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Michael Graham
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Ohio State Fisher College of Business '24. CFA Level 2 Candidate. Generally Bullish.
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After a short period away, I am back on Discounted Dividends, this time reviewing VICI Properties, the REIT that owns the Las Vegas strip! Read (for free):

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Rolling the Dice on VICI Properties
Using my REIT investment framework to analyze VICI Properties
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August 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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REITs can provide attractive opportunities for investors, but you need to know what you're buying.

The following is a thread on what characteristics I look for in a Real Estate Investment Trust

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June 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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I'm back on BlueSky. X is such a sesspool. So much more valuable insights with less noise on here.
June 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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OUT NOW: Death by Capital Expenditures

#Stocks #StockMarket #Investing

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Death by Capital Expenditures
Is the current level of CapEx spend unsustainable?
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February 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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OUT NOW: A warning about YieldMax and other high-income ETFs.

Underperformance and a large tax bill.

#Stocks #StockMarket #Investing #Dividends

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A Warning About YieldMax and Other Covered Call ETFs
Underperformance with a side of a larger tax bill.
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February 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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OUT NOW: Valuation is Useless, Quality is Everything.

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Valuation is Useless, Quality is Everything
Human emotions are a far larger driver of stock returns than value.
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February 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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OUT NOW:
We just had a massive IPO, and nobody seems to care.
What the Venture Global (VG) IPO tells us about the IPO market.

#Stocks #StockMarket #Investing #Finance #Business

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We Just Had a Massive IPO, but Nobody Cares
What Venture Global’s IPO tells us about the IPO market.
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January 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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OUT NOW:
The Problem with Nike. And how I would fix it.

#Stocks #StockMarket #Investing #Business #Finance

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The Problem with Nike
When your products suck, so does your stock.
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January 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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OUT TOMORROW MORNING:
The Problem With Nike (And how I would fix it)

Free on The Quality Premium:
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#Stocks #StockMarket #Investing #Finance #Business
The Quality Premium | Michael Graham | Substack
Quality investments and ideas. Click to read The Quality Premium, by Michael Graham, a Substack publication. Launched 17 days ago.
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January 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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OUT NOW: 5 Companies I'll be following during earnings season. No, they're not AI related.

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What I'll Be Looking for this Earnings Season
No, I don't care about AI, I promise
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January 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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I believe this is what the cool kids call "alpha".

#Stocks #StockMarket #Investing #Finance
January 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Don't miss this on The Quality Premium.

I hope the sarcasm makes it through the webpage.
January 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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OUT NOW: I'm Not Crazy, You're Crazy.

A short post on irrational human behavior, and how it is as old as markets (and time).

#Stocks #StockMarket #Investing #Business #Finance

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I’m Not Crazy, You’re Crazy
Speculation, mania, and fear of missing out are staples of the world we live in.
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January 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Seeing Quantum stocks fall -50% SHOULD be a good reminder to stay away from speculative madness.

That said, people love to gamble, so they will never learn.

#Stocks #StockMarket #Finance #Investing
January 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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10/2 yield spread breaking out. This chart shows the past year.

At what point does the 10-year yield spook markets?

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January 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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There's probably a great opportunity to buy PepsiCo $PEP and or Coca-Cola $KO right now.

Cheaper PE than the S&P 500, which is rare for these stocks.

Sentiment couldn't be worse.

I've been a buyer of both.

#Stocks #StockMarket #Investing #Finance #Dividends
January 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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OUT NOW: A New Take on Regulating Health Insurance Companies.

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A New Take On Regulating Health Insurance Companies
Could we learn something from how public utility companies are regulated?
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January 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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OUT NOW: A New Take on Regulating Health Insurance Companies.

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A New Take On Regulating Health Insurance Companies
Could we learn something from how public utility companies are regulated?
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January 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Coming up on The Quality Premium:
A New Take on Regulating Health Insurance Companies.
Could they one day look like public utilities?

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#Stocks #Investing #StockMarket #Finance #Business #Insurance

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A New Take On Regulating Health Insurance Companies
Could we learn something from how public utility companies are regulated?
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January 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Sherwin Williams $SHW is an interesting stock if you're a believer in a future housing boom.

Higher rates have hurt it's performance recently, but no doubt they will benefit moving forward.

#Stocks #Investing #StockMarket #Finance
January 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Economics is hilarious.

It's a whole study of how things should work, with an explanation of exactly why it doesn't work that way.
January 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Out now on The Quality Premium:
Reviewing my stock portfolio as 2024 comes to a close and 2025 kicks off. Check it out:

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2024 Stock Portfolio Review
Checking in on my performance and holdings going into 2025.
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January 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Before trading opens tomorrow, wanted to share my meaningless EOY 2025 S&P 500 target: 5,700.

I'll probably be wrong, but there's a lot that makes me nervous, wouldn't be surprised to see a muted year.

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January 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Coming up tomorrow on The Quality Premium:

In this post, I review how my stock portfolio did in 2024, what I bought and sold, and what I want to do in 2024.

Link in reply to this post!

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January 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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I think AI is getting lazier.

I ask it to do something, and instead of doing it, it describes to me how to do it. Yes, I know how to do this thing, but do it for me.

Maybe I'm just getting lazier.
January 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM