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"Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come." C. S. Lewis

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." C. S. Lewis

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$IRBT Thread

Alright, I'm going to brain dump a bit on @iRobot $IRBT here. I know there's a lot of stress surrounding competition, pricing power, margin erosion, market share, tariff concerns... Cc @colinangle

— Steve Symington (@TMFSymington) October 25, 2019

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$AMZN Thread

Why I will be buying the weakness in $AMZN
Written early 2019 (and still intact):@realmoney On the wings of a nearly zero cost of capital Amazon has expended enormous sums of capital to produce the massive and insurmountable competitive advantage that exists today.

— Douglas Kass (@DougKass) October 24, 2019

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$MED Thread

$MED 2x'ed earnings in 2 years ahead of goal, & aim to 2x again in 3. 15x multiple. Earnings all cash distributed as dividends/buyback as they grow & no debt. Unclear why stock down in half since 2018 despite 40% growth. Yeah, MLM, but so what?

— rubicon59 (@rubicon59) October 24, 2019

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$PYPL Thread

1/ $PYPL up about 7% in AH trading after reporting another great quarter. @saxena_puru already provided a solid review of the financials, so let's look at what's driving its revenue and user growth

I'm long, about 6.3% position

(cont) https://t.co/eIDXuWSDtz

— Matthew Cochrane (@FoolMCochrane) October 24, 2019

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Competition is bad for margins $TDG, $HEI

Here's a good business lesson to remember:

Competition is bad for margins.

[THREAD] 👇🏽

— Ryan Reeves (@investing_city) October 23, 2019

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$FB Thread

To follow up from our conversation last week, I ended up selling 75% of my Facebook position for around $190 per share.

This was a difficult decision, since $FB was my third-largest position (behind $MELI and $OLED) and one that I’ve held for more than 7 years. https://t.co/znjqndqo9Y

— Simon Erickson (@TMFInnovator) October 22, 2019

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$INTU Thread

Intuit (creator of TurboTax, Quickbooks, etc.), unsurprisingly, makes all of its profit in a 3-month window.

Guess which three months? 😜

Quick [THREAD]

— Ryan Reeves (@investing_city) October 21, 2019

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Read the comments for stock ideas

If you had to have 100% of your capital investing in just 3 stocks over the next 10 years, which ones would you choose?

— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) October 21, 2019

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Chartstravaganza

Here’s Chartstravaganza … a little late but it’s free

(@smbccomics) pic.twitter.com/yePgTexZi8

— Plan Maestro (@PlanMaestro) October 21, 2019

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Zones of Life

Zones of #life

1. Comfort - easiest

2. Fear - just outside of comfort, whr we fear lack of confidence & hence find excuses & gets impacted by others

3. Learning - starts dealing with challenges

4. Growth - purpose, dreams, goals, objectives

pic.twitter.com/J43Qq0kjWo

— LearnLifeWealthTravel (@AnyBodyCanFly) October 19, 2019

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"The only real difference between one organization and another is the performance of its people." Peter Drucker

"The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action." Peter Drucker

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$AMZN Amazon Business Breakdown

Amazon it is.

The company is infamous for "losing money."

But did you know that it has been operating cash flow positive since 2002?

[THREAD] https://t.co/b2PNGrnZ0W

— Ryan Reeves (@investing_city) October 7, 2019

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Plenty of ideas in this thread

Name a company that is a lock to be far larger and more profitable in 10 years. At a 30% discount to the current price, you would put half your net worth in it, the stock market would close, and you'd go to the beach for 10 years. Aside from Berkshire. Bonus points for <$10 b cap

— Long Hill Road Cap (@LongHillRoadCap) October 4, 2019

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$IPGP Thread

Sanguine on the commoditization risk as competitors move up the power curve? Great business btw, I like it but that is something that concerns me over the LT. I try to think about impacts of lower pricing in terms of margins & larger TAM...

