Wall Street Wildlife Investing Podcast

Welcome to the Deep Investing Jungle! This week, the Badger is furious, the Monkey is pivoting, and the robots are taking over our research workflow. Here is what we're covering under the jungle canopy:🎰 The Gamification of Debt: Luke unleashes his claws on a new Silicon Valley startup backed by a16z that turns credit card debt into a sweepstakes. Is this the most morally bankrupt business model we’ve seen yet?📉 The PayPal Pivot: Krzysztof admits defeat on his PayPal thesis. We break down the psychology of selling at a loss to buy a high-conviction winner, and why he moved his bananas into UiPath. $PATH $PYPL🤖 Alpha Alert: Stop drowning in tabs. The Monkey reveals his new "NotebookLM" workflow that uses AI to synthesize hours of earnings calls and reports into instant insights. This is a game-changer for retail investors.🚀 Rocket Rumors: Is SpaceX about to IPO? We discuss the latest whispers, plus a critical update on the AST SpaceMobile vs. Starlink duopoly and the upcoming launch. $ASTS🥂 Holiday Hijinks: Mark your calendars for the Wall Street Wildlife Holiday Live Stream, plus our first-ever real-world meetup in Vegas!Segments:00:00 Introduction - Covered App Controversy03:20 The Predatory Business Model Exposed12:46 Gambling Ethics & PolyMarket19:10 Monkey's PayPal Trade: Avoiding Sunk Cost Fallacy32:00 AI Research Workflow Revolution with Notebook LM47:10 SpaceX IPO Rumors Analyzed54:18 AST SpaceMobile Duopoly Developments55:50 How to Make a New Investor at Christmas01:00:20 Holiday Livestream Plans01:03:27 Vegas Meetup Announcement**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywordsWall Street Wildlife, Investing Podcast, Covered Startup, Predatory Lending, Gamification of Debt, Andreesen Horowitz, PayPal Stock Analysis, PYPL stock, UiPath Stock, PATH stock, Sunk Cost Fallacy, NotebookLM for Investors, AI Investing Tools, SpaceX IPO, Starlink vs ASTS, AST SpaceMobile, Robinhood Gold, Stock Market News 2025.

📊 Monkey's 10X Portfolio: It's time for a brutally honest review of Krzysztof's high-conviction picks. We celebrate the massive wins ($EOSE up 160%!) and analyze the laggards. Find out why he's doubling down on some surprising choices. $CHRS $TMDX🚀 Elon's Trillion-Dollar Dare: We dissect Musk's colossal new Tesla compensation package. Is he aligning with shareholders for an unprecedented win, or is this a disaster waiting to happen? We break down the milestones and what it really means for the future of Tesla. $TSLA🃏 Poker Plays for Your Portfolio: When the market gets chaotic, the smart investors think like poker pros. Learn how to distinguish between calculated adaptation and reckless variance to not just survive, but thrive in the mayhem.🎯 The Art of the Trim: Wrestling with a huge 36% position in a winning stock is a good problem to have, but a problem nonetheless. We're talking real-time portfolio decisions and the psychology of when to let your winners ride versus reallocating capital.🛰️ The Battle for a Space Duopoly: Fresh off the press – SpaceX just made an $18 billion move that could shake up the space broadband battle. Is this a death blow to AST SpaceMobile's dominance, or does it confirm the sheer scale of the opportunity? $ASTS💡 Are You Lying to Yourself?: Inspired by a Netflix thriller, we take a deep dive into the dangerous world of confirmation bias and reality distortion. Learn how to stay objective when you're deeply invested in your own ideas.Segments:00:00 Introduction & Market Outlook01:46 Elon Musk's Trillion-Dollar Tesla Compensation07:28 Political Alignment & Board Dynamics14:32 Poker Strategy for Chaotic Markets21:30 10X Portfolio Performance Review35:29 Tesla's 10-Year Vision42:26 EOS Energy vs AST SpaceMobile Decision51:55 SpaceX Spectrum News Analysis56:57 TransMedics Growth Trajectory $TMDX58:55 Chainlink's Regulatory Breakthrough $LINK01:02:18 AMD's AI Inference Play $AMD01:05:01 Portfolio Concentration Risk01:14:18 Intuitive Surgical & Axon Updates $ISRG $AXON01:17:16 Netflix's "Unknown Number" Investment Lessons**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife**********Find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypusWall Street Wildlife is also on Instagram @wallstreetwildlife**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Listen to the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast for discussions on stocks, financial markets, super investors, and more. Follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTubehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4SBtOWGEOmD9pmltgIXO8r**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns

🤔 Is it more important to make good investment decisions or to make money? We dive into this fundamental question that shapes investment strategy and psychology🏦 Why poker players focus on process while many investors chase outcomes. We explore the differences between short-term performance measurement and long-term success🎲 Survivorship Bias in Investing - The 99 investors who took big bets and lost don't get to tell their stories. We examine how this distorts our perception of successful investing strategies📊 Professional vs Retail Investors - Hedge funds have sold over a trillion dollars in shares while individual investors are buying the dip. Who will ultimately be proven right?🛰️ AST SpaceMobile Deep Dive - Luke joins Krzysztof as an ASTS shareholder! We analyze the commercial model, partnerships with mobile operators, and potential government contracts that make this space communication company compelling $ASTS🚚 Autonomous Trucking's Future - Aurora Innovation's challenge of bringing self-driving freight to highways. With regulators slowing progress, is this $12B pre-revenue company worth the risk? $AUR💵 Luke shares his recent trim decisions on overvalued holdings (CrowdStrike and Palantir) while maintaining core positions $CRWD $PLTR🔮 Krzysztof reviews MicroBot Medical, a tiny medtech company developing one-time-use robotic systems for endovascular surgery. Is this speculative play worth a small position? $MBOT🌴 Thank You for Supporting Wall Street Wildlife on Patreon! 💵 Your support helps us continue bringing insightful episodes and valuable investing wisdom.Segments: 00:00:49 Introduction 00:02:36 Tesla Earnings Reaction and Share Price Movement $TSLA00:04:03 AST SpaceMobile Investment Discussion00:08:31 AST's Commercial Model and Mobile Network Partnerships00:13:57 UK Energy Innovation: Octopus Unlimited EV Charging00:16:07 EV Market Observations and Beaten Down Stocks00:17:37 Investing Philosophy: Poker vs. Professional Investing00:22:18 Short-Term vs. Long-Term Investment Thinking00:32:57 Role of Luck in Investment Outcomes00:36:11 Market Chaos: Individual vs. Institutional Investors00:41:49 Portfolio Management Strategy Discussion00:48:32 MicroBot Medical Safari Stock Analysis $MBOT00:57:57 Aurora Innovation Autonomous Trucking Analysis $AUR01:06:15 American Tower Put Option Discussion $AMT01:16:15 FinChat Discount Announcement and Wrap-Up**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife**********Find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypusWall Street Wildlife is also on Instagram @wallstreetwildlife**********FinChat is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://finchat.io/wildlife**********Listen to the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast for discussions on stocks, financial markets, super investors, and more. Follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTubehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4SBtOWGEOmD9pmltgIXO8r**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********

