The 7investing Podcast

A Tour of the Financial Industry with John Maxfield

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The financial industry is in a familiar place: Legacy banks are being challenged by technologically savvy, disruptive upstarts. Is the banking world a...

7 Deadly Sins During a Market Selloff

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you find your emotions dictating your investment decisions, or use margin trading or derivatives to try to magnify your investment returns? In diff...

7investing Team Podcast: Our Reckless Predictions for 2022

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re only four weeks in, and 2022 is already proving to be an eventful year. Between the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq’s recent corrections, concern...

7investing Explains: How are Medical Devices and Genetic Tests Regulated?

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Given the rise of exciting new therapeutic modalities ranging from mRNA to gene editing, investors would be forgiven for overlooking opportunities in ...

Welcome Luke Hallard to 7investing!

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are very excited to welcome Luke Hallard as our newest 7investing lead advisor! Luke has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Wales,...

Why Have Growth Stocks Plummeted? An Interview with Tobias Carlisle

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 2021, many growth investors suffered severe losses even while the S&P 500 index advanced 27%. A recent Bloomberg article pointed out that almos...

5 Big Reveals from the 2022 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There aren’t many single events that bring together a Who’s Who list of the leading private and public companies in biotech and synthetic biology....

Improving Your Decision-Making Process with Krzysztof Piekarski

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s certainly been an interesting month for the stock market! The trading world has set its obsessive eyes upon GameStop, with headlines franticall...

Buy Castlight Health: A 7investing Deep Dive

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

January 6, 2022: Our 7investing team has a policy that we don’t publicly reveal our official recommendations. Our members subscribe to our service f...

Navigating Market Volatility with ChitChatMoney's Ryan Henderson and Brett Schafer

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

2021 was an interesting year for investors. Overall, the S&P 500 composite index increased 26.89% during the year. But digging in deeper, those to...

Buy Dicerna Pharmaceuticals: A 7investing Deep Dive

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today marks an extremely exciting episode of the 7investing Podcast!   While we don't publicly reveal our recommendations, a 3 time recommendatio...

Investing in Emerging Markets with Perth Tolle

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Investors hear a lot about emerging markets. The term is used to describe countries with a greater growth trajectory than established economies such a...

The Power of Investing Young with Maya and Soren Peterson

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of 7investing's core principles is that "time is on your side." After all, it takes quite a bit of time for great companies to actually pull off t...

What's Next for Synthetic Biology?

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a long and winding road for synthetic biology. The first wave of publicly-traded companies emerged in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Many w...

Digital Advertising's New Future with PubMatic CEO Rajeev Goel

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The digital ad industry is one that moves pretty damn fast. In just a decade's time, we've seen direct advertisement sales transition to real-time onl...

Tesla and Technical Analysis with O'Neil Advisors' Irusha Peiris

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As individual investors, there are several things we tend to focus our time on. We're familiar with identifying competitive advantages. We know how to...

A CEO's Perspective of Investing in Biotechs with Al Altomari, CEO of Agile Therapeutics

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Investing in general can be complicated. Investing in an industry one doesn’t understand well, and doing so successfully can be close to impossible....

Is Peloton a Good Investment?

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shares of the connected fitness company dropped by roughly a third last week after the company reported a larger-than-expected loss as well as issuing...

Zillow Drops iBuying; What’s a Metaverse?

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago Zillow suspended its iBuying program because it had too much inventory on hand. That was actually a precursor to the company fully exi...

Investing in Environmental, Social, and Governance with Corbin Advisors SVP Robert McConnaughey

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has been a growing trend with some investors. It’s a type of investing that’s not just about making mo...

Apple Results, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and the Cloud

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple had an incredible quarter but the market did not embrace those results because the company warned about supply chain issues impacting its holida...

What Does the Future of Sports Betting Look Like in the U.S.?

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sports betting has attracted a lot of investment money and it’s an area with huge potential. It’s also a space that has done things the same way f...

Is it too Late to Buy Tesla?

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla has been one of the most successful and most debated publicly-traded companies, It’s a brand that has a devoted following that also has plenty...

Investing in Cannabis with Poseidon Managing Partner Morgan Paxhia

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The cannabis space has been a challenging area for investors. It seems like an area full of opportunity -- and in some ways it has been -- but it has ...

Streaming, Reddit, and Hollywood’s Power Shift Live from the WSJ Tech Conference

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Erickson has spent the past few days attending the Wall Street Journal’s annual technology conference. He takes a break from the show to updat...

Blue-Sky Thinking in Synthetic Biology

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Investors often see synthetic biology referred to as an industry, but that's not quite accurate. Biology touches many different industries ranging fro...

What Red Flags Keep You From Investing in a Company?