— MALUNACap (@maluna_cap) October 4, 2019

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$SABR Cabre Corp Thread

$SABR CEO Sean Menke (May 2019): "what you're finding is essentially is ourselves and $AMS, who is the other large GDS, continue to grow share... the third player, Travelport, has continued to shrink share really over the last 3, 4, 5 years" pic.twitter.com/rpX6QzfxUU

— WTCM (@WTCM3) October 7, 2019

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Tax Rate by Income Group #inequality

Tax Rate by Income Group #inequality

(@dleonhardt)pic.twitter.com/P5jCiyI9ZW

— Plan Maestro (@PlanMaestro) October 7, 2019

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Paper - Measuring the Moat by Michael J. Mauboussin. Thanks Tren

25iQ Terms of the Day: "Profit pool: the distribution of an industry’s value creation at a point in time. The horizontal axis measures size, typically invested capital or sales as a percentage of the industry, and the vertical axis measures profitability."https://t.co/ifMHQtDgKb pic.twitter.com/VvFfNHGLRv

— Tren Griffin (@trengriffin) October 6, 2019

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Chartstravaganza!!!

Here’s Chartstravaganza … bringing expert charts

(@martinshovel) pic.twitter.com/SGcfXJNZZy

— Plan Maestro (@PlanMaestro) October 6, 2019

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$PGENY Pigeon Corp Thread

Pigeon Corp $7956 JT T5y stats https://t.co/jHA1d5N9A1 pic.twitter.com/u9houRPlwQ

— WTCM (@WTCM3) October 6, 2019

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Thread on $PYPL Leaving Libra $FB

1/ Good thread @BluegrassCap, but I disagree and think that $PYPL leaving is a blow to Libra, and deal would benefit both $FB and $PYPL. I think this boils down to whether Libra is properly seen as an alternative currency, an entire new way of making payments, or both ... (cont) https://t.co/Lbu0joCpKg

— Matthew Cochrane (@FoolMCochrane) October 5, 2019

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$CLX Thread

$CLX 2019 Analyst Day presentation https://t.co/haVQ18LlK9 pic.twitter.com/wdXS0xHmfw

— WTCM (@WTCM3) October 3, 2019

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"Invest in yourself. Your career is the engine of your wealth." Paul Clitheroe

"Behind every stock is a company. Find out what it’s doing." Peter Lynch

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$XYL Thread

"Given the high level of investment need, we are starting to see an increased demand for water infrastructure financing" (cc: $XYL) pic.twitter.com/ZagxYfJZV7

— WTCM (@WTCM3) September 20, 2019

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$EVOL Thread

Why small position? Because I sadly don't have boots on the ground. I feel like I can't afford to visit a company etc. Thus, I usually only hit hard where I think you can't have an advantage over me. $EVOL, I found it, - but I can't hit it hard with conviction...

— sebidscap (@sebidscap) September 20, 2019

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$ROKU Thread

Quick [THREAD] on Roku

1/ Roku is steadily increasing its share of new Smart TV shipments in the US. Look at that blue bar grow! pic.twitter.com/dJkqwFhoJs

— Ryan Reeves (@investing_city) September 20, 2019

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Brian Stoffel Portfolio

Early Nov. #SkinInTheGame Update for my @themotleyfool writing.

Weighted returns for all individual investments below (about triple the market)

My top 10:

1) $AMZN 17%
2) $GOOG/L 9%
3) $SHOP 9%
4) Cash 8%
5) $MELI 7%
6) $VEEV 6%
7) $AAXN 6%
8) $MDB 5%
9) $FB 4%
10) $ISRG 4% pic.twitter.com/20CPYykezd

— Brian Stoffel (@TMFStoffel) October 30, 2019

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Matthew Cochrane Portfolio

End of Oct top holdings:
AMZN 8.7% of portfolio
MA 7.6%
GOOGL 7.2%
SWKS 7.2%
FB 6.9%
PYPL 6.5%
DIS 5.5%
MSFT 5.5%
HD 3.8%
SQ 3.5%
GPN 2.8%
VZ 2.6%
SHOP 2.6%
PAYC 2.4%
GLW 2.3%
HAS 2.3%
JPM 2.2%
EA 2.2%
ADBE 1.8%
BABA 1.7%
ILMN 1.7%
MDB 1.7% https://t.co/z4zYE82q5O

— Matthew Cochrane (@FoolMCochrane) November 1, 2019

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Austin Lieberman Portfolio

1/Oct Summary
30D 2.62% vs SPX 2.46%
1Y 36.30% vs SPX 19.96%
Nov'14 162.54% vs SPX 65.45%

after 39% drawdown 😳

Portfolio$AYX 21%$TTD 19%$MDB 15%$DDOG 8%$ESTC 7%$ROKU 7%$ZS 7%$PLAN 6%$OKTA 5%$PD 2.8%$SPCE 2.5%$ZM 1.4%$EXAS .45%$NBIX .26%

lots of lessons learned pic.twitter.com/WaYRN1eBdD

— Austin Lieberman (@AustinLieb) November 1, 2019

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Puru Saxena Portfolio

1) Portfolio summary - Oct-end$AMZN $BABA $BZUN $DOCU $EDU $ESTC $FB $GOOGL $HDB $HUYA $MELI $PINS $PYPL $ROKU $SE $SPCE $SQ $STNE $TAL $TCEHY $TWLO $WORK $ZS #NQ_F

No hedges in place.