The Chaos Before Christmas: Join us this week for a wild holiday livestream featuring live cocktail crafting, questionable gift exchanges, and an unfiltered, boozy review of our predictions for 2025. 🍌 The Gilded Banana: Witness the unveiling of the ultimate cocktail guide and the "dirty monkey" whiskey tasting. Watch the boys try to mix drinks without ruining the studio equipment. 🔮 Prediction Reality Check: We let an AI analyze our January predictions. From S&P 500 targets to small-cap rotation dreams—did we beat the market, or did the market beat us? 🚀 The Future is Now: From Tesla Robotaxis hitting Austin to AST SpaceMobile’s critical launch—the autonomous revolution is accelerating faster than we thought. $TSLA $ASTS 📉 The Chainlink Heartbreak: Krzysztof breaks down his highest conviction crypto play that didn't go to plan, plus the "inverted reality" of our best and worst stock picks for each other. $LINK 🎰 Vegas 2026 Announced: We are taking the jungle to the strip! Get the details on our first ever Patreon gathering and poker tournament in Las Vegas. 🧠 Mind Over Matter: A deep dive into Neuralink’s progress with Brain-Computer Interfaces—arguably the most emotional and human segment of the year. 🛠️ The Investor's Toolkit: A roundup of the specific apps and AI tools we are using to level up our retail investing game for the year ahead. Segments: 00:00 Cold Open 03:05 Christmas Party Begins 10:17 Gift Exchange - Banana Themed Presents 30:08 Making Cocktails 39:19 Official Start - Moving to Predictions 46:53 2025 Predictions Review Begins 50:28 S&P 500 & Magnificent Seven Performance 55:20 Recession Watch - Did It Happen? 58:59 Bitcoin vs Chainlink - The Disappointment 01:03:19 Space Race & Robotaxi Reality Check 01:27:34 Medical Breakthroughs & Neuralink Progress 01:43:47 The Inverted Reality - Worst Prediction Ever 01:52:55 Leverage Bubble Concerns 01:57:39 Hot Sectors for 2026 01:59:52 Favorite Books & Movies of 2025 02:04:47 Vegas Meetup Plans & Poker Quiz 02:11:00 Closing Thoughts **********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns Keywords: Wall Street Wildlife, Stock Market 2025, Investing Mistakes, S&P 500 Review, Tesla Robotaxi, AST SpaceMobile, Chainlink Analysis, Crypto 2025, Neuralink Update, Retail Investing Tools, FinChat, TradingView, Dividend Investing, Market Crash Protection

This week, we're back with Daniel Shapiro from Blockworks Research for our annual deep dive into Chainlink $LINK. The partnerships are massive, the tech is cutting-edge, yet the price is flat. We investigate: Is this the "AWS of Finance" moment, or a value trap?🏦 DeFi vs. The World: Forget the crypto casino. We uncover why the world's largest institutions are racing to move trillions of dollars on-chain, from instant settlements to banking the unbanked.⚡ The Great Bridge: Chainlink isn't replacing Swift, it’s supercharging it. Discover why partnerships with MasterCard, BlackRock, and the DTCC are the ultimate signal that the "Internet of Contracts" is finally here.🤖 The Oracle for AI: As autonomous agents rise, they need truth. We explore a futuristic thesis: Could Chainlink become the verification layer for the entire AI economy?💰 The Investor’s Dilemma: Why do the smartest analysts love LINK while the market ignores it? We tackle the psychology of holding infrastructure plays and whether you should buy the dream or wait for the revenue.📊 The 2026 Inflection Point: With new regulations (Genius Act, Clarity Act) and the Trump administration support, we map out Sergey Nazarov’s timeline. Is the "show me the money" era finally approaching?🎯 Trillion Dollar Opportunity: We debate the ultimate bull case: is comparing Chainlink to a 1999 investment in Microsoft and Nvidia valid, or is Krzysztof overdosing on hopium?You can find more from Daniel Shapiro at: x.com/_dshapSegments:00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome04:08 What is DeFi Really Worth? 10:46 Chainlink's Year of Announcements 20:32 Swift Partnership and CRE Launch 32:19 Market Corruption and Blockchain Transparency 37:29 The Management Question: Trust Without Disclosure 45:26 Comparing Chainlink to Tech Giants 52:15 AI, Consensus Computing, and New Use Cases 01:03:57 Competition and the Layer One Debate 01:13:30 The Investor's Playbook: When to Buy 01:20:15 Final Thoughts and Annual Check-In Tradition**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywordsChainlink, LINK token, Real World Assets, RWA Crypto, Tokenization, DeFi 2025, Blockworks Research, Daniel Shapiro, Sergey Nazarov, Swift Blockchain, DTCC Crypto, Crypto Infrastructure, Altcoin Gem, Crypto Investing Strategy, Chainlink Price Prediction, Web3 Oracle, BlackRock Crypto, Institutional Adoption