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Every company -- even our favorite investments -- have things that concern us. In most cases, these are just little things that we keep an eye on. The...

7investing Explains: How are Medical Devices and Genetic Tests Regulated?

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Given the rise of exciting new therapeutic modalities ranging from mRNA to gene editing, investors would be forgiven for overlooking opportunities in ...

Gene Editing, Sequencing, Investing — Oh My!

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Investors hear a lot about genomics these days, but what does it all mean, exactly? 7investing Lead Advisors Simon Erickson and Maxx Chatsko team up t...

Health Care’s Hi-Tech Future With ROBO Global’s Nina Deka

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

America's health care bill may cost us $4 trillion a year. But at least we're getting more efficient. Technological advances are improving several of ...

Space, SPACs, and the Future of Bitcoin

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are a lot of exciting new frontiers hitting the headlines of today's financial media. 7investing lead advisors Steve Symington and Simon Erickso...

How to Invest in the Holiday Shopping Season

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at least as far as many retailers are concerned. The holiday season has crept into October so some playe...

The Rise of Esports with Mainline CEO Chris Buckner

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Esports is quite rapidly taking the entire world by storm. Nearly half a billion people now tune in to watch competitive tournaments between the most ...

Can Anything Slow Tesla Down? A Look at the Rivian IPO

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla has managed to largely avoid the production problems that have impacted the rest of the automotive industry. That’s not to say it has been cle...

The Role of Customer Success in Enterprise Software

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Not too long ago, software was sold with perpetual licenses. Often, software was bundled with hardware. In some cases, an annual maintenance contract ...

What Does Success Look Like for Apple TV+?

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple has spent billions of dollars on its streaming TV service but its goals for that product may not be the same as its rivals. For the technology g...

How to Invest Successfully with Author Danielle Ecuyer

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Danielle Ecuyer has decades of equities experience that spans the globe. She completed a Commerce degree at the UNSW in the early 1980’s and then tr...

Should you Buy the Dip? Evergrande & Disney’s Drop

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We don’t advocate waiting for the stock market to fall to buy shares in good companies, but when it does that creates buying opportunities. It’s a...

7investing Team Podcast: Identifying Red Flags

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've written quite extensively about what to look for when buying a new stock. Great management, a vast market opportunity, and scalable margins are ...

Why We're Probably Getting Boosters Anyway & Debt Ceiling Drama

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve heard a lot about COVID boosters and the latest FDA ruling saying that only the elderly and people with certain underlying conditions should g...

Intuit Buying Mailchimp, Plus a Look at the New iPhones

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Intuit plans to buy Mailchimp for $12 billion in order to enhance its services for small businesses. Do we like the deal? Does it make sense? We’ll ...

Artificial Intelligence in Sports Betting with Kelly Brooks, CEO of Quarter4

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sports betting has been a bit of a holy grail for investors. It’s an area that clearly presents a lot of opportunities, but it’s also a crowded sp...

Bringing Synthetic Biology to Consumers, One Material at a Time

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've all experienced it. That favorite pair of sneakers or trusty yoga mat, both of which have soaked up who-knows-what over the years, eventually be...

A New Frontier for Telemedicine, the Future of MRNA Vaccines, and More

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a health-focused Monday show as we examine the growing trend of at-home testing for everything from COVID to other contagious diseases. We’ll...

How to Invest in the Space Economy with Andrew Chanin and Micah Walter-Range

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You've heard us speak quite a bit recently about the space economy, and that's for good reason. The final frontier is opening up a trillion-dollar com...

Two Angles on the Global Chip Shortage

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all heard automakers talk about how a shortage of chips/semiconductors has caused production delays and, in some cases, has led to actual shut...

Launching the Space Economy with Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck and CFO Adam Spice

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The commercial space economy is taking off, and it's capturing the imagination of entrepreneurs everywhere. This trillion dollar new horizon is unlock...

Is Apple Building a Car? Changes in the App Store & An FDA Safety Crackdown

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rumors of an Apple car have been around for quite a while but the noise got a little louder this week with DigiTimes reporting that the company has be...

7investing Market Focus: How Will Robots and Automation Impact Retail and Restaurant Workers (8/26/21)

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are robots going to gobble up all of the jobs for restaurant workers? 7investing Lead Advisors Dana Abramovitz and Dan Kline sit down to discuss the i...

7investing Market Focus: Is China Investable Again? $TCEHY $BABA (8/25/21)

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chinese stocks have been rallying, as investors have shown greater optimism for their long-term potential. Is this trend sustainable? Join Lead Adviso...

7investing Market Focus: Why Are Investors So Optimistic? (8/24/21)

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

News that the FDA gave Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) full approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, as well as crude prices rallying caused all the major indexes to end...

