Krzysztof explains why he’s now heavily invested in a tiny $140 million dollar biotech company, Coherus Biosciences $CHRS. There are two ways to make money in the market, and both have to do with a gap in perceived value. Coherus had very encouraging second quarter results, but an analyst downgrade sent the stock tumbling regardless. Are the downgr…

If you’ve ever wondered about the difference between Badger and Monkey, here it is: Monkey spent his weekend getting a haircut, while Badger was playing poker until 6am in a literal castle on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Whose team are you on now? In this week's episode, Luke buys Coherus $CHRS January 2026 options on the strength of Krzysztof's sal…

Are we in a recession or not? What is the Sahm Rule Recession Indicator? Why does Claudia Sahm herself not trust its conclusion at the moment?Are we no longer in a capitalist system? A preview of an upcoming conversation about techno-feudalism and the contradictions of capitalism. Blame Monkey for this one. Did Luke get lucky selling Airbnb $ABNB b…

While Luke comes home from front row seats at the Paris Olympics, the market tries to rain on his fur by having a historical meltdown and a global margin call. We discuss the $VIX volatility index and just how rocky Monday morning was relative to the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID scare. What caused it all? Krzysztof explains the Japanese carr…

Krzysztof returns from a Hobbit house getaway while Luke gets ready to head to Paris for the Olympics; tales of travel spark some short-term trauma about lost luggage and Crowdstrike’s $CRWD hand in making lots of people maddeningly upset. If that’s not spicy enough, we briefly discuss historical revolutions and national identities sparked by the O…

This week, we’re swinging through the vines of US politics, wrestling with the CrowdStrike $CRWD chaos, and dishing updates on Luke’s NuScale Power $SMR position. Strap in — it’s a wild ride! Political Safari: Joe Biden exits the presidential race, shaking up the political landscape. Luke's prediction pays off handsomely, while Krzysztof welcomes t…

Fresh off an assassination attempt, Donald Trump’s political future looms large. Is his return to the Oval Office now inevitable, and what could this mean for the investment landscape? While Krzysztof battles the tail end of COVID, he passes the analytical baton to Luke, who takes a deep dive into three high-stakes companies: Palantir $PLTR NuScale…

Krzysztof's back from Europe, but he brought COVID with him -- is his pink Care Bears hat an essential part of the recuperative process? Luke commends Krzysztof's bet against corporate real estate and regional banks (puts on $KRE!), and shares some data that supports the doom thesis. Is thorough research essential in identifying investment opportun…

Badger returns from his motorbike trek to Budapest, but barely survives not losing his head. Monkey is still stuffing his face with cannolis in small-town Sicily (home of shoddy internet speeds and the reason why we have no video this week!). Trump and Biden are two of the most compromised presidential candidates of all time — but is one somehow be…

While Luke is motorbiking across Europe, Krzysztof is doing aerial acrobatics above Warsaw and dropping down on jet-skis, Bond-style. Luke reads about Ray Kurzweil's latest AI prognostications, which include discovering how to use hundreds of thousands of new compounds, leading to the promise of free energy and the need to capture that energy. Krzy…

After Badgering Monkey about selling Crowdstrike $CRWD (yet again), Luke discusses the differences between Crowdstrike and Palo Alto Networks $PANW, two strong cybersecurity companies. But l can there only be one? Monkey, meanwhile, wonders whether AI is going to disrupt everything, including SaaS companies like Crowdstrike, or whether certain mega…

Luke shares his experience surprising his wife with the new Tesla Model 3 Highland, complete with its futuristic driving features $TSLA — is the smooth buying process enough of a differentiator for Tesla as a car company? Meanwhile, Krzysztof reveals his strategic moves in the “King of the Jungle" portfolio challenge, including a bullish stance on …

Politics matter but can they be a distraction for investors? We discuss the way to handle political complexity in the context of Trump's criminal trial. There are over 50 million US crypto wallets. Monkey thinks crypto philosophy runs deep and that crypto policies will strongly influence the upcoming US elections. Badger is sceptical.50% or more in…

How much should macroeconomic data matter to investors? Do the prices of McDonald’s hamburgers tell us something about the state of the economy? Badger badgers his friend with a 50% portfolio allocation to $NVDA pre-earnings — was he right to do so? Mentioned: risk management, resulting, Monkey’s own violations of risk principles and their conseque…

In this special episode, Monkey comes back from a Zen retreat and advises Badger on all the ways he needs to get his life in order. Along the way, we discuss the pitfalls of short-term trading, and why doing less is often more when it comes to investing returns. Most importantly, Monkey challenges Badger to see if he can put away all his tech toys …

OpenAI's latest GPT-4 upgrade has Monkey and Badger both amazed and a little concerned. We dive into the mind-blowing new features: human-like voices, lightning-fast responses, and conversations that flow like never before. If you’re a math student or a science student, great news! Your life has just gotten way easier and potentially more optimized…

Remember the Telescope Investing podcast? Hosts Luke and Albert are back for a special reunion episode! While Krzysztof is taking a well-deserved break, Luke and Albert have plenty to catch up on since their last show in 2022. They'll discuss how investing fueled their early retirement, the lessons learned from pandemic-era stock picks (both the wi…