🎁 Stop Buying Landfill, Start Building Empires. This holiday season, ditch the plastic toys that end up in the trash by January. We show you how a simple $200 investment today can compound into college tuition, a house deposit, or a debt-free future.💰 Stocks > Socks: The 30-Minute Setup. We break down the exact steps to open custodial accounts (UGMA and Junior ISAs) and start investing for the kids in your life. It's easier than you think — you can literally set this up while listening to this episode.⏰ Time is the Ultimate Superpower. Starting at age 3 versus age 30 changes the math entirely. We analyze how Gold has performed vs. the S&P 500 over the last 15 years, and prove why the stock market crushes almost every other asset class over time.📚 The "One & Done" Portfolio: VOO vs VWRP For the complete investing rookie: We reveal exactly which index funds to buy. We keep it dead simple — one account, one investment, life-changing results.🎯 Advanced Mode: Ownership Thinking For kids 8+, learn how to use brands they already love (like Lululemon, Apple, and Roblox) to teach them how to think like owners, not just consumers. $AAPL $RBLX $LULU👨‍👩‍👧 The Family Wealth Team. How to coordinate with grandparents, aunts, and uncles to contribute to one investment account instead of drowning your house in more plastic junk.🚀 The 18-22 Year Old Playbook. A special shoutout to the young adults: How to open your first brokerage account and start your wealth-building journey immediately.Here's our custom ChatGPT prompt to make the setup foolproof!Paste the following into your preferred AI model. Don't forget to update the three user context variables to specify your country, investment amount, and child's age!"You are an expert, meticulous financial assistant providing high-quality, actionable, step-by-step guidance on setting up an investment account for a minor.**GOAL:** Generate a structured, compliance-aware, step-by-step guide for setting up a tax-advantaged investment account for my child.**USER CONTEXT:**1. **Country:** UK2. **Target Initial Investment:** £5003. **Child's Age:** 5 years old**CONSTRAINTS & OUTPUT FORMAT:**1. **Audience:** Treat the user as financially literate, but an investing beginner.2. **Output Structure:** The response MUST be a detailed, numbered step-by-step process.3. **Broker Recommendation:** Provide three recommended brokers that operate in the specified market, provide the recommended account type, and offer the recommended product. Prioritise low fees.4. **Execution Detail:** For the 'Investment Step', provide the exact order type (e.g., market order, limit order), the specific investment amount (using the amount provided above), and a concise one-sentence justification for the chosen investment product (VWRP/VOO/etc.) based on global diversification and low-cost passive tracking.5. **Next Action:** The final step must be titled "Post-Setup & Long-Term Action" and must mention setting up a recurring contribution (e.g., monthly direct debit) AND the critical action of checking the account's dividend/distribution setting (e.g., for UK: ensure it is an 'Accumulating' share class).**Generate the full, detailed, step-by-step setup guide now.**"Segments:00:00 Introduction: Stocks Are Better Than Socks02:00 Why Material Gifts Fail06:58 Gold vs S&P 500: Why Stocks Win Long-Term13:45 Getting Started: US Custodial Accounts (Fidelity/Schwab)16:13 UK Version: Junior ISA Setup (AJ Bell)21:54 What to Buy: VOO and VWRP Explained26:35 Advanced: Stock Picking with Kids34:45 Investment Accounts for 18-22 Year Olds (plus adults!)37:57 The Nintendo Gift Combo Strategy41:00 Final Call to Action**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********

🎉 The Community Portfolio Goes LIVE! Today is a historic day for Wall Street Wildlife. We're deploying capital into the first five stocks chosen entirely by YOU. Can the "Wisdom of the Crowds" outperform the Badger and the Monkey in Year 3 of King of the Jungle? The experiment begins now!💊 Novo Nordisk Deep Dive: The GLP-1 king was the community's #1 draft pick, despite a brutal 50% drawdown. We analyze the bull case for weight loss drugs, the incoming oral pill revolution, and if this falling knife is finally safe to catch. $NVO🫀 TransMedics: "Organ in a Box" technology that is saving lives and compounding capital. Is this razor-and-blades model the next Intuitive Surgical, or priced for perfection? $TMDX🍋 Lemonade’s AI Revolution: A digital-native insurer that doesn't make you hate yourself. We debate if AI underwriting and a millennial-first brand can actually disrupt the legacy dinosaurs. $LMND💳 PayPal: Turnaround or Trap? The community voted for value, but the market hates the uncertainty. We look at cash flows, aggressive buybacks, and the Google partnership to see if the bottom is in. $PYPL📊 The Trade Desk Fight: Down massively from its highs, this ad-tech giant splits the hosts. Will "Agentic AI" kill traditional ads, or is this a generational entry point? Monkey demands answers! $TTD🎲 Monkey’s Genius Group Gamble: Krzysztof breaks down his controversial micro-cap bet on $GNS and the alleged naked shorting schemes. Is this David vs. Goliath, or is Monkey just throwing bananas in the casino?🎮 The Traitors Confession: Luke gets absolutely destroyed by a 16-year-old in a weekend long social deduction game. If he can't spot a Traitor, can he spot a fraud? (The answer is concerning).👨‍👩‍👧 Christmas Investing for Kids: Forget plastic toys. We're planning a special guide on starting your child's wealth journey. Send in your questions now!Sources:Genius Group analyst: https://x.com/TheRealWyckoffGSegments: 00:00 Cold Open - Casino Bet or Investment? 04:00 Community Portfolio Introduction04:43 The Voting Results Revealed05:46 Stock #1: Novo Nordisk - GLP-1 Giant or Falling Knife?18:40 Stock #2: TransMedics - The Organ Transplant Revolution25:33 Stock #3: Lemonade - AI-Powered Insurance Disruption33:16 Stock #4: PayPal - Value Play or Value Trap?40:06 Stock #5: The Trade Desk - Monkey's Big Objection51:25 Genius Group - the Controversy Explained $GNS01:03:00 Traitors!01:10:30 Investing for your Children - Episode Preview**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendationKeywords:Wall Street Wildlife, Stock Market Investing, Community Portfolio, Novo Nordisk Stock Analysis, NVO, TransMedics Stock, TMDX, Lemonade Stock, LMND, PayPal Stock Forecast, PYPL, The Trade Desk, TTD, Genius Group, Naked Short Selling, GNS, Roger Hamilton, Growth Investing 2025, Value Trap, Stock Market Crash, Investing for Kids

