Julian Lin runs Best of Breed Growth Stocks and discusses his high conviction pick: IIPR (0:35). Reasons to be bullish (3:00). IIPR's dividend safety (7:20) 280E taxes and cannabis rescheduling (12:15). Is legalization good for multi-state cannabis operators? (16:30) Risks to REITs (21:00). Red and green flags for management (29:00). How investors should think about valuation (37:05). Show Notes: Innovative Industrial: Cannabis Rescheduling Changes Everything - 16% Yield Is A Conviction Buy Cann...
Jan 08, 2026•41 min
Seeking Alpha's Head of Quant, Steven Cress , answers your questions! Credo Technology - why the high momentum rating? (0:45) Explaining the Z score (2:30). Merck's momentum better than Pfizer's (3:55). Navigating energy stocks and market sensitivity (6:15). High growth stocks may be held back by valuation concerns (8:40). Why is Comfort Systems a hold? (9:25) Diversification key to minimizing risk; value and growth (11:10). Diving deeper into quant metrics and weightings (13:10). Show Notes: To...
Jan 07, 2026•19 min
J Mintzmyer of Value Investor's Edge discusses shipping performance in 2025, strategies for navigating market downturns, and the importance of focusing on quality investments (0:45). Dry bulk potential, Cmb.Tech a top pick for 2026, impact of geopolitical factors on shipping (4:30). Stock selection metrics (12:20). The role of dividends in shipping (15:10). Broad macro risks (16:45). Learning lessons, setting goals (22:20). Show Notes: In Shipping, Global Macro Matters More Than Ever Buy Cmb.Tec...
Jan 04, 2026•30 min
Streaming and media expert Dan Rayburn shares why investors should only care about the Warner Bros/Netflix/Paramount deal if it happens (0:40). NFL and NFLX; streaming and sports (11:00). Appropriate metrics to use in this space (18:40). Brand and revenue: Apple, Google, Amazon, Disney, Netflix (27:40). What is TV? (45:00) Show Notes: Netflix Is Still King Streaming Media Blog Read our transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to S...
Dec 23, 2025•54 min
Scott Kaufman discusses leading The Dividend Kings , and focusing on dividend growth and value investing (0:25). Key metrics for evaluating dividend stocks (5:00). Digging deeper into LyondellBasell, Dow, and Eastman Chemical Company (8:50). Dividend cut implications (11:40). Baby bonds and preferred securities (15:00). Market sentiment and interest rates (19:20). Show Notes: Realty Income: Undervalued, Underappreciated, And Unloved Regions Financial: 4.31% Yield With Big Dividend Growth Read Ou...
Dec 18, 2025•32 min
Steve Cress, our Head of Quant, reviews the investing year that was (1:20). Past returns of Steve's previous stock picks (11:50). Reviewing his top 10 stocks for 2025, which returned 45.6% vs S&P 500's 17.6% (14:50). This is an excerpt from a recent webinar, Top 10 Stocks For 2025 -- Recap & Results. Show Notes: Steven Cress' Top 2025 Stocks Register for Top Stocks 2026 Episode Transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to S...
Dec 16, 2025•40 min
Rob Isbitts from Sungarden Investors Club on the S&P 500 sucking up all the air in the room and the top things he's thinking about (0:50). Building a bond ladder (3:10). Playing ETFs on offense and defense (9:00). The last few weeks have seen typical market behavior (26:45). Show Notes: Contrarian Plays And Real Asset Opportunities From Next Gen Investors How To Build A Bond Ladder That Beats The S&P 500 The Rest Of This Decade Episode Transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stoc...
Dec 11, 2025•36 min
How investors should think about Trump approving Nvidia's H200 GPUs to China according to Tech Contrarians (0:30). Broadcom earnings (9:10). Apple and the memory supercycle (14:40). Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and momentum around AI names (19:00). Show Notes: Nvidia, AMD, Intel rise as Trump approves sale of H200 chips to China, asks for 25% cut Don't Fear AI Bubble, There Will Be Winners AI Spending Surge, Contrarian Take On Tech Stocks Episode Transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock ...