YTD performance -

Portfolio +4%$ACWI +20%$SPX +21%

contd... pic.twitter.com/DISnZsPGXC

— Puru Saxena (@saxena_puru) November 1, 2019

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Dhaval Kotecha Portfolio

My top 10 holdings make up 56% of my portfolio as of October 2019$AMZN - 12%$NVDA - 10%$TTD - 6%$AAPL - 6%$MA - 4%$V - 4%$GOOG - 4%$TWLO - 3%$SHOP - 3%$SQ - 3%
(%'s round down to whole number)

What's your top 10? How much % does it occupy in your portfolio? https://t.co/cDuwOvGfNP

— Dhaval Kotecha (@dhaval_kotecha) November 1, 2019

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Long Short Value Portfolio

Update: YTD 34.8%

ROKU 10.5%
IAC 9.5%
SBAC 8.6%
PYPL 8.2%
INSG 8.2%
SDI 7.7%
AYX 7.5%
PAR 6.7%
WIX 6.5%
TTD 5.6%
-/-/-/-/-/-/- Smaller Positions
BYND + Puts -2%
CVNA -2.1%
CDZI -2.5%
AAON -2.8%
TSLA + Puts -4.9% https://t.co/qjxp8eAKGf

— Long Short Value (@LSValue) November 2, 2019

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"The stock market is the story of cycles and of the human behavior that is responsible for overreactions in both directions." Seth Klarman

"We are big fans of fear, and in investing it is clearly better to be scared than sorry." Seth Klarman

"We worry top-down, but we invest bottom-up." Seth Klarman

                                                                                                                          
Mission critical companies. Lots of good names.

Mission critical companies

Companies that if you shut them down today, the company that uses them couldn’t function:

Salesforce
Microsoft
Guidewire
Instructure
Blackboard
Veeva
Adobe
VMware
Nutanix
AutoDesk
Square
PayPal
Shopify
Wix
Wordpress
Stripe
AWS
Cerner
Epic

Who else

— Sean D. Emory (@_SeanDavid) September 6, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Brian Feroldi portfolio and see comments and discussion

Playing catchup with my favorite Fools:

My top holdings in descending order by position size:$MA (7%), $MELI (6%), $AMZN (5%), $BKNG, $NFLX, $FB, $SBUX, $ISRG, $V, $PAYC, $AYX, $GOOGL, $GOOG, $SQ, $ADBE......

Rest here: https://t.co/yVLupW6xL1

— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) September 6, 2019

                                                                                                                          
$NTNX Nutanix Thread

The article for Google to buy Nutanix makes sense from the angle that Google as a company has been more open to broader ecosystems. $ntnx

We know FOUR things:

— Sean D. Emory (@_SeanDavid) September 5, 2019

                                                                                                                          
$SPLK Splunk Thread

I've now got a position in Splunk $SPLK

Leader in analysing/monitoring machine-generated big data.

Revenue projected to grow > 20%CAGR over the next 5 years; TTM P/S = 8

— Puru Saxena (@saxena_puru) September 4, 2019

                                                                                                                          
$T AT&T Thread

Elliot $T Chart Porn

— Jerry Capital (@JerryCap) September 9, 2019

                                                                                                                          
$GOOG, $GOOGL Thread

"Given how $GOOGL's product suite is closely interwoven, it’s not that much of a leap to wonder if such a guarantee could soon extend to hotels" (cc: $BKNG, $EXPE) https://t.co/RHVKjN9hSJ pic.twitter.com/XpC8j8Mld4

— WTCM (@WTCM3) September 6, 2019

                                                                                                                          
$FISV Fiserv Thread

$FISV recently filed docs in Bessemer vs Fiserv lawsuit detail a litany of product and organizational failures at Fiserv. Their core software offering is a hackers dream, full of holes that go unrepaired. It is also their own customers nightmare. Bessemer pulled the plug on $FISV pic.twitter.com/3stg38qHSj

— Empty Boxes (@emptyboxguru) September 5, 2019

                                                                                                                          
What's your single largest holding? Read comments for ideas.

