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The Art of Value host JJ (John Johnston) breaks down the hottest political, business, tech and culture news daily. JJ offers unfiltered pro-liberal democracy commentary and insights.
Because of their global impact, recent videos have been largely focused on Elon Musk and his business and political activities, including: Tesla, Tesla Stock (TSLA), SpaceX and Starlink, X, xAI and his Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) inside President Donald Trump's MAGA administration.
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Jun 27, 2024 • 12min
Super Investor Howard Marks: Where The BIG MONEY Is Made
I react to part of a recent interview with super investor Howard Marks, in which Marks discusses stock market bubbles, when and how to be contrarian, and taking the temperature of the market cycle.
Related episodes:
Super Investor Howard Marks: The Biggest Investing Mistake
https://youtu.be/awxhDqbd9d8
Referenced video:
Howard Marks - Co-founder of Oaktree | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management
https://youtu.be/vZJHQrGS7PE
Recommended Howard Marks book:
Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side, by Howard Marks https://amzn.to/3KYub7x
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 26, 2024 • 12min
Super Investor Howard Marks: The Biggest Investing Mistake
I react to part of a recent interview with super investor Howard Marks, who discusses what he thinks is the biggest and most common investor mistake. Marks also discusses the importance of market cycles, and where he thinks we are in the current cycle.
Related episodes:
Howard Marks: An Investing Sea Change is Happening!
https://youtu.be/f67HRNCTXBY
How Howard Marks Predicts Each Stock Market Crash & Recovery
https://youtu.be/zTpYzCcMkls
Referenced video:
Howard Marks - Co-founder of Oaktree | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management
https://youtu.be/vZJHQrGS7PE
Recommended Howard Marks book:
Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side, by Howard Marks https://amzn.to/3KYub7x
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 25, 2024 • 14min
Caution! Nvidia Stock NOT A Good Long Term Bet!
I react to a brief interview with Tim Pagliara, CapWealth founder and chief investment officer, and a value investor. He cautions that Nvidia stock (NVDA) may not be a good long term bet at current levels, after the recent huge stock price run-up, like other similar stock situations of the past. He outlines what sectors might be better bets.
Related episodes:
Will Nvidia Stock Crash 50% Like Tesla?
https://youtu.be/2XO2NLEkX5o
Super 'Big Short’ Investor Steve Eisman Now Bullish!
https://youtu.be/x9RB9N-2a8M
Stocks Today With JJ channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@jjstockstoday
Referenced video:
Yahoo Finance: Nvidia is not a 'good bet' long term: Analyst
https://youtu.be/Z9TprRTYuUE
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 24, 2024 • 10min
Tom Lee: It’s Better To Buy Stocks High Than Low!
I react to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, who says buying stocks at new highs has had a better win ratio over time than trying to buy at the lows.
Related episodes:
Tom Lee: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple Should Be Core Portfolio Stocks
https://youtu.be/ECEmBqaLw1A
Tom Lee: Bullish New Stock Market Prediction
https://youtu.be/ocLm3eHGdAk
Tom Lee: Dip Will Be Bought + Margin Loans All Time High!
https://youtu.be/zBxm9IH6z0Q
Stocks Today With JJ channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@jjstockstoday
Referenced video:
CNBC: Buying at new highs has a better win ratio than attempting to buy at lows, says Fundstrat's Tom Lee https://youtu.be/jLaecOXwK-w
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 21, 2024 • 11min
Mohnish Pabrai: The Importance of Owners’ Intrinsic Value
I react to part of a recent Mohnish Pabrai investing talk, in which Pabrai discusses the importance of owners’ intrinsic value in relation to Starbucks, Home Depot, and the company founders.
Related episodes:
Mohnish Pabrai: Why Great Stock Ideas Are Rare
https://youtu.be/cIasDBIkoM0
Mohnish Pabrai: Key Investing Lessons from "Circling the Wagons”
https://youtu.be/TqC_m7-DPfM
Referenced video:
Mohnish Pabrai's Session at The University of Nebraska, Omaha on May 3, 2024
https://youtu.be/FFxUSADENrc
Stocks Today With JJ channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@jjstockstoday
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 20, 2024 • 14min
Is Nvidia Stock Euphoria Like 2021 Tesla Stock Bubble?