The smart money is moving, are you? In this episode, we break down why legends like Michael Burry and Peter Thiel are exiting the hottest trade in history, and what the Genius Group lawsuit reveals about the dark side of Wall Street.💣 The Smart Money Exodus: Is the AI mega-bubble popping? Michael Burry has over $1 billion in put options on Nvidia. Peter Thiel sold his entire stake. SoftBank dumped $6 billion. We analyze what these massive exit signals mean for retail traders.💰 The CapEx Black Hole: Big Tech is burning trillions on AI infrastructure, but will the math ever add up? We explore the dangers of rapid hardware depreciation, chip degradation, and the terrifying possibility that the returns will never justify the spend.🌏 The Geopolitical Floor: Why the US-China arms race might be the only thing stopping the crash. When AI becomes an existential threat, do normal market valuation rules even apply?📊 Portfolio Wars: The hosts diverge! Luke goes "Risk-Off," slashing Alphabet and Palantir to raise cash to 21%. Krzysztof goes "Risk-On," doubling down on data center plays like IREN Energy. Whose strategy will win? $GOOGL $PLTR $IREN⚡ The Data Center Survival Guide: If the bubble bursts, who survives? Krzysztof breaks down why he is betting on top-tier infrastructure with locked-in AWS/Microsoft contracts while dumping the second-tier players.🎮 GameStop 2.0 (The GNS Saga): Genius Group files a massive lawsuit against Citadel and Virtu, alleging systematic naked shorting. Is this the spark for the next massive retail rebellion against market manipulation? $GNS $GME🛡️ Bulletproofing Your Wealth: Essential strategies for the coming volatility: distinguishing price from value, ignoring manufactured panic, and keeping your head when the VIX spikes.🎭 Investing Lessons from Cinema: We analyze PT Anderson’s latest film to extract a critical lesson for this market: why rigid convictions kill portfolios and how the best investors adapt when reality shifts.Segments:00:00:00 Introduction - Superinvestors Making Big Moves00:01:00 One Battle After Another00:05:00 Having a Process to Improve Your Process00:09:00 AI Bubble Headlines: Burry, Thiel, SoftBank00:12:00 Market Manipulation and Retail Psychology00:17:50 The Bear Case: Unsustainable CapEx Spending00:23:45 Will AI Generate Enough Economic Value?00:27:00 The Race to AGI and Winner-Takes-All00:34:50 China's AI Advantage and US Response00:42:00 Geopolitical Implications of AI Investment00:47:00 What Are We Doing In Our Portfolios?00:50:00 Luke is Going Risk-Off with Alphabet, Palantir, ASML, Snowflake00:56:20 Krzysztof's Risk-On Strategy with Data Centers01:00:00 Price vs Value: Taking Advantage of Volatility01:02:30 GameStop 2.0: The Genius Group Lawsuit $GNS01:09:30 Payment for Order Flow and Market Structure01:12:30 Ghost Hotdogs01:13:30 Black Friday Deals: Fiscal AI & Portseido**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendationKeywords:Michael Burry Nvidia, Peter Thiel Sold Nvidia, AI Bubble 2025, Stock Market Crash Prediction, Nvidia Stock Analysis, Genius Group Lawsuit, GNS Stock, Naked Shorting, Citadel Securities, Data Center Stocks, Palantir Analysis, Cipher

🏆 King of the Jungle Year 2 Results - The verdict is in! Krzysztof crushes it with a 380% return while Luke delivers a solid 93%. We break down the numbers, discuss what worked, and preview Year 3🌐 Community Portfolio Launch - Wall Street Wildlife introduces its third competitor! Sixteen compelling stock nominations from our Patreon community, including Novo Nordisk, The Trade Desk, Reddit, and more. Your votes will decide the winners! $RDDT $NVO $TTD📊 Technical Analysis 101 - a masterclass on support and resistance lines using TradingView. Learn how to identify momentum, draw critical price levels, and time your entries like a pro (featuring live examples with Novo Nordisk)🚗 Luke's Uber Investment Thesis - Why Uber could be the autonomous vehicle winner without owning a single car. Luke explores the Tesla, Waymo, and Nvidia landscape and makes his case for Uber as the demand aggregator $UBER $TSLA $GOOGL💡 Patience Over Panic - How long-term investors can use simple technical indicators to improve entry points without abandoning fundamental analysis🎉 Potential Vegas Meetup 2026 - We're workshopping an April 2026 live meetup in Las Vegas. Patreon members, stay tuned for details!Segments:00:00 Cold Open & Year 2 Results Reveal06:00 King of the Jungle Performance Breakdown16:00 Community Portfolio Introduction & Voting26:00 Technical Analysis Masterclass: Support & Resistance42:00 Live TradingView Demo: Novo Nordisk Analysis01:00:00 Luke's Uber Investment Thesis01:16:00 Closing Thoughts & 4K Subscriber Celebration🌴 Thank you for supporting Wall Street Wildlife on Patreon!**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:Wall Street Wildlife, King of the Jungle, Investing Podcast, Uber Investment Thesis, Technical Analysis Masterclass, Support and Resistance, TradingView Tutorial, 380% Return, Community PortfolioUber (UBER), Novo Nordisk (NVO), The Trade Desk (TTD), Reddit (RDDT), Tesla (TSLA), Nvidia (NVDA), Waymo, Google (GOOGL)Investing, Stock Market, How to Invest, Stock Picks, Stock Market Analysis, High Growth Stocks, Autonomous Driving Stocks, Self-Driving Cars, How to Use TradingView, Technical Analysis for Beginners, Investing Strategy, Long-Term Investing, Stock Portfolio

