6 Companies, 4 Strong Balance Sheets

Great earnings push Netflix to new all-time highs. With the leading streamer and the market at high valuations, what should investors expect over the next few years? (00:14) Jim Gillies and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Netflix’s record subscriber additions, new all-time highs, and how price increases feed into its advertising plans. - The market’s Shiller PE ratio as the Trump Administration takes over, and how high valuations affect expectations around returns. - What updates from Interactive Brokers and Schwab say about where investor minds are at. (17:17) What would it take to live a hundred healthy years? Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo talks with Jonathan Swerdlin, co-founder of Function Health, about the overlapping future of artificial intelligence and human health. Companies discussed: NFLX, TKO, GOOG, GOOGL, AMZN Premium Motley Fool members can catch the full AI Summit replay here: https://www.fool.com/premium/4056/coverage/2025/01/15/ai-summit-replay You can become a premium Motley Fool member at: www.fool.com/sigup Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jim Gillies, Sanmeet Deo, Jonathan Swerdlin Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Jan 29min

Over the weekend, a Trump-backed memecoin was, for a moment, worth over $10 billion. For another moment, TikTok was banned; then it wasn’t. When so much is in flux and anything can go to the moon, how do you figure out what actually matters? (00:14) Anthony Schiavone and Mary Long discuss: - Separating signal from noise in an attention economy. - Finding value in a fast-changing world. - Earnings from a company that straddles the digital and the physical. Then, (16:02), Robert Brokamp and Alison Southwick talk about how to build a comfortable income cushion for your retirement. Check out the Nick Maggiulli article mentioned here: https://ofdollarsanddata.com/the-new-currency-is-attention/ Companies mentioned: PLD, $TRUMP, $MELANIA Host: Mary Long Guests: Anthony Schiavone, Robert “Bro” Brokamp, Alison Southwick Producer: Dylan Lewis Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Jan 26min

There are more potential moves on a Go board than there are atoms in the universe; the game is universally considered to be one of the most complex played by humans. And, yet, an AI computer program can play it perfectly. What does that mean for humanity? Terry Sejnowski is the Frances Crick Chair at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a Distinguished Professor at the University of San Diego, and author of the book “ChatGPT and The Future of AI.” Ricky Mulvey caught up with Sejnowski for a conversation about: - How chatbots work. - Mapping large neural models. - What a self-aware parrot can teach us about human consciousness. Premium Motley Fool members can catch replays from this week’s AI Summit here: https://www.fool.com/premium/4056/coverage/2025/01/15/ai-summit-replay To become a premium Motley Fool member, go to www.fool.com/signup Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Terrence Sejnowski Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Jan 42min

170 million TikTok users in the U.S. might be up for sale. What are they worth? (00:42) Matt Argersinger and Bill Mann discuss: - The looming TikTok ban, why Apple and Google are the real gatekeepers, and what a standalone TikTok U.S. might look like. - Apple’s other problem in China: smartphone sales and rising competition from Huawei and Vivo. - Bank earnings showing 2024 was a stellar year for banks, and how the macro environment and policy outlook are settling them up for good times to continue in 2025. (19:03) Where will the stock market be at the end of 2025? Motley Fool co-Founder David Gardner and Ricky Mulvey have a guess and some guidance on how to keep the short-term noise out of the way of your long-term returns. Catch Ricky and David’s full conversation here: https://www.fool.com/podcasts/motley-fool-money/2025-01-11-david-gardner-the-case-for-rational/ (33:10) Matt and Bill break down two stocks on their radar: Invitation Homes and Duolingo. Stocks discussed: AAPL, GOOG, GOOGL, META, GS, MS, JPM, WFC, PM, INVH, DUOL. Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Bill Mann, Matt Argersinger, David Gardner, Ricky Mulvey Engineers: RIck Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Jan 40min

2024 was a good – very good – year to be a bank. Wall Street thinks 2025 may be even better. (00:14) Matt Frankel and Mary Long break down big bank earnings. They also discuss: - Why comparisons to 2023 give banks more credit than they may deserve. - The split between JP Morgan’s investment banking and consumer businesses. - Growing interest in private credit markets. Then, (18:10), Kirsten Guerra joins to spotlight a data storage company that, while boring, is worth investors’ attention. Companies mentioned: JPM, MS, GS, WFC, PSTG, NVDA Host: Mary Long Guests: Matt Frankel, Kirsten Guerra Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Jan 31min

Abercrombie and Fitch and Lululemon’s strong holiday previews weren’t good enough to keep the market happy. But long-term both brands are on track. (00:14) Nick Sciple and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Why Wall Street wasn’t keen on strong holiday updates from Abercrombie and Fitch and Lululemon, and where these brands sit in their market opportunity. - Aritzia’s continued expansion into the U.S. and how the everyday luxury retailer is appealing to the key shopping demo. - The dominant theme in physical retail right now: in-store experiences matter, especially for Gen Z shoppers. (15:10) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss the changing reality for homeowners and insurers in light of increasingly common natural disasters. Companies discussed: ANF, LULU, ATZAF, ALL. Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Nick Sciple, Mary Long, Asit Sharma Engineers: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Jan 28min

Fights are unfolding for companies in two very different industries: Steel and social media. (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss: - Why so many companies want in on U.S. Steel. - How to factor CEO personality into potential investments - TikTok’s potential buyers. Then, (15:47), Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp tackle the listener mailbag and answer your questions about finding flat-fee financial advisors, trimming in-the-red stocks, and more. Companies mentioned: X, NPSC.Y, CLF, NUE, META, GOOG, GOOGL, RIVN Host: Mary Long Guests: Jason Moser, Alison Southwick, Robert “Bro” Brokamp Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Jan 33min

Sonos, Moderna, and Shake Shack are all staring at some near-term headwinds – can they work through them? (00:14) David Meier and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Why Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is on his way out, and how the company can restore its status as a premium brand in audio… and maybe more. - Moderna’s massive revenue adjustment, and how it highlights the company’s need to diversify revenue streams. - Shake Shack’s new plans to open up 1500 company-owned locations. (16:53) When an insider at an undervalued company starts buying a bunch of stock should you follow suit? Senior Fool analyst Alicia Alfiere and Ricky Mulvey, look at Progyny, the fertility benefits manager with a notable amount of recent insider activity. Companies discussed: SONO, MRNA, SHAK, PGNY Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: David Meier, Alicia Alfiere, Ricky Mulvey Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Jan 29min