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I'm not seeing a huge amount of knowledge on this subreddit, so I'm going to list some of the reasons why I'm hoping for some decent price increases..
If you find anything juicy that I've missed feel free to leave a top level comment or even message me and I'll add it. Perhaps we should keep updating this post and sticky it as a goto DD for SCTSCRF?

Score have the most popular sports app in Canada and second most popular in the US behind ESPN, this puts them in a somewhat unique position to integrate sports betting in to a popular sports app (though note FUBO just announced purchasing Vigotry with their intention to integrate sports betting in to their sports streaming service, they closed up 34.32% today on the news and likely caused the dips in the share prices for SCR and DKNG, even PENN's share price seemed to waiver around midday);
Score already have sports betting live in Colorado, Indiana and New Jersey;
Score recently did a share offering and raised $25,649,390 which can be used for growth and expansion of sports betting in the US - check out their careers page and click on available opportunities;
Score have a multiyear partnership with the NBA and the MLB to be an authorized sports betting operator, including access to official betting data and league marks/logos for the betting app;
Score have a strategic multi-state market access partnership with PENN, PENN have access to 11 states, further PENN have a 4.7% stake in Score with the potential for this stake to increase as additional market access fees become payable (the second link, which is from PENN, says the term of the agreement with PENN is 20 years, even DKNG only has a deal for 10 years subject to a 10 year extension);
Score have a 10 year partnership with Twin River to operate an online casino in New Jersey, extendable by 5 years at TheScore's option and a further 5 years upon mutual agreement;
In Dec 2020 Score was named the most impressive emerging company in sports betting. They are also in Canada's fastest 500 growing companies, Canada's top growing companies 2019 and a 2020 TSX venture 50 company;
Let's look at some user numbers. As expected they were down a bit during 2020 due to covid, but that is about to change across the industry with sports opening up properly and sports betting being legalised in many US states and hopefully Canada to help raise tax funds for covid expenses (never will sports betting have been more socially acceptable, almost encouraged!). They achieved 3 million active monthly users (4.3 million in q1 2019, should see this or higher again once sports start up properly - 62% of those users were in the US, 27% in Canada and the remaining 11% in other international markets). Users had an average of 70 sessions per month (75 the year prior), so 3*70 = 210 million users per month. 292 million video views for esports in just Q4 alone, year-over-year growth of 243%! Their esports tiktok account has over 1 million followers while their sports tiktok account has almost 2.5 million (up over 500k in the last quarter). Over 1.5 million youtube subscribers for their esports channel. Their twitter account has ~600k followers, almost double what DKNG have! Their social sports content across Twitter, FB, Instagram and TikTok achieved an average monthly reach of about 103 million;
Score appointed sports business leader and four-time Olympian Angela Ruggiero to its board of directors - she's a hockey player, got a medal at each of the Olympics she went to including a gold;
Score already cover women's sports, doing this without having to follow the competitors or have it requested by women shows a genuine interest in supporting women's sports. Hopefully this will extend to allowing sports betting on women's sports;
Score esports has been named exclusive English language broadcast partner for League of Legends' Demacia Championship, a marquee annual event featuring 24 of China’s top esports teams. Live event coverage will run from December 20-27 and be streamed across theScore esports’ YouTube and Twitch channels. The Demacia Championship will be theScore esports’ first-ever live event broadcast, with production originating from their esports headquarters in Toronto.
In 2019 Score partnered with Ubisoft for unique video content series;
In 2014 Score was named one of the world's greatest apps (and in 2013 was named one of the 100 best Android apps of 2013);
Score has joined the National Council on Problem Gambling as a Platinum member - this bodes well for support of Score from politicians and people normally critical of sports betting who are mostly onside at the moment through the need of raising tax money for covid related costs.

