Peloton: Between A Rock And A Hard Place (NASDAQ:PTON)

ninitta/iStock via Getty Images It’s been 2 years since Peloton Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTON) started shifting its business model from one based around selling physical exercise devices to one built around subscriptions. That doesn’t seem like a bad plan on paper. However, the results have been lackluster so far. Since subscriber growth is mainly dependent on…

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DFAS ETF: Cost Of Capital Could Hit Smallcaps Hard – Sell (NYSEARCA:DFAS)

syahrir maulana The Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) benchmarks against the Russell 2000 Index to offer smallcap exposure to investors in an attractive and relatively inexpensive (0.26% expense ratio) package that attempts to do the following: maximize the after tax value of a shareholder’s investment. Generally, the Advisor buys and sells securities for the…

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A Hard Look At A Soft Landing

DNY59 By Ryan J. Puplava Executive Summary In this article, I’ll cover some of the key stories of 2023 and then focus on the likelihood of a soft landing for the economy with a look at monetary policy, economic growth, the earnings outlook, and geopolitical risks. Monetary Policy In two years, the Fed raised rates…

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SMOG: Macro Headwinds Make This Low Carbon Energy ETF Hard To Inhale (NYSEARCA:SMOG)

Werawad Ruangjaroon The VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:SMOG) invests across renewable energy companies as well as leaders in related environmentally friendly technology. This is a segment that has grown significantly in recent years, but underperforming following what was a short-lived pandemic boom. Indeed, the latest headlines aren’t helping. Solar stocks within the SMOG portfolio…

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Hard Times Are Coming So Buy GLD (NYSEARCA:GLD)

Diy13 Ray Dalio predicts doom and gloom for the US economy thanks to the mounting debt load. The country’s debt levels surpassed $33 trillion for the first time last month. My fellow Seeking Alpha contributor wrote a very well-thought-out article on portfolio protection if the debt crisis really comes. But the main focus of my…

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