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This Spinoff Rear-Ended the Used Car Market
October 9, 2024 Banyan Edge, Economy, Investing
I’d rather have a root canal without anesthesia than negotiate with a used-car salesperson. That was the challenge that two retail electronic executives wanted to tackle. In 1991, they came up with a new way to sell used cars. They wanted to create a buying experience that was pleasant and enjoyable. That’s when Richard Sharp and W. Austin Ligon came up with the idea for CarMax… 3 Surprising Ways The Market Reacts to Elections
September 30, 2024 Banyan Edge, Investing, Investment Opportunities
With both campaigns now entering the final stretch, you can expect to be inundated with political advertising and mind-numbing media coverage for the next two months. So today, Matt Clark is diving into the data to share 3 surprising lessons about how your investments will handle this year's election... Banking’s $33.5 Trillion Is in Crypto’s Crosshairs
September 24, 2024 Banyan Edge, Cryptocurrency, Investing
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” This is one of my favorite quotes. I’m not sure who said it, although it’s been incorrectly attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. To me, it describes the disruptive force of technology — incumbents ignore the upstarts, laugh at them, try to fend them off and then eventually lose to more efficient ways of doing things. This is exactly what’s happening in the world of traditional finance, as blockchains take aim at the $33.5 trillion financial sector. From “Handshake Deal” to Stock Shake-Up at 7-11
September 23, 2024 Banyan Edge, Investing, Investment Opportunities
There's an old urban legend that the United States was split in half by a simple handshake deal between two convenience store kingpins ... and now, a new generation of leadership could lead to a shake-up at convenience store giant 7-11... Mega Trend Convergence: Surfing the Market’s “Ultimate Wave” in 2024
September 13, 2024 Banyan Edge, Investing, Investment Opportunities
Big wave surfers travel from all over the world to ride the massive, 80-foot waves off the coast of Nazaré. World records are repeatedly set — and broken — on these monster swells over the years. The phenomenon of "convergence" is what creates these waves, and now the same force is creating some of the biggest investing opportunities in stock market history...