Democratizing the Short-Term Rental Market with reAlpha CEO Giri Devanur

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Giri Devanur, the CEO of reAlpha, a “real estate investing start-up that is looking to democratize the $1.2 trillion short-term rental market and cr...

7investing Market Focus: The Sexy Semiconductor Shopping Spree $INTC (8/19/21)

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The semiconductor industry is undergoing a supply shortage, and Intel’s CEO says he’s a “willing buyer” of chip manufacturers who are interest...

7investing Market Focus: What Tesla’s AI Day Will Mean for Investors $TSLA (8/18/21)

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla’s AI Day will showcase the company’s technical details and opportunities for self-driving cars. But where does Tesla really stand in the rac...

7investing Market Focus: Why Long-Term Investors Don’t Worry on Red Days (8/17/21)

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If there is one thing investors can predict, it is that there will be volatility in the stock market.   Stocks can plummet 20% or more in a singl...

What Is Your Biggest Worry/Fear/Concern as an Investor?

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Even the most confident investor has concerns. There are things that even long-term investors don’t control (global pandemics come sadly to mind) an...

The Semiconductor Supply Shortage with Robert Quinn

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world's undergoing a serious chip shortage, and its having a negative impact on businesses everywhere.   Automakers like Toyota are cutting t...

Amazon Partners with Affirm for Buy Now, Pay Later

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)  has been quickly growing in popularity. Offered by a number of companies and credit card providers, BNPL allows custom...

The Intrigue of Quantum Computing with Strangeworks CEO whurley

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Quantum computing's has the world's attention, as investors turn a curious eye toward one of the semiconductor industry's most difficult-to-understand...

Can Walmart Become a Player in Last Mile Shipping?

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Walmart had a somewhat surprising reveal Tuesday when it said it was entering the crowded last-mile shipping market not just for its own items but for...

7investing Mock Team Call: Should Investors Tune Into Netflix?

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our 7investing team is all about showing the transparency of our investing process. We hold Team Calls each month, for our advisors to get together to...

Are Movies Back? Virgin Orbit, Fast Food Wages, and Stock Market Regrets

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“Free Guy” has had a solid two-week run at the global box office and it was released only in theaters. Does this show that the traditional movie r...

The FTC Goes After Facebook; A Look at Investing Styles

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is Facebook a monopoly? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) thinks so and it has filed a new complaint against the company after a federal judge reject...

The Long Term Case for Crypto with CryptoEQ CEO Spence Randall

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of 7investing's key principles is to think longer-term. There's a lot of short-term noise in the market, which causes significant volatility in st...

Will the Delta Variant Slow the Bull Market?

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The stock market fell on Tuesday after reaching an all-time high Monday. Investors have become a little bit spooked by the rising number of coronaviru...

7investing Market Focus: The Global Impact of the Delta Variant (8/12/21)

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Concerns are on high as the number of cases of the COVID Delta variant continues to rise, causing confusion for businesses, schools, and families. How...

7investing Market Focus: The Red Hot Rental Market (8/11/21)

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Low interest rates and skyrocketing housing prices have been raising the roof on the rental market. What impact will this have on the overall US econo...

7investing Market Focus: Softbank’s Putting the Brakes on China $SFTBY (8/10/21)

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The solid performance of Softbank’s legendary Vision Fund helped the company report record-breaking earnings earlier this year. But due to China’s...

The Biggest Logistics Company You’ve Never Heard Of

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Logistics may be one of the most important things you rarely think about. When you get two day, one day, or even same-day delivery, an awful lot of mo...

Which industry Has the Most Room for Disruptive Innovation?

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the best investment ideas come from companies seeking to disrupt well-entrenched industries. That, of course, isn’t easy to do because the...

A Deep Dive Into Walt Disney’s Earnings

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The House of Mouse reported its third-quarter earnings on August 12 and the numbers told a lot about where the company stands as parts of its business...

The Psychology of Money with Morgan Housel

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Long-term success in investing is about much more than just picking good stocks. There are several lurking landmines that could wreak havoc on our lon...

A Look at the Real Impact of “Inflation”

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There has been good news and bad news for American consumers. Wages, especially at the bottom end of the workforce have been rising, but those gains h...

7investing Market Focus: Fastly’s “Horror Novel” Earnings Report $FSLY (8/5/21)

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fastly’s growth rates have come to a screeching halt, and its customers are infuriated over a recent network outage. Are these short-term blips that...

7investing Market Focus: Robinhood’s Volatility and Targeting Education $HOOD $TGT (8/4/21)

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After a disappointing first day of trading, Robinhood’s stock has regained confidence from investors. Is this just short-term noise, or are there im...

