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Being an investor means owning a business and participating in everything that business creates: its earnings, its cash flows, its growth. Being a speculator means chasing prices and hoping the market cooperates. Ben Graham said it best: “A stock is not just a ticker symbol or an electronic blip; it is an ownership interest in an actual business, with an underlying value that does not depend on its share price.” When you buy a good business at a good value, you are not just buying a stock. You are buying the right to participate in the growth of the business itself. If you overpay, the math works against you. You now need the business to grow faster than expected, or you are relying on someone else to bail you out at a higher price. When you purchase a business at a great value and you can sleep well at night because your focus is on the strength of the business itself. Speculate on prices and you will lose your mind watching a stock quote that changes every second of every trading day. Be the investor. Not the speculator. #investing

Pick your fighter $NVDA P/E of 33.25 with 71% EPS growth next year Or $GOOGL P/E of 25 with 17% EPS growth next year

Walmart is trading at a P/E over 40 which is more than double its historic P/E ratio. $WMT

WILD STAT Microsoft is down 31% and trading at its lowest P/E since 2018. $MSFT is now underperforming the S&P 500 over the last 5 years. Why?

All of these stocks are down 60%+ over the last year. See any common themes?

One of the best Peter Lynch quotes ever.

Investing really doesn't have to be that complicated. Since 2015, Autozone has grown EPS by 14.25% per year, and the stock is up 15.83% per year. Buy reasonably priced stocks with 10% - 20% EPS growth, and you'll do just fine.

The only chart you needed to avoid buying $NKE before it dropped 60%+

Adobe's stock is down 64% since 2021 and now trades at its lowest P/E in over 20 years. Current Blended P/E: 11.5 Expected EPS growth: 12% $ADBE

$MELI is currently trading at its lowest P/EBITDA in the last 20+ years. Analysts expect 30% EBITDA growth per year through FY28. Our estimate charts show 30% annual returns if P/EBITDA remains at 21x, and 66% annual returns if P/EBITDA rises to 42x.

Is 184x earnings overvalued? Palantir currently trades at a Blended P/E of 184 with earnings expected to grow 47% per year from FY 26 - FY28. If it trades at a P/E of 47 in 2028 (PEG = 1) then shares would be down 9.4% from today's prices. $PLTR

Broadcom: Buy or Sell? Current Blended P/E: 40 Normal P/E since 2026: 18 Expected annual EPS growth through 2028: 42% $AVGO

This will blow your mind. Waste Management trades at a Blended P/E of 32 with 10% expected earnings growth. Nvidia trades at a Blended P/E of 36 with 37% expected earnings growth. Which will perform better over the next 3 years? $NVDA $WM

Stop asking: "Where will the stock be next month?" Start asking: "What will earnings look like in 2-3 years?" Adjusting your time horizon is one of the easiest ways to improve long-term returns.

The best long-term returns often come from: - Above-average earnings growth - Reasonable starting valuation - Durable margins - Smart capital allocation by management Compounding is simple. Execution is the hard part.

Revenue growth is exciting. Earnings growth drives long-term shareholder returns. Great businesses have both.

A stock can be: - A great company - A terrible investment When valuation is ignored. Even the best businesses are risky at the wrong price. Know what you’re paying for growth.

Our tool might not be for everyone, but we often like to say that it’s a tool to think with. We don’t try and dictate valuation, but help reveal it. The reason why the valuation changes on every single timeframe change, or at least can, is because growth rates change, and the price that you should pay for a stock is tied to how fast the fundamentals grow. The tool allows you to see how different growth rates will affect valuation and run what if scenarios based on different growth rates and different valuation ratios. At the end of the day FAST Graphs is designed to help evaluate risk in an investment, and we believe we do it better than anyone else out there!

I'm not a fan of @FASTGraphs whatsoever. The way they calculate future growth, as well as how the overvaluation or undervaluation can change dramatically, based on time frame selected. Just like TA. Don't believe me? Go watch random Chuck Carnevale YouTube videos from say, 2013-2023, if they're still up. I won't waste my time on them anymore. That said, I agree with you but not because of what Fast Graphs says. Also, going back to them, keep in mind during the 2010s, $AXP valuation was still suppressed with GFC fear, as was case for financials. As you know, so much of $MCO $SPGI $FICO and similar "growth" has been multiple expansion since around 2010.

You know I hate $AXP ever since it became a bank during GFC. I also hate that at $310, it's still above last summer levels, and way above April tariff lows. Unlike $SPGI, $MA, $V, $MSCI, $MCO (before this week), and so on. Still, decided to bite 100 American Express today. Though most likely, I will eventually cancel this holding, just like I cancel their crappy cards after bonus. 3% cash back $HOOD credit card is all you need.

Corning has gone parabolic. Up 200% over the last year and trading at a Blended P/E of 58, while its 10-year average P/E is 19. Trading at its highest P/E ever. What happens from here? $GLW

Software stocks have had a rough year. Down 70%+ $MNDY $FIG $BRB $FISV $TEAM $DUOL Down 60%+ $GLOB $KLAR $IT $AI $KD $TTD $INTA $DOCS $VERX $QFIN $WIX $HUBS $HIMS $ASAN $FMC $WPP

Link to the $NVDA chart: app.fastgraphs.com/security/fastg…

Nvidia dropped 60% from November 2021 - October 2022 and traded at a Blended P/E of 34. Since then the stock is up 1,433% and the Blended P/E is 41. INSANE EPS growth. $NVDA