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Weekly #47: The Hidden Power of Playing Defense in Investing
Portfolio +25.6% YTD, 2.4x the market, plus why the “avoid losing” mindset drives compounding.
Sep 14
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #46: Why 20% of Stocks Create 80% of Your Returns
Portfolio is up +22.6% YTD. This week one stock (CLS) delivered over half the gains in a 36-position portfolio. Here’s how the Pareto principle shapes…
Sep 7
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #45: Opportunity Cost — Always Compare With Your Best Alternative
Portfolio is up +17.8% YTD. A personal tale of riot-driven change, a new watchlist of high R:R stock picks, and a Thought of the Week on why every…
Aug 31
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #44: The Rise and Fall of Moats: When Walls Built to Protect Become Traps
Portfolio is up 17.1% YTD. From Anheuser-Busch to Blockbuster, history shows that walls meant to protect often trap, and the same lesson applies to…
Aug 24
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #43: Perfect Earnings Streak & Why Incentives Rule Everything
A flawless 7/7 earnings beat streak, portfolio +16.8% YTD (2.1x the S&P 500), and a Thought of the Week on why agents often win at your expense...unless…
Aug 17
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #42: Stop Fighting Your Nature & Embrace It to Outperform the Market.
MTD +1.8%, YTD +15.8%, 2.2x the market since inception. Inside: earnings roundup: POWL, OPFI, DXPE, MFC, LRN. Thought of the Week on using your nature…
Aug 10
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #41: Tariffs 2: Why This Sequel Might Flop
We’re down 2.5% for August, still up 10.8% YTD. Celestica pops after Q2 earnings beat. Renewed tariff and recession fears drag markets.
Aug 3
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #40: 8 for 8 on EPS Beats + Why Investing Will Be One of the Last Jobs AI Replaces
Portfolio up 13.5% YTD and about 2x the market since inception. 8/8 portfolio companies beat EPS. Plus my take on AI and why investors still have an…
Jul 27
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #39: TSMC Earnings Beat Again & Why Most People Misunderstand Fundamental Analysis
Portfolio +10.5 YTD. Everyone talks about fundamental analysis. Few actually do it right. TSM just crushed earnings.
Jul 20
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #38: Kraft Heinz Breakup & Why Your Best Ideas Aren’t Yours
From Kraft Heinz’s Cost-Cutting Fallout to Borrowed Investing Ideas and Why We’re Up 10.2% YTD
Jul 13
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #37: Am I a Good Stock Picker? Let the Numbers Speak.
How Beating The Tide outperformed the S&P 500 by 5.09% in H1 2025, with 5.01% of that edge coming from stock selection alone.
Jul 6
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George Atuan, CFA
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Weekly #36: Push vs. Pull: The Mindset Shift That Can Save Your Portfolio (and Sanity)
This week’s portfolio surged past the S&P 500 again (MTD: +8.4% vs +4.4%), but the real win came from avoiding distraction and staying focused on the…
Jun 29
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George Atuan, CFA
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