Investor Essentials Daily

Even as prices have moderated, demand for lumber is still around all-time highs as a shortage of homes for sale persists, and this company should continue to see its business surge higher in 2021...

Logistics are increasingly important in a globalized interconnected world, and the healthcare industry is no different. An ever-growing number of new drugs and treatments can leave a hospital overwhelmed...

Over the past forty years, the Federal Reserve has been able to keep the U.S. inflation level at a low consistent rate. This has been a boon for the stock market, keeping valuations high...

Those who have seen the Showtime drama Billions but don’t have a deep working knowledge of the financial world may be surprised to learn the show actually does a good job of approximating the 1980s hedge fund universe...

Wall Street—and Main Street for that matter—loves a good story...

As America continues aging, healthcare is becoming a bigger, and more important, industry...

Today’s company, Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN), is an innovative pharmaceutical that specializes in rare-disease treatment, which offers a potentially great avenue for diversification of AstraZeneca’s existing portfolio...

By continuing to live on the edge, Bill Ackman has followed a strategy that has made him billions of dollars, despite almost sinking his career numerous times...

Here at Valens, we are cautious about recommending pharma and biotech equity investments because of the advanced industry knowledge required to succeed...

It’s difficult to find interesting companies in dying industries...

After more than a year of “wait and save” being the dominant corporate strategy in America, management teams are finally getting comfortable with the idea of spending again...

The first public company in history was quickly followed by the first activist investor in history...

When introducing new products to a market, companies have to first strategize where they are expanding...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the U.S. housing market has exploded. New homes can’t be built fast enough, and the housing inventory is the shortest it’s been in decades...

This company has rocketed since its IPO, given its support by well-regarded investors such as Cathie Wood of Ark Innovation (ARKK) fame...

Corporate America is struggling to keep up with the rate of the world’s recovery...

With the recent separation of Bill and Melinda Gates, many people are wondering what will happen with the foundation they have created together and its collective assets...

After spotting material distortions in GAAP accounting, we were able to recommend a trade based on real Uniform returns for the business. This recommendation turned into a 250% gain for our readers...

With many major semiconductor chip companies beginning to ramp up production and build out capacity amidst recent shortages, this company is primed to succeed...