Big Market Drop - Risk, Pandemic, and Levered Hedge Funds (Ep. 40)

Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydave7 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heydave7 Watch this video on what a 10x company is, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9HtG-jJSTY Watch this video on how new tech goes mainstream, https://youtu.be/gVsFsydllNo Check out my archived articles/posts on Tesla and investing: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/articles-megaposts-by-davet.23473/#post-485768 This video was recorded on the morning of Feb 27, 2020. The DOW ended up closing the day at 25,774.64, down 1190 points for the day. My videos typically are streams of consciousness. And especially when I give thoughts on current events, the info and views can be outdated very quickly. Any thoughts, projections, and info shared are of personal opinion at the time of publishing the video, and should not be taken as financial advice. Please do your own research and due diligence, and most importantly make your own decisions. 1. Viewing risk I typically prefer a long-term perspective that allows me to focus on the business prospects of a company. This allows me to analyze growth, revenue, margins, profits and to give a multiple on the company. Stock ticker is more a reflection of current sentiment toward that company’s valuation and can fluctuate greatly. Macroeconomic concerns can also weigh on how investors think about the markets and stocks. There’s always risk. Some risk is apparent like execution risk or competition. However, some other risk is not visible. They can be unexpected like a pandemic or a catastrophic event. It’s difficult for most people to hold these two things in one hand: optimism for the future and sober view of risk. Oftentimes things that are true are not one-sided, but rather have a deeper complexity. 2. Coronavirus I give a snapshot view on my thoughts on the Coronavirus with a warning that my thoughts will be outdated in a matter of days. This is only to show how I’m processing today’s events and assessing risk. The probabilities that the Coronavirus will expand is increasing. Probabilities are tough to assess because things are always changing and there’s so much unknown. 3. Levered hedge funds This past week Warren Buffett talked about how interest rates are so low and how that is encouraging borrowing and the use of leverage in investments by various people. Chamath Palihapitiya was also on CNBC this week talking about the use of leverage with hedge funds and how this could cause a “force” exiting of sorts if the stock market declines further. Please share this video with others on Reddit, Facebook groups, and forums. Disclaimer: All content on this channel is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as professional financial advice. Should you need such advice, consult a licensed financial or tax advisor. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of information on this channel. Author is long TSLA at time of original video publish date. Tags: Tesla, Elon Musk, Model 3, Model Y, Cybertruck, Investing, China, TSLA Shorts

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