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Tom Gardner

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

I think if he tapped a little bit more of a moderate view continually, he could teach a lot of people about thoughtful investments in the equity markets, but it's a little too much all in, all out for me, although I have a lot of admiration for him.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

But I would say that here are the things I would look for

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

in and around collapses.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

So the first would be evaluation.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

I mentioned that.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

But I don't think it's going to be valuation off of unprofitable, Jerry-built, flimsy companies.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

We'll see when they come public.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

We have to watch that, public markets.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

And remember, number two, that when SpaceX comes public at a, I don't know, $1.8 trillion valuation, I mean, that's going to draw a lot of cash away from other stocks.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

So we'll start to see, you know, a little bit more dilution

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

with the total number of companies and where that capital is going.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

So that will hurt valuations.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

But that would be the first thing.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

The second thing I would look for is actually the other side of it.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

The companies that are going to collapse because they didn't make the upgrades.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

And we're seeing that with some SaaS software companies now and some questions about it.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

Obviously, the extreme version of it is Chegg.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

which just collapsed in like three GPT upgrades.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

That stock had gone from $105 a share to one.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
2 Go-To Market Indicators, 6 Stock Ideas for the Next 5 Years

And so, you know, certain categories, you better not get left behind.