It's uncomfortable and taboo for many to talk about their personal investments (unless of course they had a big winner!)

Surprisingly, people are often candid with this question:

"What's your single largest holding"?

Y'all know mine...what's yours?https://t.co/uW7e7C6OsF

— Meb Faber (@MebFaber) September 4, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Interesting Global Warming Thread

Tweetstorm about Global Warming, or alternatively Human Induced Carbon Cycle Imbalance.

It is a correctable human problem with a realistic human solution that should be pursued, discussed, and most importantly heavy funded.

Note: I’m not a scientist but rather an enthusiast

— Long Short Value (@LSValue) September 5, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Thread on Michael Bury Bloomberg article

Looks like Burry struck a little close to the heart...https://t.co/lEbmcrm0qJ

— Nate Tobik (@oddballstocks) September 5, 2019

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"The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more." Charlie Munger

"Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day." Charlie Munger

                                                                                                                          
Matthew Cochrane End of August portfolio, thread and discussion.

End of Aug top holdings: AMZN (8.7% of portfolio), MA (7.8%), PYPL (6.9%), GOOGL (6.8%), FB (6.6%), SWKS (5.9%), DIS (5.8%), MSFT (5.2%), HD (3.6%), SQ (3.3%), SHOP (3.1%), PAYC (2.9%), GPN (2.7%), HAS (2.6%), VZ (2.5%), GLW (2.2%), EA (2.2%), MDB (2.0%), JPM (1.9%), ADBE (1.9%) https://t.co/vrJ5eF6l7x

— Matthew Cochrane (@FoolMCochrane) August 30, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Puru Saxena End of August portfolio

1) Portfolio summary - Aug-end$AMZN $BABA $BZUN $DOCU $EDU $ESTC $FB $GOOGL $HDB $HUYA $LYFT $MELI $PINS $PYPL $SE $SQ $STNE $TAL $TCEHY $TWLO $WCAGY

YTD performance -

Portfolio +6.8%$ACWI +12.4%$COMPQ +20.1%$SPX +16.7%

Contd... pic.twitter.com/gouktU6qyW

— Puru Saxena (@saxena_puru) August 30, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Brian Stoffel End of August portfolio

Sept #SkinInTheGame update for @themotleyfool:

Overall CAGR since 2010 (not perfect) below.

Top 10

1) $AMZN (16% of port)
2) $SHOP (10%)
3) $GOOG/ $GOOGL (8%)
4) $MELI (8%)
5) Cash (7%)
6) $AAXN (6%)
7) $VEEV (6%)
8) $PAYC (5%)
9) $MDB (4%)
10) $FB (4%) pic.twitter.com/qlU3NesbGN

— Brian Stoffel (@TMFStoffel) September 2, 2019

                                                                                                                          
$SFIX Stitch Fix Thread

So promise of $SFIX seems to be delivering all the convenience of online shopping coupled with a personalized shopping experience. 3-yr annualized revenue growth rate of 26%, ~$2B market cap, about $144M in cash, no debt.

— Matthew Cochrane (@FoolMCochrane) August 30, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Chartstravaganza

Here’s Chartstravaganza! … charts about finance, business, and much more

(@lmanul) pic.twitter.com/i4KHpQKJxc

— Plan Maestro (@PlanMaestro) September 1, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Read the comments below. Very interesting companies

Please list your top 5 companies under 50 billion that you think will be in next very big league in 5-10 years. I have listed my top 5 below @FoolMCochrane @TMFStoffel @dannyvena @AustinLieb @ebcapital @TMFInnovator @Market @TMFMathGuy @TMFJMo @TMFSymington 1/1

— Samir Maredia (@samirsmaredia78) September 3, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Good thread on diabetes market

Did a dive into the Diabetes market

[THREAD]

— Ryan Reeves (@investing_city) September 2, 2019

                                                                                                                          
How John Malone invented the SaaS business model extensive tweetstorm. Worth the read.

My Tweetstorm on how Malone invented the SaaS business model will appear in serial format over the weekend. It is intended to be an antidote against people who don't understand when the model works and when it doesn't. The antidote works against both promoters and detractors.

