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| 📰 Market Headlines | Modest Gains: Yesterday saw modest gains across all the major US indices off the back of optimism among investors that the Fed won’t raise rates again in 2023. Drunken Sailors: US credit debt hit an all-time high last quarter, rising to $1.08 trillion. (The Street) Flying Dutchman: ABN Amro Bank trimmed its cost guidance for 2023 and posted better-than-expected net profit for the third quarter, helped by higher other income and an impairment release. (WSJ) EV Delays: American automakers are delaying their electric vehicle (EV) spending as demand begins to slow. (NYT) EVs Booming: China’s EV industry is crushing it, says Standard Charter’s CEO. “Electric vehicles and everything around sustainability and renewable power technology. In those areas, China’s absolutely booming.” (CNBC) Home Hacks: Mortgage servicing provider Mr. Cooper Group shut down multiple systems after it determined it was experiencing a cyberattack. It’s the third-largest mortgage servicer in the US with more than 4.3 million customers. (CD) All that Glitters: Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Wednesday but were nursing steep losses over the past two sessions as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials saw traders reconsider expectations. (Investing.com) Just Sue It: Nike is suing New Balance and Sketchers for patent infringement. The shoemaker claims the other companies stole its "Flyknit technology," which they say is "the most groundbreaking sneaker innovation in over 40 years." (Fox Biz) Wine Wipeout: Poor weather around the world is likely to cause global wine production to drop to a six-decade low this year. (BBC) Shipwrecked: OpenSea’s co-lead investor, Coatue Management, marked down its investment from $120 million to $13 million, valuing the NFT marketplace at $1.4 billion. (CT) | | | | 🏢 Vetted commercial real estate | EquityMultiple lets you invest in high-yield, professionally managed commercial real estate. | Their nine-month Alpine notes offer 7.4% yield, and let you start with as little as $5k. Their recently launched Ascent Income Fund has a higher target (11-13%) but also a higher minimum ($20,000) | | EquityMulitple has a high bar for quality, only accepting 5% of investments that come their way. | Join 48,000 CRE investors using EquityMultiple. |
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| | | 💎 Wealth Watch | Majoring in computer science isn't the road to the promised land of money and job security after all: CS majors were hot a few years ago, but now supply has outstripped demand. Read more » | Goldman Sachs says utilities and consumer staples stocks are set to outperform as the presidential election approaches: Going by the history books, it’s not going to be a vintage year. In the 12 months heading into an election, since 1932, the S&P 500 has averaged a return of 7%, below the 9% average return seen in non-election years. The bank recommends you look at Sempra ($SRE) and Mondelez International ($MDLZ) Read more » | How America could face a wave of foreclosures: The Fed released its quarterly household debt and credit report, and it’s still rosy. But “homeowners who bought over the past two years in some markets where home prices have dropped and who skimped on the down-payment could fall into trouble if they lose their jobs for long enough.” Read more » |
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| | 🗳️ Outside the Box | As the price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target the Mediterranean’s century-old trees (AP) Christie's sold a rare blue diamond for over $40m (BBC) A technique called flash joule heating can convert plastic waste, even unsorted and unwashed, into clean hydrogen and valuable graphene. (OilPrice.com) |
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| | | | | | 🎵 Invest in Shrek | Have you ever invested in music rights? If not, study up: | Investing in Music Rights and Song Royalties Buying music rights: A deeper dive | It’s more complicated than this, but when you own the rights to a song, you get a few cents every time it’s played. If it’s a popular song, that can add up quickly. So investors will pay hundreds of millions for the rights to an artist’s entire catalog, aiming to earn a 5% to 15% perpetuity. | Loads of musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, ZZ Top, Motley Crue, Bob Dylan, and Whitney Houston, are cashing in their catalogs for a big payday. | The best stuff is usually expensive (and out of reach for most of us), which is why I was interested to see Public offering the rights to Shrek the other day. | [Disclosure: I requested an allocation.] | They’ve acquired the rights to the music from all four films and the related TV specials. That’s generated around $83k over the last twelve months for an ROI of 8.5%. | | This feels like a more interesting and possibly profitable alternative to the 5.5% treasuries everyone is buying right now. | The risk is that people will stop watching Shrek films and stop going on the rides, but perhaps surprisingly, search volume for the green ogre is actually increasing year over year. | | Don’t underestimate the staggering drawing power of Shrek |
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