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The latest investment strategies and insights from Markman Capital Insight. Helping investors get the most reward from every ounce of risk.  The latest investment strategies and insights from Markman Capital Insight. Helping investors get the most reward from every ounce of risk. 

Why Crowdstrike Is the Best Way to  Play the Swift Rise of Corporate Hacking

Why Crowdstrike Is the Best Way to Play the Swift Rise of Corporate Hacking

The transition from analog to digital has forced all companies to embrace technology. The opportunity for investors is that most corporations are failing to secure their data.In a financial filing on Thursday, executives at T-Mobile (TMUS) acknowledged that 37 million customers accounts have been hacked. This is the eighth security breach since 2018.Investors...

  • September 6th, 2023
ALPHABET SHEDS WORKERS BUT GAINS RESPECT

ALPHABET SHEDS WORKERS BUT GAINS RESPECT

Gloomy morale and bleak macroeconomic forecasts are raining down onbig tech. There may be a silver lining for investors.Alphabet (GOOGL) may cut as many as 10,000 jobs, according to a reportFriday from The Information. Sources say the firm is about to cull asmany as 6% of low performing coders.Their replacement is the opportunity for investors. Let...

  • September 5th, 2023
FTX's Transparency Failure: Why FICO is the Future

FTX's Transparency Failure: Why FICO is the Future

The bullish narrative around decentralized finance is collapsing, and it is a big opportunity for legacy incumbents.The collapse last week of FTX caught most investors off guard. The cryptocurrency exchange was a big part of the transition to transparency in financial transactions. Its opacity ultimately led ruin. Investors should consider buying...

  • August 30th, 2023
Chip Glut Presents Chance to Separate Future Losers and Winners

Chip Glut Presents Chance to Separate Future Losers and Winners

There is a glut of some semiconductors, so investors are selling the stocks of all chip companies. The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday ran a feature about semiconductors, soaring inventories, and weak demand. Investors then sold chip stocks across the board. Easy narratives drive stock prices, regardless of facts.It’s a lesson, and an opportunity...

  • August 25th, 2023
Norwegian Oil Giant Leads Surprising  Shift to Carbon-Neutral Energy Production

Norwegian Oil Giant Leads Surprising Shift to Carbon-Neutral Energy Production

The global energy complex is in a state of flux, made worse by the war in Ukraine, overzealous European lawmakers and unpredictable oil exporters. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Saudis are talking with their OPEC partners about reducing global oil supplies. The move could send prices sharply higher, and shift the global economy toward recession.Investors...

  • August 23rd, 2023
Google's AI Surprise: How Bard Takes on ChatGPT

Google's AI Surprise: How Bard Takes on ChatGPT

An exciting near-term opportunity is shaping up for shareholders of Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google. Let me explain.Executives at Alphabet on May 10 will host the annual Google I/O developers conference. This is an important opportunity to reset the narrative about artificial intelligence projects at Google. Investors should buy...

  • August 18th, 2023
Unlocking Tesla's Secrets: The Power of Price Patterns Exposed

Unlocking Tesla's Secrets: The Power of Price Patterns Exposed

If you're an average investor the odds are everything you think you know about trading stocks is wrong.Most investors believe stock prices are the result of some mixture of financial ratios, executive team acumen, and investor sentiment.But that’s not right.In reality, price is everything -- and the rest is simply investor rationalization.In this...

  • August 15th, 2023