBtOWGEOmD9pmltgIXO8r**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsInvesting for beginners,how to start investing,Palantir stock,PLTR stock analysis,Rule of 40,IREN Energy,IREN stock,Nvidia AI,AI stocks,Opendoor stock,OPEN stock,stock market,stock picking,fundamental analysis,portfolio management,stock debate,value investing,growth stocks,Bitcoin mining stocks,Wall Street Wildlife