Dec 10, 2025•23 min
Michael Kramer from Reading The Markets calls this market 'sideways with a lot of chop' (0:50). Life after Mag 7 (2:30). Healthcare names of interest (7:40). Robotics and AI (12:00). Life after government data (14:10). Startling bond environment (16:45). Show Notes: Inflation Expectations, Tech Valuations, Healthcare Opportunities White House makes a robotics push Private firms unexpectedly shed 32K jobs in November: ADP report Episode transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock and ET...
Dec 04, 2025•31 min
Seeking Alpha's Head of Quant, Steve Cress on how crazy November was and why quant works (0:45). Micron and CommScope, 2 quant strong buys in AI sector (12:00). Worth buying near 52 week highs? (17:00). Seagate Technology, pick #3 (19:30). Benefits of employing this strategy (22:00). Quant performance during GFC (29:00). Show Notes: 3 Best AI Stocks For The 2025 Santa Rally Alpha Picks 3 Stocks To Buy From Alpha Picks/Pro Quant Portfolio Episode Transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, st...
Dec 03, 2025•33 min
Rob Isbitts checks in with analysts Julia Ostian , Jack Bowman , and Kenio Fontes to see how they're thinking about the current market (0:40). How interest rates may affect investor behavior (14:20). Stocks that are moving in the right direction (18:45). Show Notes: How To Build A Bond Ladder That Beats The S&P 500 The Rest Of This Decade Walmart Q3 FY26: Solid Momentum, And A Holiday Season Target Should Fear Episode Transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores...
Nov 26, 2025•34 min
Steve Cress, our head of Quant at Seeking Alpha, on the power of quant (0:45). Barbell approach in times of market volatility (6:25). 3 dividend income stocks (16:00). 3 AI stocks (27:40). Recorded on November 19. Show Notes: 3 Stocks To Buy From Alpha Picks/Pro Quant Portfolio Top Income And AI Growth Stocks Alpha Picks Episode Transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions...
Nov 23, 2025•42 min
Hoya Capital's David Auerbach on past REIT underperformance evolving into solid fundamentals across the board (1:00). Interest rates and REITs (5:20). Contextualizing dividends (10:20). Alexandria and other earnings season takeaways (15:40). Retail REITs and the US economy (20:55). Office REITs (27:40). Hoya Capital ETFs HOMZ and RIET (30:30). The most misunderstood thing about REITs (38:05). Show Notes: REITs Are A Deep Value Opportunity Winners And Losers Of REIT Earnings Season The Road Ahead...
Nov 20, 2025•41 min
Travis Koldus runs The Contrarian and shares why he looks forward to price discovery (0:45). Mispricings in stocks (5:20). REITs and interest rates (8:50). S&P 500 P/E ratio, Japan, and other macro points (13:40). Price to sales, keeping metrics in context (28:20). Most contrarian take (35:50). Episode Transcripts Show Notes: KCI Research On REITs, Dividends And Contrarian Investing Apple: Cheapest Valuation In A Decade Realty Income Shares Have Gone Nowhere For 7 Plus Years For full access ...
Nov 17, 2025•41 min
Tech Contrarians explains the market’s AI obsession, and why fears of a bubble might be premature (1:00). OpenAI’s spending spree (3:20). Big tech’s CapEx surge and what it signals about market anxiety (5:40). Red flags may indicate short-term supply chain hiccups not AI collapse (8:00). AI bubble or deflation? Mid-2026 more likely for major corrections (10:15). AMD, Nvidia & Broadcom (15:30). Intel's turning point (25:40). Why data storage and HBM memory are long-term AI plays (33:50). Oppo...