In Episode 25, Luke reflects on his magnum-opus 50-day portfolio review on X, including selling $AMZN “too early” to buy a couple of cars. We debate whether that was a mistake or using money appropriately to live fully? https://twitter.com/7LukeHallard/status/1781627421243908513 Monkey wonders how Luke got through 2008 beating the market by double-…

This week's podcast is a repost from the 7investing podcast feed, where Luke & Krzysztof are Lead Advisors. --- If you’ve ever travelled abroad or tried to send money across international borders, hidden fees and unfair exchange rates have no doubt been a massive and expensive headache. In this week's episode of the 7investing podcast, Lead Advisor…

The wildlife are getting restless - Badger’s motorcycle has been stolen! He's making up the cost by ensuring he's invested in the world's greatest companies, and in today's episode, we discuss the first of his investing desirables: does the company align with powerful trends that are shaping the future? Are ethics and doing good for the world part …

Is fear stopping you from investing and building your wealth? Investing is risky and fear-inducing, but is also one of the most direct paths to living the life you want. There are many obstacles, one of the biggest of which is fear. On today’s special Owl’s Nest episode, we define fear and suggest ways to become more intimate with it. Badger and Mo…

Before returning to the UK, Badger paid his pal Monkey a visit in Austin. Shenanigans ensued, including, but not limited to: A trip to the Apple $AAPL store to try the Vision Pro headset. Was the demo experience enough to convince Luke to drop Android and buy into Apple’s metaverse aspirations? Since the Wise $WIZEY Austin headquarters were nearby,…

Monkey badgers Badger about his portfolio review and the insights he's gained thus far. Why did he invest in Sea Limited $SE? What metrics about Cloudflare $NET are giving him pause? Would he buy more now if he didn't own any already? How did knowing Wise as a customer influence his confidence in being a shareholder? $WIZEY “Money won is ten times …

Investing that will make you wealthy is as much about your own psychology as it is about the companies you invest in. If you skip the “know thyself” step, you will make terrible mistakes that could have been avoided. Do you think you’re smarter than everyone else?Do you invest for the short or long term? Is your portfolio resilient? Are you suscept…

Is AI a sustainable investing trend? Should AI ethics matter for investors? The newly crowned Best Picture, Oppenheimer, alerts us about how humanity's obsession with science made blowing up the world a non-zero reality. Nvidia $NVDA is a company enabling the next great revolution in technology, but is it too much too quickly? We discuss whether it…

Is Google $GOOGL a bear, a bull or a dodo? Badger buys more, Monkey screeches Be Careful! Meta $META was in a similar position not too long ago, but it has an impenetrable social network moat. Can the same thing be said of Google’s data in a time of AI with companies building language models from the ground up and redefining search? Monkey explains…

NVIDIA ($NVDA) just dropped a bombshell earnings report, sending the stock market into a frenzy! The results were off the charts, defying expectations and adding billions to the company's market value. But are things truly as rosy as they look? We'll dissect the numbers and get to the bottom of it. Monkey and Badger locked horns before earnings. Bo…

Do you smell a bubble brewing? Join Badger and Monkey in a lively market breakdown where we crack open the wild world of market bubbles. We'll teach you how to spot these dangerous inflations and protect your portfolio from a devastating pop. Are we in a semiconductor bubble? Is Nvidia riding toward a burst? Will Super Micro Computer share Cisco's …

Last night’s Lyft $LYFT earnings included an extra zero where there wasn’t one and the market reaction was wild! Turns out there’s a big difference between 500 basis points and 50! What are basis points? How do they differ from percentage points? We help you understand margins, and why thinking in basis points is an upgrade over percentages. (Share…

Post Super Bowl Sunday, Badger is hung over like a banshee but rolling in the dough nonetheless after making some choice bets. He also reports from the field about the most interesting things he saw and didn’t see in the commercials — Hint: where was crypto? (Monkey’s answer: nearing 50,000 per $BTC!) Monkey wonders about the similarities and diffe…

Explicit content warning: Badger doesn’t restrain from telling Monkey how he really feels!Monkey is getting his market ass whooped so hard, Badger calls for an official intervention! “This is what you get for timing the market!” he scolds.Does Monkey listen? Is he too far gone in his “fundamentals matter" myopia? Amidst his counterarguments, he wea…

Are you tired of getting trampled in the stock market stampede? Join us for a wild ride in this episode as Monkey bares all about his market-timing blunders and the hefty price tag they came with. Dive into his thought process to sidestep these common investing pitfalls yourself. Meanwhile, Badger is snoozing soundly, his cave brimming with dollars…

"I think that there's a whole swath of current people investing that are going to get wiped out. They will get wiped out because they have never experienced emotionally, psychologically down markets. It is absolutely brutal to wake up, look at your screen and see red day after day after day after week. I don't think most investors today have any id…

Bitcoin #BTC — aka digital gold — was approved last week to be traded as ETFs, causing much celebration from investors who now have an easier time owning it. But all that glitters might not be gold, says our guest Vulture, aka @MrNotAdvice. If you care about free markets, their manipulation, and are concerned about Bitcoin losing some of its purity…

