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Matt McDonough

@mattisperplexed • Fashion Design
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Owner of Perplexed Co. (IG @perplexed.co)
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Added Mullen Automotive to Watchlist
Seeing all these people invest in $MULN is like watching a pile of money light on fire. This is why it’s not a bad idea to hire a financial advisor 😂
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Added Mullen Automotive to Watchlist
How low can she go 😂 1.68 billion shares outstanding, double the 833.47 million the previous quarter. Sheesh
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Added Mullen Automotive to Watchlist
To those of you buying shares of this company, why? Y’all do realize your shares have been getting diluted as hell right? To make things worse, Dec. 23rd they are hoping to do a reverse split and increase authorized shares from 1.75 billion to 5 billion. This one seems to be a classic example of the sunk costs fallacy. Don’t catch a falling knife. #doyourownresearch
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Added Nintendo World Championship to Watchlist
I have never been a fan of fractionalized art/collectibles. Adding these alternative asset classes to Public is a mistake in my opinion. People do not realize how unregulated and highly illiquid alternative asset markets really are. Fractionalizing these already illiquid assets only further complicates things. Why would you want a fraction of a physical collectible? How do you value a fraction? How does one buy or sell a fraction? I never understood how this became a thing. If you can’t afford to purchase the entire piece then it’s not worth owning a fraction.
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Invested in Shopify Inc
Started position. I love Shopify, I use it for my business and it’s simply a great service. The best e-commerce platform, period. However, I believe the upcoming recession may kill many small businesses, which is a large percentage of $SHOP customer base. Small business owners may opt to shut down or pause their websites if business is slowing down, which would dry up Shopify’s subscription revenue. They are very well positioned for a slow down though. With a current debt to asset ratio of 0.10, they have very little debt and lots of assets. $8.07 Billion in current assets; which include cash, short term investments, and total accounts receivable. All in all, great company, and an easy buy. I do think they have room to go lower though, which is why I’m starting small with this position. #alittleatatime #buildandgrow
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Invested in Paramount Global
Adding to my starter position. I saw the other day that Warren Buffet is buying some $PARA , if he’s buying with me we should be good. Still trading well below Q1-2022 book value ($34.92) so I see this is an easy buy. #alittleatatime #buildandgrow
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Invested in Paramount Global
Adding to my position. This company is a gem as an investment. They have tons of cash, IPs, brand awareness, trading at a HUGE discount. Do not miss out on $PARA #possibilities
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Invested in BitNile Holdings
Buying in this based on speculation, this company intrigues me. Not much capital in this at all though. At a market cap of $98 million, $NILE is sitting well below their net asset value at $345 million (2021). They have a lot of different segments in their business, the market can’t price each one in. They have good growth projections, I think there is some value there the market isn’t seeing. #whynot
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Invested in Tilray Brands
I’m very bullish on the cannabis industry in the long term. $TLRY is one of the top pick in the industry in my opinion. Although they aren’t a profitable company like $GRWG or Trulieve ($TCNNF OTC), they are in a great position to become profitable once federal laws change in the US. With a market cap of $2.21 billion, they are well below their net asset value which sits at $4.36 billion as of Q3 of 2021. They report their Q4 earnings on August 3rd. I am bullish on their future. #patience #longterm
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Invested in Paramount Global
$PARA is quite an interesting company to me. They have a lot of IPs under their belt, their rebranding from ViacomCBS to Paramount Global to me shows that they want to be a serious competitor against the likes of $DIS or $NFLX . In terms of their financials, they are actually really good. With a market cap of $21.831 billion, they are trading slightly below their net asset value which sits at $23.26 billion (as of Q1’ of 2022). They have been a profitable company for years, generating $4.54 billion in net income in 2021. Consistent cash flow. Although I think that the streaming service industry is gonna take a hit, they are in a very good position to continue growing as a company. Considering they are being discounted by the market right now, I think this is an easy investment to make. #moneymakingmission #opportunity
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Invested in Virgin Galactic
I’m buying $SPCE based purely on speculation on the future of commercial space flight. Virgin Galactic is not a profitable company, but I do see some rich people utilizing their services in the future. #whynot
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Invested in Riot Blockchain
$RIOT is an amazing $BTC mining company at an amazing discount. With a market cap of $905.1 million, it’s currently sitting below their net asset value at $1.38 billion. This past Wednesday, $RIOT announced that they “started a large-scale, 1-gigawatt development to advance its Bitcoin mining and hosting capabilities in Navarro County, Texas” They will begin this project by developing a 265-acre site with 400 megawatts of capacity, with operations set to begin in July 2023. This is very bullish fundamental news. I am very bullish on $BTC in the long term, so having Bitcoin miner stocks isn’t a bad a idea! #longterm #patience
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Invested in SoFi Technologies
$SOFI is a great business, although I’m using public right now I do also use sofi and their business model is solid. Although rising interest rates + the recession would hurt the refinancing/loan side of their business, they are in a good position to survive it. Their current market cap is $6.15 billion, which is just $1.5 billion above their net asset value (assets - liabilities) which sits at $4.7 billion. Based on those numbers, it’s hard to ignore this company as an investment. The market is discounting it imo. This is a starter position. #longterm #possibilities
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Invested in Upstart Holdings
Starter position. Upstart is in a good position to survive this round of quantitative tightening imo. Rising interest rates will do some damage to their business, as less people will take on risk (debt) with higher rates and a looming economic recession. It’s hard to ignore this company when sitting at a $3 billion market cap though. We could see another 50% drop, but this is why I am making a starter position. Not much money in yet at all. #longterm #betterfutureahead
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Matt McDonough

@mattisperplexed • Fashion Design
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Owner of Perplexed Co. (IG @perplexed.co)
Charlotte, NCperplexedco.com

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