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The Top Signs of a Valuable Business

Written by: Henry Chien | Tutorials

I’ve been lucky to study companies as a Wall Street analyst for nearly a decade.

Here are the 10 signs of a valuable stock!

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 00:48 Operating leverage
  • 03:29 Proprietary data
  • 06:50 Embeddedness
  • 09:41 Low cost of replication
  • 11:47 Secular trend
  • 14:03 Tuck-in acquisitions
  • 16:55 Low cost of capital
  • 19:22 Efficient capital use
  • 21:33 Networks
  • 23:28 Physical assets
  • 25:53 Takeaway

Hi, I’m Henry!

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I am a stock analyst with 10 years experience from Wall Street. I’m here to help you learn to pick stocks so you can increase your risk-adjusted returns, and achieve your financial goals faster.

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Henry Chien was an equity research analyst at BMO. His research has been highlighted in globally respected periodicals, including The Financial Times, Barron’s, and Institutional Investor. He is a CFA charterholder and a graduate of Brown University.

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