Future catalysts I'm hoping for:

There's a live webcast to report q1 f2021 financial results Jan 13 at 5:30pm EST (details here). Hopefully good news so we 🚀 rather than ☄️ short-term, but I'm still bullish long-term regardless because sports have not really started up properly yet, nor has sports betting opened up in many places yet. With a bit of luck the income from the share offering will be included in the revenue for this quarter which might help;
If we ever get uplisted to NASDAQ/NYSE and get out of the penny stocks then I would be surprised if it doesn't get pumped in numerous places including WSB;
Legalisation of sports betting across more US states and Canada. The governor of NY has now expressed interest after previously being opposed to the idea, so too has Texas for example. Score do not yet have a partnership with a NY casino, but hopefully they will get on to that, they do have access to Texas through PENN;
Partnerships with NFL and NHL would be awesome to go along with the NBA and MLB partnerships;
Successfully competing with the big players like DKNG (and now FUBO too), hopefully with juicy earnings reports in to the future (if we do, look at the performance and current prices of DKNG and PENN, I'd be extremely happy if we ever made it to CAD$20/share, if we got to DKNG's current USD price we'll be in tendie heaven);
Huge uptake in sports betting with a rally of public support to help cover the public costs associated with Covid;
Maybe esports betting could become a huge thing? TheScore seem like they're in a good position to earn a decent market share there, possibly even be the ones to introduce it and bring it to market?

tl;dr: 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 (hopefully at least 10x)
If you would prefer an ETF to have exposure to the betting market check out BETZ.
position: 42.8k shares

Hi everyone! I am working non-stop provide the best research and analysis regarding DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG). I originally posted my overall investment thesis on the company a few weeks back and now I am breaking down and analyzing the latest news and developments regarding DKNG! And no, it is not the ticker symbol for Donkey Kong.
DraftKings in my opinion, is the best pure play investment if you want some exposure to the sports betting, iGaming, and daily fantasy sports space. They're founder led (3 founders to be exact) and they're invested into the company themselves right alongside all of us shareholders or potential shareholders.
Within the last week, there has been some exciting developments regarding DraftKings. I will share them below:
DK Gift Cards Are Live! You can buy a DK gift card as a stocking stuffer for Christmas if you want.
I’m really excited to hear this news. It’s only going to increase the brand awareness of DK and that’s what we want. According to the press release on DK’s investor relations website, they’ve partnered with InComm Payments to facilitate the launching of the gift cards. InComm payments is a global leading payments technology company that has a network of retailers that DK will be able to leverage through this partnership. Convenience stores like 7-Eleven, Speedway and Dollar General are just some of the many convenience stores in Incomm Payments’ network that DK will be able to leverage. For now, the gift cards will be offered in $50 and $25 denominations.
The great thing about this to me is that they’ve beat their competitors to this. That shows managements initiative and ability to get things done which I complimented when I first picked this company. As of right now, you’re not going to be seeing any “FanDuel” (boo FanDuel *thumbs down emoji*) gift cards in the stores. Tim Richardson, the Senior Vice President at InComm Payments was quoted as saying “DraftKings will benefit from having its brand present in tens of thousands of Incomm Payments’ retail partner locations across the US”. Overall, good news for DK.
New York State – Getting desperate? Do they need some online sports gambling revenue?
I want to make this clear before I write about this topic – sports betting is already legal in New York state. The problem is, it’s only legal in brick and mortar (retail) locations. Just under a dozen upstate casinos can operate brick and mortar sports books at the moment. In typical DK fashion, they’re already active in a casino in New York State. DK offers in person brick and mortar sports betting through the Del Lago Resort Casino in Waterloo, NY. My news update I’m sharing is that it appears New York state might be considering expanding to online sports betting too due to a budget shortfall they’re experiencing (they need more tax revenue).
This news came out on Wednesday, 12/16/20 during the day time. Governor Cuomo had a press conference during the day. The press conference was primarily focused on giving an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in New York state. During the presser, the topic of New York state’s budget shortfalls came up. As a possible financial solution, Cuomo said “Are there other ways to get revenue? How about marijuana? How about sports betting?” He’s referring to the possible tax revenue that could be collected if sports betting offerings were expanded beyond just the brick and mortar offerings. What if every New Yorker could place a sports wager from the comfort of their own home on their cell phone?
The battle for legalizing online sports gambling in New York has been going on for years. Governor Cuomo has always been opposed to it. One of the reasons Gov. Cuomo has cited in the past is that he thinks a constitutional amendment would need to be made to New York state law to allow for mobile sports betting in the state. However, one state representative from New York that has been pushing hard for online sports gambling begs to differ. In response to Cuomo’s comments in the presser earlier that day, State Senator Joseph Addabbo said that there would be no constitutional problem with mobile sports betting because the servers could be placed on site of grandfathered in physical casinos. Addabo said that New York state’s need for revenue is “real and immediate”
This is a situation to keep a close eye on. The impacts of legalizing mobile sports betting in NY would be substantial for DK as it would open the population of 20 million people in NY state the opportunity to place wagers on the DK Sportsbook app through the comfort of their home. I imagine it wouldn’t be too difficult for DK to mobilize once they get the green light for mobile betting as they already have the standing relationship with Del Lago Resort Casino for in person betting.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) granted DK a provisional license to conduct online gaming and sports betting in the state of Michigan
For this update I also want to be clear – retail (brick and mortar) and mobile sports betting are already legal in the state of Michigan. It’s just that there’s a lot of yellow tape for Sportsbooks like DK to navigate within a state even after sports betting has become legalized. This provisional license provided by the MGCB was provided to DK and 14 other sportsbooks (including rival FanDuel) on Thursday, December 10th last week.
