The John Johnston Lounge

Episode 74: JJ discusses the Q1 2022 earnings call from Chinese mobile e-commerce platform Pinduoduo (PDD). The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 73: JJ discusses Q1 2022 earnings from Chinese mobile e-commerce platform Pinduoduo (PDD) The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 72: JJ discusses how the market benchmark S&P 500 rallied to the end of the week, ending a 7-week losing streak, and recording its best week since November 2020. The day saw particularly strong gains from Amyris (AMRS), Pinduoduo (PDD), Nu Holdings (NU), The RealReal (REAL), and Farfetch (FTCH). The legal cannabis sector lagged, after news from Cannadian companies Aurora (ACB) and Canopy Growth (CGC) disappointed investors. The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 71: JJ discusses where inflation is and isn’t located in the US economy, Costco earnings, and how both Alibaba and Baidu stock prices jumped hard after reporting. The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 70: JJ discusses how both Snowflake and Nvidia reported after hours today, sending their stock prices down and adding to concerns about the current macroeconomic environment. JJ also points to William Green’s excellent podcast interview with veteran investor Bill Miller. The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 69: Tesla’s share price tanks -50% from its November 2021 peak; Snap’s share price collapses 43% in one day, after the company warned that the deteriorating macro environment will impact its results more than expected; Bloomberg reports that May 2022 is poised to see the most company insider buying since March 2020. The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 68: We revisit Chris Mayer’s excellent investing book, 100 Baggers, which are investments that return $100 for every $1 invested, or $1,000,000 for every $10,000. 10 summary points describe some common characteristics of 100 baggers of the past, to help us find possible 100 baggers of the future. The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 67: JJ has more observations from the activity of Q1 2022 super-investor portfolios, including Greg Alexander, Seth Klarman, Bill Miller. The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 66: JJ discusses how the S&P 500 finally hit technical bear market territory intraday, and Tesla stock is hitting the skids, now down nearly -50% from its peak in early November 2021. The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.

Episode 65: JJ discusses a new Jeremy Grantham interview in which Grantham talks about the continued bursting of the financial bubble he identified well before the market peak, and the coming recession that always follows, as he sees it. The Art of Value: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlgXjiwAUNHyIS30dnIHBg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6I878RawBT9rwHnVUPPHSh?si=5c768532dda841a2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theartofvalue Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial help before making any investment decision.