Photo by Dima Solomin on UnsplashDisclaimer: I am not a professional financial advisor. All financial opinions written in this article are from my personal research and experience, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks. Brief HistoryMETA brief history. Source: META’s company profile.Facebook, or now META (changed in 2021) was founded in 2004. It was one of the world’s most successful social media platforms. From 2004 to 2020, it acquired many new companies, including Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Oculus, and others. Despite the fact that some of the products have been or will be discontinued, ex: Libra/Diem (Digital Currency) and Novi (Payment Wallet). Facebook’s main business, like many other digital platforms, was advertising, but in 2019, they added a new
Photo by Myriam Zilles on UnsplashDisclaimer: I am not a professional financial advisor. All financial opinions written in this article are from my personal research and experience, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks.Following previous post, I attempted to do some research on its competitor, a new fast-growing dairy company.The product is advertised on every social media platform, is endorsed by a number of well-known influencers, and is available at every convenience store in the area. It’s nearly impossible to overlook the product.Since it was booming in 2021, I’ve decided to research this stock and compare it to ULTJ’s performance. As you may recall from my previous post, ULTJ’s management stated that the milk industry is experiencing a shortage of demand due
Photo by Andy Kelly on UnsplashDisclaimer: I am not a professional financial advisor. All financial opinions written in this article are from my personal research and experience, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks. Please check out my post on another platform for a complete version, as external links are not permitted here (bottom of the post).I’ve been learning a new framework to improve my business analysis skills for the past month. The framework aids you in determining which items to investigate first and what to look for in a business model. It could be applied to a variety of other business models as well.The process begins with determining who the owner is, then moves on to the background, and actions are taken while still holding a position in the company. Fol
Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on UnsplashDisclaimer: I am not a professional financial advisor. All financial opinions written in this article are from my personal research and experience, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks.Note: please read the previous post before going onI’ve gathered a lot of information from the IESR research report on whether coal will still be relevant in the next 10–20 years in the last two posts.So, why coal? In fact, coal is one of the cyclical stock opportunities that I overlooked during the 2020 Covid-19 economic recovery. The coal index price fell to $50/tonne in March 2020 before rallying to an all-time high of $400/tonne in early March 2022, all in less than two years!It’s incredible to see the rising price of coal; it demonstrates that man
Photo by Jeroen van de Water on UnsplashDisclaimer: I am not a professional financial advisor. All financial opinions written in this article are from my personal research and experience, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks.Note: please read previous article before continueIn the previous post, I mentioned the importance of understanding coal’s position in the energy market, from the net-zero emission plan to steps taken by the government to reduce coal usage.Frail policy and regulations, combined with a lacking amount of investment in renewable energy, make it difficult to reach the target in time. A well-written plan but quite poor execution.In order to fully grasp the transition phase, after knowing the fossil fuel position, we also need to know the development grow
Photo by Tanya Dusett on UnsplashDisclaimer: I am not a professional financial advisor. All financial opinions written in this article are from my personal research and experience, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks.For the past few weeks, I’ve been researching fossil fuel energy and renewable energy. There has been an agreement between countries that they want to reach net-zero carbon emission in 2050 by transitioning fossil fuel energy to renewable energy.Indonesia, as one of the top coal exporters in the world, has begun to be concerned about how long coal will stay relevant in the energy market. As an investor, we also need to understand it as well coal’s position in the market.The below writings are collections of what I’ve read and summarized from IESR report (h