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5/8/26 — DLocal: trading 70% below a 9.8%-discounted fair value, with the cash flow to defend it
DLocal looks priced as if its growth is about to cool sharply, even though it turns a large share of sales into cash and sits on a strong cash cushion. The big question is whether that growth can hold up, because the upside case depends heavily on what happens over the next several years.Read more
PayPal: PayPal Doesn't Need to Grow – It Needs to Stop Falling – A Mispriced Cash Machine With a Cannibal Buyback
PayPal looks like a business the market thinks is fading, but the case here is that it only needs to stop getting worse for sentiment to swing back. The big twist is that heavy share buybacks can do a lot of the lifting if core checkout and profit per transaction hold steady—while new ways to pay through AI assistants could add upside if they start to matter.Read more
A Venezuela Oil Lottery Ticket for 41 Cents
A little-known SPAC is trying to bring a Venezuelan oil field deal to the US stock market, betting that old wells can be brought back to life and production can rebound. It could become a high-upside bet if approvals and funding come through, but it also sits on a long list of things that could derail it.Read more
The Underrated Transformation of a Digital Payments Giant
PayPal is trying to shake off years of disappointment by rebuilding its checkout experience and pushing into new ways to pay, from smarter shopping tools to its own digital dollar. The bigger question is whether these bets can reignite customer and merchant momentum fast enough in a crowded payments market.Read more
Capital-light, high-return payment network that is successfully expanding into high-margin security and data services faster than its peers.
Mastercard makes money every time people pay, and it does it without taking on the risks of lending. What’s changing is that it’s increasingly selling add-on tools like security and data services, which could make the business more resilient and profitable over time.Read more
PayPal: Undervalued Cash Flow Machine or Value Trap?
PayPal faces doubts as growth in its checkout product slows and bigger rivals squeeze prices, but it still throws off a lot of cash that could support a stronger long-term story. A possible buyout adds extra upside, yet the bigger question is whether management’s product and AI push can lift performance without sacrificing profitability.Read more
iShares Gold Trust will Boost Future PE by 2.7% over Five Years
With inflation worries and rising global tensions, gold can act like a shock absorber when other parts of a portfolio get shaky. This piece explains why the iShares Gold Trust could help steady returns over time—and what could cause it to disappoint.Read more
Temporary "perfect storm" leads to opportunity to buy financial services leader for less than 5x long-term earnings
Fiserv is getting punished after leadership shake-ups, customer pushback, and missteps that shook confidence in its payment and banking tech businesses. The bull case is that new leaders can rebuild trust, keep key customers locked in, and use strong cash generation to shrink the share count if performance steadies.Read more
A SPAC in the Endgame Between Lifeboat and Siren Song
This SPAC looks less like a path to a promising biotech company and more like a last-minute deal driven by a sponsor racing against time after most investors already cashed out. Learn why the safest move may be treating it like a refundable ticket—and what red flags could make staying through the merger painful.Read more