This week, we're going inside the operating theatre.Professor Prasanna PS Sooriakumaran, a world-leading robotic surgeon with 2,000+ procedures under his belt, reveals the truth about the $200B robotic surgery market. Is Intuitive Surgical's moat unbreakable, or is their "Ferrari strategy" leaving the door wide open for a new wave of competitors?Get ready for a masterclass on the future of medicine, investing, and AI in the operating theatre.🤖 Da Vinci 5 Deep Dive: Is the new 10,000x processing power an iPhone update or a true game-changer? Prof PS shares his hands-on experience and the real innovation: AI safety systems.🎯 Intuitive's $200B Blind Spot: The shocking "92/8 problem" – 92% of robots serve just 8% of the world. Why this opens the door for hungry competitors.📈 The Patient Revolution: How robotic surgery turned a brutal 2-week hospital stay into a next-day discharge.🔒 The Unbreakable Moat?: After 16 years, Prof PS reveals the brutal reality of switching systems (Hint: It's harder than ditching a Ferrari).🧠 AI: Enhancement or Replacement? Will AI make surgeons obsolete? Prof PS explains why AI's real job is to prevent "schoolboy errors," not replace human skill.💸 The 84% Recurring Revenue Model: A deeper look at the "razor & blades" business model that makes $ISRG a cash-printing machine for investors.🔮 The Tesla Parallel: Badger's thesis confirmed! How Intuitive's 17 MILLION procedure database creates an AI data moat just like Tesla's driving miles.🚀 Monkey's Secret Stock: Krzysztof unveils his research on Procept Biorobotics – a company creating waves with superior outcomes, founded by an Intuitive co-founder. $PRCTAbout Our Guest:Professor Prasanna (PS) Sooriakumaran, MA(Oxon) BMedSci(Hons) BMBS(Hons) PGCertMedLaw ADCertClinInv(Cornell) FRCS(Urol) FEBU USMLE PhD, globally known as Prof PS, is a world-renowned Consultant Urological Surgeon, specialising in robotic surgery for prostate cancer at University College London Hospital (UCLH) and the Cromwell Hospital.He is one of the world's highest-volume robotic surgeons, specialising in complex, primary, and salvage prostate cancer procedures. What makes Prof PS a unique voice is his role as a leading academic and global proctor - he is one of the expert surgeons who trains other consultants around the world on how to master the da Vinci surgical system. He was also the clinical lead for the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on their first-ever guidelines for robotic surgery.He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford and the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, and has published hundreds of papers, making him one of the foremost clinical experts on the real-world application, benefits, and limitations of the technology discussed in today's episode.You can find his work at professorps.co.uk and connect with him on LinkedIn at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasanna-sooriakumaran-prof-ps-597a6b20/Segments:00:00 Welcome & The Robotic Surgery Revolution03:29 Surgery Then vs Now: Whiskey to Robots08:15 Are Robots Now Standard of Care?10:50 Meeting the Intuitive Leadership14:07 The Da Vinci 5 Hands-On Experience19:00 Can Robots Make Anyone a Surgeon?22:00 The Tesla Data Advantage in Surgery26:00 AI Critique: Will Surgeons Lose Their Skills?32:00 Radiologists Parallel & Learning Curves34:00 Telesurgery: Technically Possible, Practically Complex38:02 The Unsolved Problem: Preventing Basic Errors40:50 The Moat Question: Can Competitors Catch Up?46:30 Hospital Cost Pressure & Alternative Platforms49:21 Switching Costs Reality Check52:03 Video Games & Surgical Skill53:34 Force Feedback: The Reverse Braille Phenomenon55:34 Total Addressable Market Analysis59:26 Procept Biorobotics $PRCT01:04:15 Investment Strategy

In this episode, we deliver a critical reality check for new investors and reveal a hidden tax trap that could decimate your portfolio. Plus, watch a live breakdown of Intuitive Surgical's earnings and a high-stakes options trade dilemma. * 🚨 Market Reality Check: Think stocks only go up? We're sharing Peter Lynch's timeless advice on how to survive (and thrive in) the inevitable market correction. * 📊 Mastering Earnings Reports: Watch a live breakdown of Intuitive Surgical's stellar quarter. We'll show you exactly how to analyze financials and validate your investment thesis with real data. $ISRG * 💰 High-Stakes PayPal Trade: Listen in on a real-time options dilemma. Are March 2026 calls the right play for a turnaround, or is this a costly mistake waiting to happen? $PYPL * 💀 The Investor's 40% Tax Nightmare: A critical warning for non-US investors. Learn about the hidden US estate tax that could decimate your portfolio, and the legal strategies you can use to protect your legacy. * 🎯 You vs. Us Challenge: We're launching the Wall Street Wildlife Community Portfolio! Submit your best stock pick and let's see if the wisdom of the jungle can beat the hosts.Sources:TCAF Peter Lynch interview: https://youtu.be/YIlurDigZcYSegments:00:00 Welcome & New Investor Warning 06:32 Market Cycles and the Coming Downturn 13:44 Peter Lynch's Timeless Investing Wisdom 35:04 How to Review Quarterly Earnings (Intuitive Surgical) 46:46 Monkey's Robotic Surgery Discovery 53:38 Live PayPal Options Dilemma 01:11:18 The 40% Estate Tax Trap for International Investors 01:24:25 Community Portfolio Challenge AnnouncementSpecial Guest Teaser: Episode 105 features one of the world's highest-volume robotic surgeons and UK training authority on the Da Vinci system - an unmissable deep dive for ISRG investors!**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:investing for beginners, stock market, how to invest, Peter Lynch, Intuitive Surgical, ISRG, PayPal, PYPL, quarterly earnings analysis, how to read an earnings report, recurring revenue, robotic surgery, Da Vinci surgical system, options trading, LEAPS, call options, estate tax for non-US investors, international investing tax, US withholding tax, stock portfolio, financial education, market correction, market downturn

When the market turns red, your emotions become your worst enemy. Most investors think they're disciplined until their portfolio drops 20% and the "SELL" button starts flashing. In this episode, we're giving you the psychological toolkit to not just survive a market crash, but to thrive in it. We'll show you how to master your fear, spot value when others are panicking, and understand the real game you're playing.Here's what you'll learn:📉 Panic Selling & Market Psychology - We break down why emotional discipline is your most valuable asset when volatility strikes and how to stop fear from destroying your returns.🧠 The Investor's Identity Crisis - Are you a long-term investor or a short-term trader? Mixing these two games is a guaranteed way to lose. We'll help you find out which one you really are.💰 The "Sleep at Night" Test - How much is too much to have in one stock? We dive deep into position sizing so you can handle risk without losing sleep when things get rocky.📊 Live Valuation Masterclass - Watch Luke use pro-level tools to analyze pharma giant Novo Nordisk, comparing it to competitors to uncover if it's a hidden gem or a value trap.📈 Read Charts Like a Pro - Krzysztof reveals the key momentum signals and chart patterns that scream "DON'T BUY," even when it's a company you love.🧘 Meditation for Millionaires? - Why the most powerful investing tool might not be a spreadsheet, but a meditation cushion. Learn the secrets of courage under pressure from poker and jiu-jitsu.Segments:00:00 Cold Open - Multiple Games in the Market00:41 Welcome to Wall Street Wildlife01:42 The Bottomless Brunch Hangover Chronicles03:20 Last Week's Market Volatility Overview04:26 Real WhatsApp Panic Selling Story10:56 Mike Tyson's Investing Wisdom14:14 The Poker Table and Market Discipline18:57 Meditation Practice for Investors21:07 Understanding Position Sizing25:42 Price vs. Value: The Fundamental Mistake32:36 The IREN Energy Thesis $IREN36:32 The 90/10 Portfolio Strategy40:53 Trading Costs and Tax Implications42:58 Long-Term vs. Short-Term Games44:36 Preparing for the Inevitable Correction49:31 Luke's Valuation Metrics Cheat Sheet52:37 Company Lifecycle Stages58:41 Reading Financial Statements 10101:07:02 Valuing Novo Nordisk $NVO01:13:40 Comparing Big Pharma Valuations01:15:15 Krzysztof's Chart Analysis: Novo Nordisk01:22:17 Playing a Different Game Than Institutions01:26:41 Tesla's Tron Ares Mode**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Keywords:Panic Selling, Emotional Investing, Stock Market Psychology, Market Crash, Stock Valuation, Investing for Beginners, Novo Nordisk Stock, Position Sizing, Risk Management, Technical Analysis, How to Value a Stock, Long Term Investing, Bear Market Strategy, FinChat AI, P/E Ratio, Portfolio Management, How to Read Stock Charts, Anchoring Bias, Investor Psychology, Market Volatility, Support and Resistance, Dividend Stocks, Growth Stocks