Now there are just a few more regulatory requirements that DK has to meet in the state of Michigan before they can go live. According to http://www.michigan.gov, “Before launch happens, the platform providers must complete additional regulatory requirements including independent testing of platforms and games and MGCB approval of their internal controls, which ensure gaming integrity. The firms also must secure occupational licenses for certain employees.” You can read the full article on Michigan’s government website here.
Knowing that DK has a knack for being quick to mobilize once they’re given opportunities in respective states, I fully expect them to pass these last few tests with flying colors. The DK Sportsbook app has already been available in the state of Michigan for “free to enter” games. Once they pass the last few requirements, actual wagers will be allowed to be placed. And money will be allowed to be made!
Another promising sign coming out of the state of Michigan, is that on November 30th, 2020, DK became an official sports betting partner of the Detroit Pistons, the NBA basketball team in Michigan. DK Chief Business Officer, Ezra Kucharz, was on the record after the deal closed saying “As our first professional team activation in the state of Michigan, we are thrilled to join forces with the Detroit Pistons ahead of our pending market introduction”. In my opinion, I anticipate we’ll be seeing DK online sports betting in Michigan some time in early 2021.
This concludes my update and analysis on DraftKings.
TL:DR

Draftkings now offers gift cards and you can buy them in convenience stores (first sports betting company to do so)
DraftKings received a provisional license to conduct sports gambling in Michigan
Governor Cuomo of NY said he would consider legalizing "mobile sports betting" to raise additional tax revenue
If you would like to read my original deep dive and analysis on DKNG, you can check it out here:
- DraftKings Deep Dive and Analysis - Investment Thesis

In this post I am going to share my experience as I start a new portfolio from 0$ and keep adding funds to it every month as I try to grow it as fast as possible
Hey everyone Happy Thanksgiving and Welcome! So, I have deposited and invested in the stock market all the money I managed to save up in the last month as I deposited 3500$ in my eToro portfolio on the 12th of November and I am already up more than 7% in just two weeks.
As my portfolio has constantly outperform the big 3 indexes the Nasdaq100, the SP500 and the Dow Jones 30 almost every day since starting my portfolio. Here is a comparison of my portfolio vs the indexes since starting as I am up over 7%. Portfolio v Index
So i wondered? Is it really bad to own more stocks? Is less > more? What is your opinion on this subject? I believe that it is way better to be invested in more companies and to add and grow your position in time as you also see how the companies evolve and you can also do some price averaging.
So here is my current portfolio composition as I split all my money equally to start, I will go into very few little details about everyone so I don’t make this a 2 hour read time.