7investing Market Focus: Simon’s Malls Are Returning Back to Normal $SPG (8/3/21)

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Property Group has disclosed its sales have now fully recovered to their 2019 levels. Post-pandemic, what items are consumers most interested in...

7investing Market Focus: Square’s $29 Billion Acquisition Looks Like a Good Fit $SQ (8/2/21)

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Square’s acquisition of Afterpay will give it access to the fast-growing Buy Now Pay Later market. Was this a good acquisition, or was the price tag...

The Future of Media with Daniel Anstandig, CEO of Futuri

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Anstandig, the CEO and Co-Founder of Futuri -- an innovative company focusing on enhancing the effectiveness of media through an enterprise tec...

The 3 Frameworks for Evaluating Gene Editing Stocks

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Caribou Biosciences (NASDAQ: CRBU) became the seventh publicly-traded CRISPR stock in July 2021, I saw an exchange on social media. One person as...

7investing Market Focus: Robinhood’s IPO: What's Under the $HOOD? (7/29/21)

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Robinhood’s first day as a publicly-traded company didn’t quite go as planned. Is this company a long-term investment opportunity? 7investing lead...

7investing Market Focus: The Fed’s Big Meeting (7/28/21)

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Markets have been propped up by low interest rates for quite some time, yet inflation looms on everyone’s mind. What could be the impact for long-te...

7investing Market Focus: COVID’s Impact on Global Supply Chains (7/27/21)

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world is adjusting to the new normal of the COVID pandemic. But what could resurging cases of its Delta variant mean for the stock market? 7invest...

7investing Market Focus: China’s Rising Regulations (7/26/21)

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

China is threatening stricter regulations on its businesses who are listed on American exchanges. What could this mean for long-term investors? 7inves...

Square Paying $29 Billion for Afterpay

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a Sunday surprise Square reported its second quarter earnings and dropped the news that it will buy Australian buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firm Afterp...

Amazon & Facebook Earnings, Plus Intel, AMD and the Fight for AI

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It has been a very busy earnings season and a lot of big tech companies have followed the same pattern -- report good, even great, numbers, then warn ...

Finding 100 Baggers with Chris Mayer

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Finding a stock that returns 100 times your initial investment might sound like an improbable dream for most investors. After all, who would think tha...

Apple, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Tesla Earnings

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla kicked off earnings season with some strong numbers despite having to manage supply chain issues related to the chip shortage. Apple followed th...

5 Questions About the Delta Variant, the Economy, and the Stock Market

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has come roaring back as the Delta variant of COVID-19 has led to a big increase in people being infected and hospitalizations in U.S. st...

Can Domino's and Chipotle Keep Cooking?

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Both companies had impressive earnings and have performed well during the pandemic. The question -- and it’s one a lot of investors are asking -- is...

7investing July 2021 Team Podcast: Potential Acquisition Targets

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mergers and acquisitions play a crucial role in the business world. Companies that combine forces can expand their overall book of business, execute i...

Have SPACs Become Less Attractive?

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Going public with less scrutiny can be a wonderful thing for some companies but scrutiny tnd to benefit investors. The SEC may be difficult to deal wi...

The Space Economy with Sandy Magnus

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sandy Magnus has quite literally seen the world from a much higher point of view. As a former NASA astronaut, one who even lived four months on th...

Can Moderna Grow Its $100 Billion Valuation? What Does Zoom’s Big Deal Mean?

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hitting a $100 billion valuation marks a major milestone for a drug company, but it has also been a mark that tends to be hard to grow beyond. For man...

What's Your Process for Adding a Stock to Your Portfolio?

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most of the 7investing team joins the show to share their process for adding stocks to their personal holdings. We’ll talk about what it takes to ge...

Should You Invest in SPACs? (Part 2)

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Special purpose acquisition companies -- commonly known as "SPACs" -- are becoming increasingly popular in recent years as a way for compani...

Will Rising Wages Usher in Automation?

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has led to a shortage of workers as some people have opted to not come back to the workforce for reasons ranging from childcare issues (a...

How Do Americans Feel About Restaurants?

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

 The restaurant industry suffered as much as any other during the pandemic. Dining rooms closed, companies had to pivot to takeout and curbside p...

Disney’s Big Win, Virgin Galactic, Did the FDA Make a Mistake?

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“Black Widow” had a great weekend at the box office, but that’s not the full story. Walt Disney also took in big bucks through people paying a p...

Is Amazon's BigCommerce Deal a Threat to Shopify?

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The facilitator of online retail has made a deal with the internet retail giant to make faster back-end services available to its customers. This is c...

Should You Invest in SPACs? (Part 1)

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Special purpose acquisition companies -- commonly known as "SPACs" -- are becoming increasingly popular in recent years as a way for companies to reac...