Another wild week on Wall Street! We're pulling back the curtain on the brutal reality of red days, a historic crypto massacre, and the tough decisions we're making in our own portfolios right now.📉 Surviving the Sell-Off: For every massive gain, there's a painful drop. We get transparent about handling portfolio pain and why community is your best defense when the market turns against you.⚠️ Crypto's Great Liquidation: Millions in crypto vanished in minutes. Krzysztof explains the catastrophic leverage event that wiped out traders and the harsh lesson of perpetual futures contracts.🎯 Portfolio Shake-Up: The Badger is making moves. Luke reveals exactly why he’s trimming his huge Rocket Lab winner plus Axon, exiting Airtel Africa, and adding to his Novo Nordisk position. $RKLB $AXON $AAF $NVO💰 Is PayPal a Trap?: Krzysztof uses Fiscal AI to go deep on PayPal. Are massive share buybacks and 45%+ Venmo growth signals of a massively undervalued giant, or is the market right to be scared? $PYPL🧠 FU Money Isn't What You Think: The Monkey's portfolio has rocketed to a 877% one-year gain, but the real lesson isn't about the money. We discuss why true financial freedom is about controlling your time, not just quitting your job.Segments:00:00 Cold Open - Surviving Market Pain00:50 Welcome to Wall Street Wildlife01:27 Vodafone Outage & Single Points of Failure05:14 Monkey's First Spiffy Splat - Down Over 1,000 Bananas10:30 The Crypto Liquidation Massacre - Friday's Wipeout16:53 Why Leverage Kills: The Math of Getting Wiped Out22:09 Luke's Portfolio Rebalancing Decisions24:20 Trimming Rocket Lab - When Your Conviction Gets Tested26:15 Exiting Axon Enterprise - Loving the Company vs. The Numbers29:50 Selling Airtel Africa & The "Would You Buy It Today?" Test31:15 Adding to Novo Nordisk - The GLP-1 Pill Thesis33:45 PayPal Research with Fiscal AI42:42 Wall Street Wildlife Betting History44:56 877% Gains - FU Money & Life Choices50:25 One Battle After Another vs Tron Ares53:16 Wrap Up - Sunday Releases & Patreon Early Access**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:Stock Market, Investing, Portfolio Management, Crypto Liquidation, PayPal Stock, Value Investing, Market Crash, Personal Finance, Stock Analysis, Rocket Lab Stock, RKLB, Novo Nordisk Stock, NVO, Axon Stock, AXON, PYPL Stock, FiscAI, Perpetual Futures, Leverage Trading, Rebalancing Portfolio, How to Survive a Market Downturn, Investing Psychology, Venmo, Share Buybacks

AMD just ripped 35% higher on a monster OpenAI deal, and the AI gold rush is officially in overdrive. Is this the start of a new trillion-dollar era, or are we staring down the barrel of another dot-com-style bubble? This week, we're arming you with the tools to navigate the chaos.🚀 Riding the AMD Rocket! We break down the massive 35% surge on the OpenAI deal and what it means for the Nvidia-dominated AI chip race. $AMD $NVDA🫧 AI Bubble or Real Value? We debate if the trillions pouring into AI is justified, drawing parallels to the dot-com bust... and why this time might be different.🧠 The Ultimate Valuation Shortcut! Luke reveals his secret "Reverse DCF" weapon to instantly spot overvalued stocks like Palantir and Google without complex models. $TMDX🛡️ Bulletproof Your Portfolio! From simple cash hedges to advanced options strategies, we answer your questions on how to protect your gains from a market downturn.✂️ Taking Profits on Palantir! Find out why Luke is trimming his PLTR position, even though he's still a believer in the company's future. $PLTR🎲 Quantum Computing Reality Check! Is shorting quantum computing a genius move or a fool's errand? We dive into the options chain to find out. $QUBT $RGTISegments:00:00 AMD's Monster Morning 07:46 AI Bubble vs Dot-Com: This Time Different? 20:21 Reverse DCF Tutorial and Tools 42:02 Portfolio Valuation Analysis 48:03 Patreon Q&A: Insurance and Hedging Strategies 53:58 Covered Calls vs Protective Puts 59:33 QUBT Options Chain Breakdown 01:10:10 How Much Research Time Is Enough? 01:17:00 PayPal Homework Assignment 01:24:53 Movie Talk: One Battle After Another**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns**********Keywords:AMD stock, OpenAI, AI stocks, investing, stock market, Nvidia, is AI a bubble, dot com bubble, reverse DCF, valuation, how to value stocks, Palantir stock, PLTR, Google stock, GOOGL, portfolio hedging, protective puts, options trading, quantum computing, QUBT, stock research, beginner investing, Wall Street Wildlife