I will start now by going alphabetically and not in the most important order as the first company that I own is BYD which is a rival company for both Tesla and NIO in the EV market as they focus on cars, new energy solutions and electronics. They are also developing a lot of commercial EV like buses, coaches and taxis which will be a great addressable market for them as they are not rivaled in those segments at the moment. The company has gone up a lot in value this year as you can see in this graph and have a Forward P/E of more than 100 but I believe this company will greatly expand its sales and be one of the leaders in the segment especially in China which is the biggest EV market. https://ibb.co/gVVwpfR / https://ibb.co/z7YBGr9
The second holding is Apple, is there anybody that doesn’t know this company? They are the biggest company in the world and they continue to expand with new products and services every day, I don’t see this company going down in the short term or the long term as they have pretty expensive at a 35 P/E but earnings are still rising especially with more subscription based income coming in with the release of the Apple One Bundle. https://ibb.co/Tm3hWMZ / https://ibb.co/Q9YjJTx / https://ibb.co/BrzkHCY
AbbVie is a health company that produces a lot of great drugs and has more than 26 million patients in over 200 countries that are treated every year. They are one of the best companies in the sector and are still down about 25% from the all time highs while only trading at a forward P/E of 8 which is very low. https://ibb.co/9nn4z0q / https://ibb.co/mXh3JL5 / https://ibb.co/cwhJgB5
AMD is a well established companies that creates high performance GPU’s for both personal computer and for data centers, the company has turned around and have started a great path to success since the newest CEO took the job in 2014 as the stock was trading at 2$ and while the company is trading at a very high forward P/E they have a lot of room to grow in this new economy as the EPS is expected to increase by more than 40% quarter over quarter https://ibb.co/dpwYPcy / https://ibb.co/7vwWHtC / https://ibb.co/yF0RmQv
Amazon is the internet retail juggernaut and cloud servicing company that has also started to expand in more and more domains like pharmacy just last week, though the company is also trading at a very high PE they have a lot of room to grow internationally and also are expanding in a lot more domains at a very fast rate. https://ibb.co/4TnGhkt / https://ibb.co/c6W2Ypx
Aphria is a Canadian company that mainly grows cannabis for medical use but has recently acquired a beverage company and is look to expand its product line, especially with the legalizing of marijuana more and more obvious in the US. They are one of the companies that stands to benefit the most from this as they are also expected to be the first to reach profitability by next year compared to Aurrora Canabis and Cannopy Growth. https://ibb.co/KrfL267 / https://ibb.co/kJ8yxDR
Broadcom is one of the biggest American semiconductor solutions provider, they are a very good play for the sector as they only trade at a forwarde P/E of 17 which is very good compared to comptetitors. https://ibb.co/8KFmX88 / https://ibb.co/q18SzPb
Everyone also knows Boeing as they are one of the biggest commercial manufacturers of jetliners, defence, space and security systems. The have suffered a lot in the last 2 years after the 737 accidents and the recent stay-at-home economy, but the ban on the plain has been lifted in the US and will be followed by the European Union soon, they have a big backlog of planes to work through while this situation will improve and air travel returns slowly in the next years. https://ibb.co/JxZYZ6D / https://ibb.co/NVbhDLQ
Alibaba is a online e-commerce giant that has expanded into cloud computing services also and stands to benefit a lot from the stay-at-home economy while also having just a forward PE of 32 which is very low compared to Amazon as they are the Chinese version of them. The company also owns Ant Group which is one of the largest fin tech companies in the world and will likely gain a lot after they finally manage to go public. https://ibb.co/0JPN6DN / https://ibb.co/6NgjGNV /
Berkshire is the child company of Warren Buffet as they are a holding company that engages in diversified business like technology, banks, insurance and much more. The company is currently trading at a very low P/E an barely above the price/book value as even the founders of the company believe this as they have continued to buy back shares of the company in the last year at the fastest rate in company history. https://ibb.co/bP6VjpM / https://ibb.co/hf5hX39
Caterpillar is one of best companies in manufacturing, construction and mining equipment. They are trading at almost 3 time sales with a high P/E but this is likely to regain momentum with the China trade war relaxing with the new Biden administration as well as the reopening of the economy https://ibb.co/pnC17PM / https://ibb.co/2vsQSjt
Chipotle Mexican is one of the best companies right now in the fast food business as they continue to innovate and have just opened they’re first digital only store. The company is trading at a very high P/E but has substantial growth potential so I believe it will be a great buy for the future. https://ibb.co/GCqd3Y9 / https://ibb.co/JnBm3bx