#BTC Why is the #bitcoinETF approval such a big deal? Do you worry about inflation? Does it matter to you that the biggest barriers to investing in bitcoin are now removed? And that it does gold’s job, but better? Badger and Monkey discuss the BIG DEAL that is Bitcoin + ETF. --- You can find more episodes of the podcast at wallstreetwildlife.com, a…

$RKLB Monkey loves @RocketLab as the best alternative to investing in SpaceX .So for the King of the Jungle Investing Challenge he bought some Feb '24 $7 call options. Was this a reckless bet? Can Luke maintain his composure in the face of Monkey's shenanigans, like the Badger ninja he is? There's also an extremely important lesson here about ODTE …

The new year is an opportunity to weed out old habits that prevent us from being the best beastly versions of ourselves and the best investors we can be — the two are often intertwined! Badger starts his resolutions by committing himself to increasing the concentration of his portfolio while Monkey aims to undertake fewer projects and to go deeper …

$AAPL Not every great company makes a great investment. What are the reasons to think #Apple will provide market-beating returns from its current market cap of nearly 3 TRILLION? Monkey -- a life-long Apple believer, and Badger, a life-long Apple naysayer, duke it out. 1) #VisionPro: Apple can create new categories 2) #ArtificialInteligence: Apple …

Jungle investing life is unpredictable, but your hosts Luke “The Badger” Hallard and Krzysztof “Monkey” Piekarski, Lead Advisors at www.7investing.com are feeling especially clairvoyant this year. 🔮 Gather ‘round, wallstreetwildlife friends and furry critters, pour some warm libations— perhaps a banana flavored brandy?— and hear about all the thing…

Badger puts a cool $100 to good use by investing in shares of Axon Enterprise $AXON. It’s a great company with a seriously good ethical backbone — Monkey supports the cause but questions whether it’s the right time to buy given the gnarly macro backdrop. Monkey meanwhile adds even more to his Coherus Biosciences $CHRS position, but this time using …

With Santa Claus about to make his annual chimney stops, Badger and Monkey look at their portfolios to determine whether they’ve been naughty or nice. Spoiler alert: Monkey’s ass is red for good reason! Playing the role of the Bear 🐻 for the first time in his investing career, the Santa Claus rally in the markets is making noble Monkey feel more li…

Listen to Wall Street professional @MrNotAdvice break down the EOSE Energy Strategic Update presentation. The biggest concern for investors: "It's important to make the demarcation between a great company story and a stock". Is EOS still a story stock? $EOSE $ENVX $TSLA #CleanEnergy You can find more episodes of the podcast at wallstreetwildlife.co…

Episode 5 features the Badger explaining why his portfolio is chock full of strange ticker symbols that Monkey’s small brain had a hard time making sense of, something called ADRs — turns out they’re not as scary as you think (Badger's research resource mentioned in the episode is here: https://www.adr.db.com) Monkey meanwhile throws some rotten ba…

In episode 4 of Wall Street Wildlife, Badger and Monkey, having just watched Dumb Money, debate whether the market is rigged against retail investors, and what strategies you can use to outperform the market regardless. Badger of course can’t help himself from squeezing poor humble Monkey’s shoes for wanting to have a little bit more fun by increas…

Vulture talks about the market rally and how it’s ignoring data that is quite worrisome, using the -34% drop in insurance health premiums as a clear example of data manipulation. Monkey makes a case for his top holding, Coherus Biosciences, and why he had a hard time resisting buying way more shares than planned. Badger, meanwhile, badgers poor hum…

Episode 2 of Wall Street Wildlife finds Badger in Hong Kong, a perfect location from which to teach Monkey about the nuances of portfolio risk management, and the dangers of feasting on too many rotten stock bananas, like, say, $EOSE Eos Energy, Monkey's fatal obsession. In Phoenix or Dodo, we examine Luke’s own junk stock, $NNOX Nanox Imaging and …

Wall Street Wildlife’s first bonus episode introduces a Vulture circling above the tree canopy! That’s because the market jungle is not just bulls and bears and monkeys and badgers - there are also birds of prey who take advantage of any meat left on the bone, no matter the source. Do you want to better understand why current market conditions are …

Join Luke "the badger" Hallard and Krzysztof "the monkey" Piekarski as they dig through the jungle of Wall Street on their podcast, "Wall Street Wildlife." Whether you're a fresh-faced fawn in the stock market or a grizzled old bear with seasoned portfolios, this podcast has the nuts and berries to enrich your financial diet. Every week, our hosts,…

Wall Street Wildlife: where the worlds of technology, business, stock markets, and animal spirits collide. 7investing lead analysts Luke ‘The Badger’ Hallard and Krzysztof ‘Monkey’ Piekarski bring you a curated digest of investing insights and principles to help you better understand how to make money in the stock market. Perfect for those who know…

At the start of December, we began the research for the 2022 Telescope Investing model portfolio. Our apologies to long-term listeners of the show, but we’re afraid to say that this will not be launching. As we enter 2022, we have something rather important to announce. Last year, we had the pleasure of having Simon Erickson, Founder and CEO of 7in…