⚠️ WARNING: This episode has strong language from the very first minute!It's our 100th episode, and we're celebrating live on stream with our community! We're breaking down world-class portfolio returns, a 1000% stock vindication, and debating which companies are headed for the graveyard. Thank you for being on this wild ride with us!In this episode, we cover:💯 The Century Mark! We hit 100 episodes and celebrate this incredible milestone live with our amazing Patreon community.🏆 Contest Winner! We announce the winner of the $750 Fiscal AI Pro membership.🤯 69% Per Year & STILL Losing? We reveal the shocking numbers behind Badger's world-class portfolio and how the Monkey is still managing to beat him.🚀 1000% Vindication! From $0.70 to over $10, we break down Monkey's massive win on EOS Energy and debate if it can 10x again from here.📉 The Party Ends. The good times don't last forever. We get real about surviving the inevitable downturns and mastering your emotions when your portfolio is bleeding red.❤️ The 36 Questions. We get personal and explore the friendship that powers the podcast and why community is your greatest asset in investing.🎯 Resolutions Revisited! Monkey admits to breaking his own rules (and selling EOS!), while Badger's life changes have his wife seeing red.🦕 Dinosaur Watch. We debate which companies are going extinct. Is TransMedics ($TMDX) safe from sci-fi tech? Why should most SaaS companies be terrified of AI?🛡️ Your Ultimate Safety Net. "Position sizing is my safeguard against my own stupidity." Learn how to protect your portfolio from yourself and random asteroid strikes.

What happens when you're too successful? In this special episode, we're tackling the best problem an investor can have: a winning stock that's grown so big it's unbalancing your entire portfolio. Before we hit episode 100, we flip the script to find the answers.🦡 The Bull Case for CHAOS: Badger defends a high-risk, high-reward energy portfolio. Is this volatile strategy right for you?🐒 In Praise of "Boring": Monkey explains why owning "tuxedo and Rolex" stocks like Google and Amazon is a powerful long-term strategy for building wealth. $GOOG $AMZN✂️ When to Sell a Winner: We answer your #1 question. Learn the stock-specific and portfolio-level signs that it's time to take some profits off the table.🏢 Go on Stock Safari with White Fiber - could a company retrofitting old buildings into the high-demand data centers of the future be the next AI Play? $WYFI📊 Our Biggest Portfolio Mistakes: From a 1000% gain creating a 15% position to a single stock ballooning to 35%, we reveal our own risk management blunders.💡 The Ultimate Litmus Test: Steal our simple but powerful "Would I Buy It Today?" framework to stress-test every single holding in your portfolio.Segments: 00:00 Cold Open & Contest Announcement 07:20 Portfolio Role Reversal Setup 09:28 Luke's Bull Case for Monkey's Portfolio 13:15 Krzys's Defense of Badger's Strategy 27:54 Self-Critique and Portfolio Problems 46:31 The Trimming Question from Listeners 54:55 White Fiber Stock Safari 01:05:30 Family Investing Conversations**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife**********Find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypusWall Street Wildlife is also on Instagram @wallstreetwildlife**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Listen to the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast for discussions on stocks, financial markets, super investors, and more. Follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTubehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4SBtOWGEOmD9pmltgIXO8r**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns--KeywordsWhen to sell stocks, taking profits, stock market, investing for beginners, portfolio management, risk management, how to invest, asset allocation, portfolio concentration, high beta stocks, blue chip stocks, energy stocks, tech stocks, AI stocks, data center stocks, Google stock, Amazon stock, Crowdstrike stock, Rocket Lab stock, Wall Street Wildlife, investing podcast

This week, we're tackling the dangerous cocktail of success and ego, analyzing a HUGE listener portfolio, and placing a high-stakes bet on a 500% one-year return!🧠 Feeling like an investing genius? That's your biggest red flag. We break down the psychological traps of a bull market and how to protect your portfolio from your own ego.📉 Trump wants to kill quarterly reports. Would this save companies from short-term pressure or just leave investors in the dark? We debate the controversial proposal.🔬 Is your portfolio bloated? We put a listener's 46-stock portfolio under the microscope to find the hidden gems and the positions that need to be cut.🚀 Monkey's portfolio is up a staggering 462% over the past year! So we made a bet: can it hit 500% by year-end? A very fine bottle of vintage rum is on the line!⌚️ A peek behind the curtain. Luke reveals his private investment in WHOOP and explains why this wearable is more than just a fitness tracker, it's a health revolution.💥 Numbers vs. Narrative: We dissect a fiery debate over OpenDoor's future. When should you trust the spreadsheet, and when should you bet on a visionary pivot? $OPEN💯 We're hitting triple digits! Episode 100 will be a live-stream, unfiltered, Patreon-only event. Join the community now so you don't miss out on the chaos.Wall Street Wildlife is about to turn 100 (episodes!), and we've teamed up with our partners Fiscal.AI for a special - and lucrative - competition! One winner will receive a one-year Pro subscription to Fiscal AI, worth over $750! Entry details here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/139165245Segments:00:00 Introduction and Market Commentary 04:01 Trump's Quarterly Reporting Proposal11:33 The Hubris Trap: When Success Breeds Danger 29:58 Krzysztof's 500% Return Bet 34:42 Patreon Portfolio Analysis Deep Dive 57:25 Stock Safari: WHOOP Private Investment 01:12:00 OpenDoor Investment Philosophy Debate 01:20:06 Episode 100 Live Stream Plans**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife**********Find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypusWall Street Wildlife is also on Instagram @wallstreetwildlife**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Listen to the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast for discussions on stocks, financial markets, super investors, and more. Follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTubehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4SBtOWGEOmD9pmltgIXO8r**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns

