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The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the “Trust”) has determined that it is in the best interests of shareholders to liquidate the VFIN (Simplify Volt Fintech Disruption ETF) & VPOP (Simplify Volt Pop Culture Disruption E...

Shares of Roku are up 11% due to speculation that Netflix may acquire the streaming platform. Netflix risks losing its focus as a content publisher if it also wants to become an advertising company. Roku will no longer be a neutral CTV advertising outlet if the merger takes place....

The saga around the potential purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk continues to be one of the most covered business stories. The stock trades substantially below the original buyout offer as the proposed deal has hit a major snag. Here is how I play this unfolding saga from an investm...

Twitter is a valuable asset, and Musk's buyout offer may have been low. Musk might still go through with the deal, and buying at $38 would earn a 42% return in a short time. If Musk backs out, this is a great entry price for a long-term investment. For further details see: ...

The streaming market will continue to grow with CAGR of 12.5% y/y from 2021 to 2024. We are assured the battle for consumer and their wallets will intensify further in 2022 because of declining consumer saving as percentage of total disposable income and decelerating growth rate. ...

Netflix got hammered again recently, bringing its total decline down to 75% from its all-time high several months ago. The streaming giant lost subscribers for the first time in more than ten years. However, the stagnant growth period could be transitory. Moreover, Netflix is grow...

Netflix shares tumbled in what looks to be the last nail in the coffin for the pandemic trade. The markets are adjusting to a higher interest rate and inflation environment. The economy remains strong as investors rotate from growth to value while the rise in interest rates is cre...

The broader equity categories turned in negative results in Q1. U.S. large-cap stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, held up the best at a decline of 4.6%. Bonds performed worse than many of the equity categories, despite typically being viewed as a safe haven investment. In t...

Inflation expectations have kept the Federal Reserve center stage as they commenced their interest rate rising cycle in March. The war in Ukraine and Omicron’s spread in China impacted inflation and supply chains differently, but both delay supply chain normalization. Regar...

Follow the Money is a series of brief, information-rich posts that I will publish periodically but not on a fixed schedule. After rallying for 9 of the last 11 days, the S&P 500 went from down -13% to down just -3.4%. Growth has been hit hard by the slide in tech stocks this y...