WD #356: Software/AI, Estee Lauder, Various Brazilian Stocks
LLM adoption is rising but may not generate returns sufficient to justify current AI investment; the aggressive portfolio exits Estee…
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August Buy & Hold Purchases; Bonds, Jeronimo Martins
August purchases added U.S. Treasuries, Walmart de México and Jeronimo Martins, with a heavy Latin American focus and higher-yielding bonds…
WD #355: AUNA/CAAP Earnings, Brazil, USMCA Trade Situation
CAAP reported decent second-quarter earnings and its first dividend, while Brazil rose on an election poll and USMCA trade developments…
WD #354: Colombia Earthquake, Software, CIB/AVAL/NU Earnings
Colombia’s earthquake frames risks for Tecnoglass as Grupo Aval, Bancolombia and Nu report strong earnings, including Nu’s 67% EPS growth.
WD #353: Colombia, Earnings (INTR, BRKR, TEAM)
Colombia’s Abelardo de la Espriella signals tax cuts and an Ecopetrol revival, while Inter & Co.
WD #352: Situational Awareness, Warsh, ICE/MKTX, Overvalued EM Currencies
ICE's purchase of MarketAxess spotlights takeout risk for value stocks, while the Situational Awareness blow-up, Kevin Warsh's FOMC presser…
Weekend Digest 351: Market Volatility, TFSL, Roper, Booz Allen, TIPS Vs. Treasury Bonds
AI momentum trades are unwinding as leveraged products amplify volatility; TFS Financial offers a 7.5% yield on cost and potential upside…
Weekend Digest 348: Buy-And-Hold Purchases: MKTX, BSX, BAH, JD, Various LatAm Names
Weekend Digest 348 adds MarketAxess, Boston Scientific, JD and Walmex to a buy-and-hold portfolio, alongside views on Colombian markets,…
Weekend Digest #346 (AVAL, SpaceX QQQ & Passive Indexing, CBOE Vs. Kalshi)
Grupo Aval has doubled from entry, with further upside tied to Colombia’s new government.
ASR: Sureste Airports Soaring To 50%+ Upside, Market Is Missing The New Assets
Sureste Airports’ 20-airport Motiva acquisition and U.S. concessions are set to lift EBITDA, while shares trade at 7x forward EBITDA.
Peru & Colombia Election Results & Investment Outlook
Keiko Fujimori’s expected Peru victory and Abelardo’s win in Colombia reduce regulatory risk for AUNA, whose operations generate roughly…
Weekend Digest #345 (Colombia Election, AUNA, BRKR, China & EM Risk)
Weekend Digest #345 previews Colombia’s presidential vote, tracks AUNA’s earnings momentum and Bruker’s recovery, and weighs China risk…
Weekend Digest #344: Colombia Election, CAAP New Dividend, May Buy & Hold Purchases
Colombian election risks for Grupo Aval, CAAP's near-doubled Q1 EPS and new dividend, and May buy-and-hold purchases.
Inter, Nu, MercadoLibre Earnings & Outlook + LatAm Political Considerations
Inter, Nu and MercadoLibre reported 38%, 53% and 51% revenue growth, respectively, as Latin American political and macro risks drove a…
Weekend Digest #343: Berkshire, Atlassian, Roblox
Berkshire Hathaway’s dot-com-era performance frames AI-boom comparisons, Atlassian beats earnings, and Roblox shares fall.