Costco is one of the world biggest retailers that has a great business model as they are making most of they’re money through membership fees unlike other retailers that mostly rely on prices, the are trading at just 1 times sales which is very good and they have a lot of room to grow especially with improve China relationships. https://ibb.co/X4M76Vd / https://ibb.co/ypg3Gyc
Crowdstrike is a cyber security company that has seen a huge spike due to the transition to more and more digital presence for all the companies. They are a company that I believe is here to stay and just started to become profitable in the last quarter. https://ibb.co/zNbfhL9 / https://ibb.co/mBw2TKj
Carvana is one of the best players for the second hand car market as they operate a unique e-commerce platform for people to buy, sell or finance cars. They are one of my favorite companies as they are also just starting to make money as they continue to expand they’re presence. https://ibb.co/QPZ1wnt / https://ibb.co/0rS6LrQ
CVS is a health and pharmacy companies that owns the most pharma stores in the US, the company has been hit recently by the news that Amazon is getting into pharmacy delivery but I believe they will be a great play for the vaccine distribution play as the company is only trading at a forward P/E of 8 and is trading below value of sales while also offering a dividend of 2% https://ibb.co/KNH6v5G / https://ibb.co/8Ps3QRB
Delta is one of the major airlines in the US and as I wanted to be exposed to some recovery plays I choose this company as I believe air travel will come back in the next years. The financials are not great for the company but they did manage to cut the cash burn rate in the last quarter. https://ibb.co/gyrSYYb / https://ibb.co/KsNbFHg
Deere is another great industrial and manufacturing play for the recovery stocks. The company is trading at a pretty high P/E ratio for them as the stock has runed very high in the last months but they do offer a dividend of 1% which is much better than any bank savings account and also have the potential for growth and also are a pretty reliable way to diversify portfolios. https://ibb.co/NSsCGN1 / https://ibb.co/thrY6W2
Disney is a very diversified family friend entertainment and media company as they have a lot of great business that will benefit a lot from the re-opening while this contributed a lot to the huge expansion of the streaming business with Disney+ and Hulu so the financials are not great but I believe this will hugely improve in the next couple of years. https://ibb.co/BG0jctn / https://ibb.co/7GR9h3c
Draftkings is an American daily fantasy sport operator that has expanded into the huge market of online gambling as more and more us states are legalizing gambling so they have a lot of room to grow in front of them especially with a great online presence with financials not being very important at the moment as they continue to grow they’re presence https://ibb.co/k8dtJmM / https://ibb.co/HgGQvG2
Dominos Pizza is one of the biggest pizza companies in the world and are also one of the best in implementing they’re presence in the delivery services as they are way better at this than others companies like Papa John’s. https://ibb.co/NZXkQjg / https://ibb.co/FVGXXBY
Etsy is a e-commerce platform for creative goods and services and has seen a huge rise in popularity and will probably remain a big gainer from this past year, though they are trading at over 70times earnings this will likely improve very much in the next years as they are expected to expand and improve earnings substantaly. https://ibb.co/5MN9zb7 / https://ibb.co/PYz0NWK
Ford is one of the biggest car makers in the world, I really like this company as it having a big push to move to the EV world with the Mustang Mach E, the EV Transit and the hugely anticipated EV F-150, the company is expected to have huge improvements in the next year as they have decent financials and are one of the best companies to own for a dividend investing strategy. https://ibb.co/MhwMB47 / https://ibb.co/745w8vq
Facebook is the largest social media network in the world that also owns Instagram, they have been struggling in the last months due to the political environment but I believe they will continue to be a giant in the tech sector as they are finding new ways to improve revenue streams especially in the highly active Instagram platform as they are trading at pretty much the same P/E like the other big tech companies but are expected to see a growth in advertising money as companies move to a more digital presence. https://ibb.co/SVjFGvc / https://ibb.co/T1Ds8V8
Fiverr is one of the biggest marketplaces for freelance services as this kind of gigs have hugely exploded this year, the company is trading at an insane PE but we have to see what the next quarters brings to us as it may end up being a very profitable company in the future. https://ibb.co/st03fyj / https://ibb.co/zQk3Mgp
General Elecitrc is a conglomerate that operates in many business like aviation, healthcare, renewables, digital industry finance and more, they have suffered a lot in the past decade but the CEO has managed to turn things around latetly and might put the company back on track as it is way below all time highs and even recent highs of 30$ just 4 years ago, they might get a boost from the return of the aviation business in the next years. https://ibb.co/2nTc9mh / https://ibb.co/sybXXPQ
General Motors is the other big Detroit giant that I own in my portfolio as I really like where the company is going with its big push in the EV market in the next couple of years, they are trading at a 19 PE and are in a very good position to keep growing. https://ibb.co/37hqV2C / https://ibb.co/BNp0hht