Nvidia Stock has become the largest market cap company in the world, after a meteoric stock price rise. Are AI related stocks like Nvidia in a euphoric bubble, like the EV sector and Tesla stock back in 2021?
Related episodes:
Will Nvidia Stock Crash 50% Like Tesla Stock?
https://youtu.be/2XO2NLEkX5o
Tesla Will Be The Next Enron! | TSLA Stock
https://youtu.be/89dLB4VwaJA
Today With JJ channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@jjstockstoday
Referenced videos:
Risks of Nvidia becoming the next Nortel
https://youtu.be/ns334iyQMdM
US Tech Stocks 'Euphoria' Can Break One or Two Ways, Vanguard Says
https://youtu.be/JcEW42ZpK0Y
Referenced post:
Christopher Bloomstran on the current market capitalisation of the Magnificent 7 companies:
https://x.com/ChrisBloomstran/status/1803477281479766446?t=gMP7OicOY_9QAJcTzrejrA&s=08
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 19, 2024 • 13min
Will Nvidia Stock Crash 50% Like Tesla?
I react to a recent video by value investor Sven Carlin, in which he lays out the case that Nvidia stock and other AI-related stocks, are in a bubble like Tesla was, and that NVDA stock will decline like Tesla stock has, over 50% since its peak.
Related episodes:
Still Early for Nvidia Stock or AI Stock Bubble?
https://youtu.be/HXIgS0CvDWA
Tesla Will Be The Next Enron! | TSLA Stock
https://youtu.be/89dLB4VwaJA
Referenced video:
Sven Carlin: NVIDIA the next TESLA? (50% DOWN)
https://youtu.be/_WiP1RivzLk
Stocks Today With JJ - reaction channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@jjstockstoday
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 18, 2024 • 11min
'Big Short’ Investor Steve Eisman Now Bullish!
Famed “Big Short” investor Steve Eisman explains why he’s currently so bullish on both the US economy and stock market, particularly AI and infrastructure-related stocks.
Related episode:
Big Short Investor Just Predicted This For Stocks https://youtu.be/e0Uo4aCQAzY
Stocks Today With JJ channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@jjstockstoday
Referenced video:
‘Big Short' investor Steve Eisman: The U.S. economy is more dynamic than its ever been in history https://youtu.be/S01fC2TEoqk
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 17, 2024 • 14min
Tesla Will Be The Next Enron! | TSLA Stock
Clean Energy Transition CEO and stock portfolio manager is shorting Tesla stock (TSLA), saying he’s sure the stock is going down to double digits, even to $15, and perhaps to zero! He’s not impressed with Tesla’s falling earnings and increased competition, and says the next quarter earnings are likely to be much worse again.
More reaction videos at Stocks Today With JJ:
https://www.youtube.com/@jjstockstoday
Related episodes:
Tesla Stock Investors MUST Know This About Tesla Bot
https://youtu.be/dlBYMSQ-LFE
Mohnish Pabrai Warns: Don’t Compete With Elon & Tesla
https://youtu.be/8gCgf383e4E
Referenced video:
Yahoo Finance: Tesla is hugely dangerous and will be the next Enron, short seller says https://youtu.be/3XxG6f8p8-s
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Jun 13, 2024 • 18min
Short Seller Jim Chanos on Fraud, Meme Stocks, AI, Elon’s Pay
I react to an interview with famed short seller Jim Chanos discussing the current market environment, his views on AI, meme stocks, and Elon Musk's whopping Tesla pay package.
Timestamps:
00:19 The current speculative stock market and short sellers
02:45 AI - big winners and big losers
04:02 Retail investors chasing momentum
05:46 Shorting legacy data centers
07:20 Roaring Kitty, GameStop and meme stocks
9:40 Short selling in The Golden Age of Fraud
11:50 Restaurants at insane valuations
12:43 Elon Musk's Tesla pay package vote
Stocks Today With JJ - Live
https://www.youtube.com/@jjstockstoday/streams
Related episodes:
Everything Money Lost MILLIONS! | My Reaction
https://youtu.be/j1tQ-n2SxOE
Is The Big Short Happening Again? | Michael Burry
https://youtu.be/E8SWZqabZ7I
Referenced videos
Bloomberg: Jim Chanos on Markets, AI and Meme Stocks, Musk's Pay
https://youtu.be/EmLiZFWmeik
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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.