Nov 13, 2025•40 min
Victor Dergunov shares why valuations matter more than ever, and how he’s positioning The Financial Prophet portfolio (0:35). Palantir’s evolution - shorting the stock despite long-term optimism (09:30). AI market dynamics, sector froth (19:45). Two top holdings, AMD & Tesla and why Tesla remains such a misunderstood stock (23:40). Market catalysts from Fed policy to fiscal trends (30:10). Risk management, AI opportunities (35:30). Show Notes: Victor Dergunov Talks Amazing AI Run, Rolling Co...
Nov 10, 2025•40 min
Alex King from Cestrian Capital Research and Growth Investor Pro on staying calm in volatile and confusing markets (0:35). We're early in the AI demand cycle (1:50). Quantum computing and government intervention (11:40). Tesla earnings (13:35). Why gold's gotten ahead of itself (17:30). Intel and semiconductors (21:10). Show Notes: Will This Market Go Higher Than Anyone Expects? Tech Volatility Is A Feature Not A Bug Quantum Names Pop All Cap Investing With Kirk Spano Episode transcripts For ful...
Oct 26, 2025•40 min
Fundstrat economic strategist Hardika Singh shares why she's shocked by how strong this market has been despite so many curveballs thrown at it (0:30). News priced in this relentless bull market (8:00). ETFs and stock picking (13:15). Buying the dip will power us to new highs (19:20). Puzzling economic data (21:30). Gold's surprising rally (27:00). Show Notes: It Looks Like A Bubble, It Feels Like A Bubble, But It Isn't URA Global X Uranium ETF Episode transcripts For full access to analyst rati...
Oct 19, 2025•37 min
How to trade and invest in the biotech space with ROTY Biotech Community's Jonathan Faison (0:35). Making money in biotech (5:40). Managing sector risk (9:20). Geron - a stock he never thought he'd own (17:10). Show Notes: Finding Winners In Biotech, Probably The Riskiest Sector Syndax Pharmaceuticals: A Tale Of Two Drug Launches Arcutis Biotherapeutics: Another Approval Under Their Belt Episode transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subs...
Oct 09, 2025•22 min
JD Henning, who runs Value and Momentum Breakouts, shares why following market signals is so important (0:30). Trading gold stocks (7:45). Highlighting beaten down healthcare (10:00). ETFs over single stocks (15:50). Favorite market ETFs (24:00). Crypto and gold sectors (26:30). Show Notes: Palantir, Tesla, Gold, And Market Timing Biotechs Accelerating To Overtake Gold Rush JD Henning Cautious About 2024, An Unusual Year For Market Considerations Episode transcripts For full access to analyst ra...
Oct 08, 2025•30 min
Gold and silver expert Don Durrett explains how investors should analyze mining stocks (0:35). 3 undercovered names (14:10). Differences between explorers, producers, and developers (19:00). Gold corrections (28:45). This is an excerpt from a recent webinar . Show Notes: Buying To The Bottom In Gold & Silver With Don Durrett Gold glitters above $3,900 as yen sinks and U.S. shutdown fuels safe haven rush Gold, Silver And The Fear Trade How Much Further Will Gold And Silver Run? Episode transc...
Oct 06, 2025•34 min
Kirk Spano runs Margin of Safety Investing and shares what it means to be an all cap investor (0:25). Using options, covered calls (14:30). AST SpaceMobile as an example (19:00). AI and large cap names (25:00). QE has changed everything (36:00). Bitcoin, gold, crypto (46:00). Show Notes: Liquidity, Macro And Valuations Are Warning You AST SpaceMobile Screams 'Watson, I'm Calling You From Space' Pfizer: One Of The Next Big AI Winners 'Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish' Small Cap Strategies Episode transc...