Barrick Gold is one of the biggest gold and copper mining companies in the world and I use it for some hedging as I like owning this company more than I like owning gold, as this company also provides us with dividends of more than 1% while gold doesn’t https://ibb.co/P9cVDxs / https://ibb.co/6tpfDtH
I don’t believe google needs any introductions as I believe they are still one of the best companies in the tech sector despite lagging the other faang companies this year but they have regained momentum in the last quarter and I believe they can be a catch up trade and a long-term investment https://ibb.co/JRm07vw / https://ibb.co/mT7nWC8
Goldman Sachs is a global investment bank that seems to be back on track after the company has struggled in the last couple of years and are also a great diversification play as they are trading below book value. https://ibb.co/FqmNyFF / https://ibb.co/1zkLmfx
Home depot is a big retailer that has gained a lot of traction in the last year and stands to benefit in the future from the great move to online sales. The company is trading at a 25 PE but seems to be on a huge growth bath while also having a more than 2% dividend yield. https://ibb.co/KXpDM77 / https://ibb.co/cDBxJgK
Honeywell is one of the most diversified technology and manufacturing companies in the world that stands to benefit a lot from the reopening as a lot of companies need to upgrade they’re technology systems. The company has a good dividend yield and a great profit margin. https://ibb.co/kMxjNRz / https://ibb.co/TL67SRD
Intuitive surgical is a global technology company for minimally invasive surgery. As this kinds of surgeries have been postponed they stand to benefit from the world getting back to normal. They have huge profit margins that can see they earnings soar in the next years. https://ibb.co/Lz7j8td / https://ibb.co/kXdmzhQ
Johnson & Johnson is a great company that develops medical devices, meds and consumer goods and stat to benefit a lot if they manage to create e good vaccine. They are currently trading at a PE of 22 but have huge upside and also are a great dividend paying company. https://ibb.co/FWXqpH2 / https://ibb.co/c8qQXNF
JP Morgan is a global financial giant with over 3 trillion$ in assests, the company trades at about a 33% price to book overvaluation but stands to benefit a lot in the future from the huge money pumping in the economy by the FED and the return of higher interest rates. https://ibb.co/hBvLxV5 / https://ibb.co/Jtkn90L
Coca-Cola is another company that needs no introduction and is still a great company to own with a great dividend yield that stands to benefit from a reopening economy. https://ibb.co/G9CmsgL / https://ibb.co/C2FLSGy
Lemonade is a disruptive insurance company that is still expanding its markets. They have a great business strategy and can become a very big player in the industry. The company has more than double since the IPO earlier this year so I believe this can be a great long term investment. https://ibb.co/zhjYRct / https://ibb.co/PZ23M72
Lowe’s is another great retailers similar to Home Depot that has done a great job in transitioning to online sales. I really like the company as it trades at just 20 times earnings and has a great growth rate and dividend yield. https://ibb.co/zfpyLZC / https://ibb.co/MfS6QNg
McDonalds is the biggest fast food company in the world, the company has done a terrific job this year with drive thru orders and stand to benefit even more after the reopening while also having a great dividend of more than 2% and possibility of growing delivery sales even more in the future. https://ibb.co/CBTWtJP / https://ibb.co/v1cBqQn
Mercadolibre is a e-commerce company that is the Amazon or Alibaba of South America as they operate in a lot of sectors like cars, aircrafts, real estate and more. I believe this is a great company to own if you believe in the future of e-commerce. https://ibb.co/McFrBhZ / https://ibb.co/Cw3wSSk
Isn’t it already obvious that my portfolio must have included Microsoft also? As they are a big beneficiary of cloud services and tech evolutions. This is a staple for every portfolio with great growth and a better dividend yield than any bank can offer at the moment. https://ibb.co/cvMm8Md / https://ibb.co/FnYD1Y3
As I want to be diversified and exposed to recovery play I also picked the cruise line that I think will do best in the long run. So though Norwegian have diluted they’re shares a lot during this year, I belive not all cruise lines will survive and they will eat up market share when everything goes back to normal. So I don’t really care about the financials that much at the moment as this is a very long term pick. https://ibb.co/tHDcrMY / https://ibb.co/PTqK0dj
Next Era Energy is the largest electric utility by market cap and has the world largest generator of renewable energy from wind and sun and stand to benefit a lot from a Biden administration that is why they are trading at such high multiples at the moment. The company also has an impressive yield of almost 2% https://ibb.co/xjYVMx4 / https://ibb.co/q9hjp48
