Over the weekend, I binge-watched last week’s congressional GameStop hearing entitled, “GameStopped – Who Wins and Loses When Short Sellers, Social Media, and Retail Investors Collide?” The all-star cast of witnesses included Gabriel Plotkin, founder of Melvin Capital, the hedge fund that needed a $2.75 billion bailout investment after getting caught in GameStop’s short squeeze; Vlad Tenev, […]
Recap of 2020 Bizarro World and Some Really Bold Investment Predictions for 2021
If 2020 could be summed up in one stanza, it would be, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Last year, at this moment, I was trying on my flapper dress and getting prepared to greet the modern-day roaring twenties. I rang in 2020, in a crowded restaurant, dressed in flapper […]