Oct 01, 2025•55 min
Tech Contrarians on pretty fishy levels (0:30). Where is the money going? (3:40) Oracle, AMD and other contrarian takes (9:45). Not giving China enough credit (14:50). Why Intel deserves a larger market cap (19:30). TSM , Intel and Trump's influence on tech (23:15). Don't fear the bubble (32:10). Show Notes: Huawei ramps up AI chip production to fill in Nvidia's falling market share in China: report Tech Stocks - Focus On What Management Isn't Talking About Robotaxi Concerns, A Healthier Nvidia,...
Sep 30, 2025•36 min
Courage & Conviction Investing shares why he's in a philosophical state of mind (0:30). Highlighting wins and losses with Green Plains and Cineverse (6:25). Small caps, rate cutting, and tariffs (26:45). Subscribe to Courage & Conviction Investing's Second Wind Capital Show Notes: Small Cap Nuance With Courage & Conviction Investing Cineverse: An Incredible Micro-Cap Setup The Art Of Being A Contrarian With Courage & Conviction Investing Episode transcripts For full access to ana...
Sep 22, 2025•41 min
Steven Cress, Head of Quant at Seeking Alpha, explains how quant works (0:30). Importance of PEG ratio (4:05). Past performance (8:40). 3 stocks to buy from Alpha Picks /Pro Quant Portfolio (20:05). Show Notes: 6 Stocks Poised To Benefit From A Rate Cut Leveraging The PRO Quant Portfolio Quant Ratings Explained Steven Cress' Top 10 Stocks For H2 2025 Episode transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seek...
Sep 21, 2025•39 min
David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool , author of Rule Breaker Investing , shares how it's possible to beat the market (0:30). Investing is not just a math exercise (5:00). Starbucks stock and playing the long game (8:20). Investing principles that have led to wins (12:40). Management is key (19:00). Overvalued as a buy signal (26:20). Parallels to dotcom era (33:45). Episode transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to Seek...
Sep 18, 2025•39 min
Why Michael Kramer from Mott Capital Management and Reading The Markets is focused on Fed dot plot and BOJ meeting (0:30). What happens with inflation expectations? (6:15) AI hype, tech stock valuations (9:00). Undervalued names in healthcare (25:30). Metrics for different stocks and sectors and long-term themes (27:50). Show Notes: Federal Reserve lowers rate by 25 basis points, first cut since December Fed Cuts And BoJ Hikes Could Finally Break The Yen Carry Trade Magnificent 7 Now The Troubli...
Sep 17, 2025•36 min
Fed expert Danielle DiMartino Booth on the Fed's historic day (0:25). Rate cuts and economic despair (7:55). Focused on Fed balance sheet, dot plot (11:00). Powell's uncomfortable position (14:35). Stagflation extremely real (15:55). Get dividends wherever you can (20:10). Show Notes: Powell In Jackson Hole, A Little Too Late U.S. retail sales keep up the pace in August in stronger-than-expected print Trump Proposes Shift To Semiannual Earnings QI Research Episode transcripts For full access to ...
Sep 16, 2025•24 min
Cannabis has bipartisan support, but is it worthy of investment? Quant Strategist Emma Johnston covers how quant thinks about sector ETF MSOS (0:25). Buys becoming sells and vice versa (4:55). MSOS risks (8:18). US based stock picks (14:40). Is Green Thumb ( GTBIF ) a buy? (19:45) Show Notes: Have Cannabis Investors Been Early Or Wrong Or Both? Green Thumb Stands Alone. Billions In Debt Coming For MSOs Cannacomparison portfolio Alpha Picks Episode transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, ...
Sep 11, 2025•30 min
Michael Kramer from Reading The Markets and Mott Capital Management on trade war takeaways and the big sharp sell-off (1:10). Difference between implied and realized volatility (5:35). Vol up, spot up scenario (8:15). Fed mandates and inflation (13:00). Reverse repo facility symbol of excess cash; preparing for liquidity drain (19:30). Protecting your portfolio in a time of heightened risk (32:25). Is QE coming? (38:40) This is an excerpt from a recent webinar, Portfolio Protection For Volatilit...
Sep 08, 2025•42 min