I also bought NetFlix as I believe them, Disney and Roku will be some of the largest players in the streaming business as traditional TV and cinema are a dying business at the moment.The company is trading at a premium but this is due to them dumping money in high quality content to grow they’re subscriber base while they also have steadily increase subscriptions cost in the last years. I believe they will do better next quarter and will see a re-test of all time highs. https://ibb.co/VN2TF6f / https://ibb.co/B6j9zTn
I also own NIO more as a spec play to be well diversified in the EV world, I believe this is a long term investment as the stock price has gone up like bananas recently, the company will have to have perfect growth in the next couple of years to justify an increase in value as they are still losing money. https://ibb.co/MZ2NL4v / https://ibb.co/mt8f3ZR
Nike is my favorite apparel play as I believe it is the most desired my a lot of people and keeps expanding. I really like how the company is managed and I believe in them for the long-run. https://ibb.co/jw1zjgj / https://ibb.co/RYR4QSP
Nvidia is my favorite play in the semiconductor sector as they will continue to benefit from more and more personal pc sales as well as huge data center demand especially for they’re super performing products. They trade at a huge premium right now but I believe they can become the next trillion dollar company in the tech sector. https://ibb.co/kgJS0w1 / https://ibb.co/k8D1MSL
I also like owning Pepsico alongside Coca Cola as they are the two biggest players in the sector and I believe that they will both benefit a lot in the next years from the economy recovery. With pepsico offering a 2,7% dividend and a great growth path I really like owning this stock https://ibb.co/2SY4xPY / https://ibb.co/Sdt2hGC
Pinterest is an up and coming social media platform that has a great ad friendly setup and could see growth in the next years. They are trading at insane PE ratios but that should catch up to the company in the future and I believe you must own it to be well diversified. https://ibb.co/gwGFbyb / https://ibb.co/5TYz4KS
Palantir is a highly controversial name right now but its products and services are really good as they are earning more and more stamps of approval with government contracts while also expanding to commercial use. Financial info is not that good as the company barely reported they’re first earnings after the IPO. https://ibb.co/fdQ42gc / https://ibb.co/wyTJSG2
PayPal is another great company that will do very well in the future as payments transition to a more digital approach and the company is transitioning to allow cryptocurrencies as well which will attract even more users. They have had a greet increase in revenue and eps in the last quarters and I expect that to continue to grow. https://ibb.co/9tXxhJZ / https://ibb.co/M5vCynn
Qualcomm is my favorite 5G play alongside apple as this will be a long cycle of upgrades for the communications services that will benefit them a lot.They are trading at an PE of over 30 but have great revenue and EPS growth while also offering an almost 2% dividend yield. https://ibb.co/NFsnKqW / https://ibb.co/x5sJLW6
Roku is a great play for the hardware and subscription based services for digital media players and has huge tailwinds that will benefit them while the old TV cycle is dying. They have had a huge year over year revenue growth and subscribers growth that has passed the 40 million mark for the first time recently. https://ibb.co/Fqd7sYP / https://ibb.co/ccKqzkC
While SunRun is another great play for the new Biden administration as well as the transitioning to more renewable energy as they may see a huge boost in revenue growth and earnings with more money being pumped into the renewable sector. https://ibb.co/0jr3TRg / https://ibb.co/NmdSdwP
Everyone also knows Starbucks, as I expect them to be a huge gainer on a improved US-China relationship so despite suffering a lot from this economy the stock is still up more than 16% in the last year while revenues have declined, expect this to bounce back by 2021-2022. https://ibb.co/s5nTzQX / https://ibb.co/fDyhvX3
Shopify is a multinational e-commerce cloud based platform for merchants like small and medium sized business so that can easily have an online store that they can manage payments for, orders inventory and much more. The company is trading at P/E’s that are crazy but the revenue and EPS growth is also amazing and has the potential for a lot more growth as the world is going more and more digital. https://ibb.co/6nt4GhC / https://ibb.co/QbFhybt
Store capital is a real estate investment trust that focuses on single tenant commercial real estate so they can negotiate much better rents and collections than other REIT. They are still more than 8$ under the highs and are a great diversification and yield giving stock to own. https://ibb.co/XzBY41g / https://ibb.co/TrGRZpR
AT&T is one of the largest providers in the us and seems to be getting back on track after they have struggled in the past decade, they trade at only 8 times forward P/E and have one of the best dividend yields at more than 7% so I believe this is a must have staple in your portfolio that brings stability and cash flow. https://ibb.co/cYcfYMm / https://ibb.co/8D3NzZr
While Target has been doing some amazing things as they operate as a general merchandise retailers and are doing some amazing things with online sales, they currently have seen a spike in the last months and are trading at a p/e of over 22 but I see them as a long term winner that offers both growth and value with a dividend yield of 1,5%. https://ibb.co/Fzd8TMw / https://ibb.co/NLnw4Lv