🏆 King of the Jungle Update - Monkey takes the crown! After being underwater for year one of the contest, Krzysztof has dramatically surged ahead in the last twelve months, and has grown his $200/month contributions into $8,000 with consistency and patience📈 Palantir Valuation Reality Check - Luke dismantles a YouTube commenter's dangerous logic that "Rule of 40 means you can ignore valuation." Here why PLTR's market leading 98% Rule of 40 score still doesn't justify its unsustainable revenue multiple🏠 Opendoor's Risky Pivot - Krzysztof defends his speculative position in $OPEN as they transition from failed iBuying to asset-light platform. Luke bares his Badger's claws at this "meme stock" approach to investing⚡ IREN Energy's Breakthrough Moment - From Bitcoin miner to AI infrastructure powerhouse - why IREN's partnership with Nvidia and potential hyperscaler ambitions caught Luke's attention enough to finally join Krzysztof as an investor🎯 How to Get Started Investing - Responding to new Patreon Hugh's video question about picking stocks for his pension. The badger and monkey break down their beginner-friendly approach: start small, pick companies you understand, do at least one hour of primary source research per stock"💡 The Power of Primary Sources - Why reading company investor decks and listening to earnings calls beats following stock tip newsletters. Plus our favorite tools for fundamental research📊 Portfolio Management Wisdom - Why diversification matters even for 'generational' companies, the psychology of winning and losing streaks, and lessons from IREN's volatile trading history🌴 Thank you for supporting Wall Street Wildlife on Patreon!💵 Your support helps us continue bringing you valuable insights and unfiltered investment discussionsSegments:00:00 Cold Open - Investment Psychology00:48 King of the Jungle Contest Update06:41 The Compounding Journey - From $1K to $8K12:42 Opendoor Deep Dive and Debate30:17 Palantir Valuation Controversy44:11 IREN Energy's AI Pivot01:08:05 Hugh's Question: How to Get Started Investing01:23:43 Research Methods and Primary Sources01:31:15 Closing Thoughts and Travel Stories**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife**********Find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Listen to the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast for discussions on stocks, financial markets, super investors, and more. Follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTubehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4SBtOWGEOmD9pmltgIXO8r**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsInvesting for beginners,how to start investing,Palantir stock,PLTR stock analysis,Rule of 40,IREN Energy,IREN stock,Nvidia AI,AI stocks,Opendoor stock,OPEN stock,stock market,stock picking,fundamental analysis,portfolio management,stock debate,value investing,growth stocks,Bitcoin mining stocks,Wall Street Wildlife

Ready to build a dividend machine that actually works? We're diving deep with Edgi from the Dividend Talk podcast, a veteran investor who now covers 80% of his living expenses with passive income. He's sharing the exact strategies, costly mistakes, and psychological shifts that got him there.🏆 The Philosophy of Dividend Growth Investing - Why focusing on growth first, dividends second creates sustainable income streams. Edgi explains how dividend growth differs from yield chasing and why predictable slow compounders beat speculative plays💰 Building Financial Independence with Income - Discover Edgi's 80% journey to financial independence through dividend income replacing expenses. Learn his tier system for portfolio allocation and why he never goes "full position" on day one📈 Euronext Deep Dive - Edgi's latest conviction pick: the European exchange operator consolidating fragmented markets across Europe. From 500M to 1.7B revenue in a decade - is this the next infrastructure play?⚠️ Battle Scars and Costly Mistakes - Raw stories of investment failures: General Electric's book cooking, Tupperware's false promises, and the psychological torture of selling McDonald's at $120. Why selling too early can hurt more than holding losers🔍 Value Traps and Red Flags - How to spot yield traps, why 10%+ dividend yields should trigger alarm bells, and the dangerous allure of yield-max ETFs that aren't real dividends🛡️ Risk Through Different Lenses - Heated debate on what constitutes "real risk" - is owning Novo Nordisk at $450B valuation riskier than early-stage growth stocks? How diversification across 50 stocks changes the sleep-at-night factor🎯 Lightning Round: Overrated vs Underrated - Rapid-fire takes on REITs (overrated due to leverage risks), share buybacks vs dividends (dividends win for reliability), ESG investing (window dressing for activists), and the Mag Seven hype🌍 European Perspective on US Markets - Why Edgi allocates 55-60% to US dividend stocks despite being European, and his contrarian view: "I would never bet against America, even with their debt pile"Segments: 00:00 Cold Open - Investment Psychology 00:52 Introduction and Welcome 02:17 Dividend Talk Mission and European Wealth Building 05:47 The 80% Financial Independence Journey 08:40 Dividend Growth vs Dividend Yield Chasing 17:12 Personal Investment Philosophy and Risk Tolerance 27:52 Portfolio Allocation Strategy and Tier System 32:25 Battle Scars: General Electric and Tupperware Disasters 43:40 Doubling Down Strategy and Conviction Building 48:34 Risk Perspectives: Novo Nordisk Debate 56:20 Future Dividend Initiators: Amazon's Potential 57:51 The "Boring" vs Exciting Investment Debate 01:04:29 Lightning Round: REITs, Buybacks, ESG, Mag Seven, & US Stocks**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Listen to the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast for discussions on stocks, financial markets, super investors, and more. Follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTubehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4SBtOWGEOmD9pmltgIXO8r**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********

We jumped into the dividend investor's den on the Dividend Talk podcast to prove it's not only possible, but powerful. In this special crossover episode, we get grilled on how we built our portfolios, how we handle terrifying market crashes, and why growth and dividend investing might have more in common than you think.Get ready for a hilarious and brutally honest conversation about what it actually takes to live off your investments.In this episode, we reveal:🌴 How to TRULY live off a portfolio of growth stocks, even when it crashes 37% the month after you retire.🎙️ The origin story of Wall Street Wildlife (and why one of us stole the other's best stock idea).🔥 Growth vs. Dividend Investing: The ultimate showdown and where our strategies overlap.🧠 The psychology of conviction, managing fear, and why you need an investing 'pack'.📜 Our 10 unbreakable "Laws of the Jungle" for long-term investing success.✂️ To sell or not to sell? We break down our biggest disagreements on trimming winners.📈 Deep dives on Google, Greggs, Nintendo, Wise, and the battery stock one of us is obsessed with.Enjoy the episode, and let us know which side of the debate you're on! 💸🔗 You can hear more from the host of Dividend Talk's at:https://dividendtalkpodcast.com/https://x.com/DividendTalk_https://x.com/European_DGI**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://patreon.com/wallstreetwildlife**********Find more episodes of the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠wallstreetwildlife.com⁠⁠⁠ where you can also get our "10 Laws of the Investing Jungle" free PDF download, and you can follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypusWall Street Wildlife is also on Instagram @wallstreetwildlife**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsgrowth investing,dividend investing,how to retire early,financial independence,FIRE movement,living off your portfolio,growth stocks vs dividend stocks,Wall Street Wildlife podcast,Dividend Talk podcast,stock portfolio management,investor psychology,when to sell stocks,market crash,Google stock analysis,GOOG,EOSE,RKLB,GRG.L,investor mistakes,long-term investing