— Tren Griffin (@trengriffin) August 30, 2019

                                                                                                                          
Thread of useful websites that investors will love to use

Thread of useful websites that investors will love to use:

1. AppAnnie / Apptonia - to track app downloads to triangulate sales

2. https://t.co/h7MylPF6T6 - to find emails of management

3. https://t.co/J56wDJMPim - track 13F

4. https://t.co/Avot1myQCp - download transcripts

— Slingshot Capital (@SlingshotCap) September 2, 2019

                                                                                                                          
The secret of higher education: colleges are actually HIGHLY effective at their true purpose(s)

1/n The secret of higher education: colleges are actually HIGHLY effective at their true purpose(s)

This is why I am skeptical that alternatives to college are *solely* what will fix our higher ed system (although they certainly help!)

THREAD:

— Harrington (@iAmLikelyWrong) September 1, 2019

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"The purpose of an organization is to enable ordinary humans beings to do extraordinary things." Peter Drucker

"Change is the norm; unless an organization sees that its task is to lead change, that organization will not survive." Peter Drucker

"The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity." Peter Drucker

$YEXT Thread

Just took a position in $YEXT, who could be a huge winner as AI assistants gain adoption.

I'm now modeling out its growth, since DKM is so new & not yet well-defined. Will post my results & full thesis soon.

A huge thanks to @EvanKnowles_ who first brought YEXT to my attention.

— Simon Erickson (@TMFInnovator) July 23, 2019

$BKI Thread

Thread on Black Knight Inc. $BKI.

BK is a mortgage software provider to banks and other institutions to help them manage mortgage servicing and origination processes. Costs of servicing and originating mortgages for banks have increased significantly in recent years

— Quercus Ilex Investor (@QuercusCap) July 21, 2019

$APTL Discussion

Alaska Power and Telephone $APTL produced $4.70 in FCF in the first half of 2019 against a share price of $60. Boring stock, but value for the patient. https://t.co/qowXpLLu31

— Dave Waters (@alluvialcapital) July 19, 2019

$POOL Thread

$POOL saw strong discretionary demand in 2Q19; base business +4% y/y despite poor May weather in TX, CA and AZ (cc: $PNR, $FDR) https://t.co/XmknO5tyLy pic.twitter.com/Mgsvuj9b3f

— WTCM (@WTCM3) July 19, 2019

$SPOT Thread

Compared to Netflix, Spotify has several advantages with content creators that could make its path to participating in content economics even easier...

— Bluegrass Capital (@BluegrassCap) July 20, 2019

$MSFT Thread and discussion

Satya subtweeting AWS: "We are building Azure as the world's computer, addressing customers' real-world operational sovereignty and regulatory needs. We have 54 data center regions, more than any other cloud provider, and we were the first in Middle East and in Africa." $MSFT

— Liberty (@LibertyRPF) July 19, 2019

e-commerce battle $AMZN, $WMT

great longer read into the $WMT / $AMZN e-comm battle: "Multiple sources tell Recode that [Walmart] is projecting losses of more than $1B for its US e-commerce division this year, on revenue of between $21B and $22B" https://t.co/KQMQq1okI4

— WTCM (@WTCM3) July 5, 2019

$TDG Thread

(1/n) $TDG selling part of the $ESL biz that it recently acquired:https://t.co/S1ipDFPfll$TDG acquired $ESL at ~2x sales and is now divesting sales of $363mm for $920mm, or ~2.5x sales. I had assumed they'd sell $500mm in sales for $1bb. pic.twitter.com/IAGetVN96m

— Kyler Hasson (@kylerhasson) July 22, 2019

$ETFC Thread

$ETFC CEO opening 2Q call: "With respect to capital return, we announced a new $1.5B auth and began tactically shifting our balance sheet to free capital, which allows us to opportunistically repo add'l stock at an extremely compelling value"; reaffirms >$7 EPS by '23 target

— WTCM (@WTCM3) July 22, 2019

$TYL vs $SPX

$TYL underperforming the $SPX over the last three years (-14% relative performance).

Working off a little bit of its recent mutliple (7.6x EV/sales). pic.twitter.com/5dAYYXeUUb

— Jerry Capital (@JerryCap) July 23, 2019

$UBS Thread

$UBS CEO this morning on wealth mgmt biz: "we had record profits in the Americas and global invested assets reached an all time high of $2.5 trillion"

— WTCM (@WTCM3) July 23, 2019