While the other communication provider that I like is T-Mobile US which has seen a huge spike in user growth and are poised to do a lot of great things with the 5G cycle, they trade at a very high multiple for this sector but the growth expectations are huge for this company. https://ibb.co/PCDFD38 / https://ibb.co/BTSzTMp
Moving on, one of the biggest gainers this year, TESLA is also one of my favorite companies to own as they continue to expand the products they offer and improve margins on vehicle, they are also expanding into more and more services, while manufacturing is growing exponentialy. They trade at insane P/E’s but they have just managed to be included in the SP500 so this may bring some stability to the stock as the company continues to grow in the next decade.https://ibb.co/6rNJf6q / https://ibb.co/CWN6wD4
Visa is the biggest global payments technology company and is expected to continue to grow as more people start using cashless payment options, they are a great growth and value company for the future as cash payments is a dying proposition worldwide. https://ibb.co/CVXgZD9 / https://ibb.co/BPKxFfZ
Wal-Mart, the biggest employer in the US continues to do amazing stuff as they continue to expand they’re online presence and compete with Amazon as they trade at a 23 P/E and also offer a dividend yield. they are a great play alongside with Amazon which trades at much higher valuations. https://ibb.co/Sr9s83J / https://ibb.co/0CvZKkD
Wynn is another great recovery stock that I like as recently we found out that foot traffic in Macau has ramped up, this bolds well for the company as they will be one of the biggest gainers on the reopening. So if you are a long term investor you should get into this stock I believe. https://ibb.co/6rk2qNQ / https://ibb.co/mC35VPr
Zoom is the one company that I will be selling in the next couple of days. I know they are one of the best video conferencing apps out there, but I believe they will have a lot of problem due to a number of free apps that also offer great quality while the company is trading at insane p/e numbers. I know this trend is here to stay, but I thing there are far better play in the stock market out there rather than Zoom at this price point. https://ibb.co/T1tStb8 / https://ibb.co/rmxh0x3
I know I didn’t get into in-depth stuff, technical analysis, fundamentals and more but I will continue go more in depth with this stocks as time goes on.
So here how I want to make my portfolio look like when I have enough money to open all the positions. TARGETED PORTFOLIo
As you can see a quarter of my portfolio will be invested in high quality companies that are pretty safe in my opinion. While over 45% of the portfolio will go to companies that I really like, that have a pretty low risk in my opinion and can offer great returns in the future. While I will also use about 22% of my portfolio into more risky companies that can bring very good profits for the portfolio but in my opinion are not as safe as the others.
And finally I will invest about 7% of my portfolio into more speculative stocks or hedge stocks like Barrick Gold and Goldman Sachs. I don’t want to keep money on the sidelines at the moment as I expect the stock market will keep rising for a couple of years at a rapid pace due to the recovery of the economy.
Thank you everyone for reading! Hope you enjoyed the content!
Be sure to leave a comment down below with your opinion on the matter of more or less stocks and other thoughts on the stock market!
Have a great Thanksgiving and see you next time!

I happen to be a 31-year-old man who's never had any romantic relationship in my entire life I recently turned 31 this September. At times I feel hopeless that I will ever have a relationship with a woman, and fantasize about how it would be. And getting older doesn't help as I fear that I would be more ostracized the older I get without any history of a relationship.
Here's some back story about my personal self: I'm from Massachusetts and lived here all my life near the Rhode Island border. I guess I'm labeled a nerd because that what I've been called since I grew up with video games and nerd culture. I do go to conventions like PAX East and Comic-Con here. I went alone for the first time ever in recent years and cosplayed fully as a video game character Snake from Metal Gear. And it was a different experience. So I'm not afraid of trying things as I have aged as I would have never gone alone up to Boston to an event like that prior with anxieties I have faced. I don't talk with people openly about this and keep it to myself so I have to get it out. So this may be a lot to read and I understand that.
I'm also a smaller person in stature with being skinny growing up so I was teased by family about that. So I did join the gym in 2018 at my school but was never so serious about it. And didn't have much help to learn things and need that reassurance I'm doing it right. And recently I signed up for an actual gym and will be using a trainer.
Back in my childhood, I was always the "quiet" one. Not by choice. I was always assigned that title so I kept quiet. I still get called that and not sure why as this is the way I am. I'm not sure if it could have been to the way I was raised as I didn't go out really and my parents weren't so good and abusive. My dad was physically abusive to my mom and brother, as his dad was brutal to him in Portugal. So I was always nervous and still am to an extent. My mom has an addiction issue with gambling and really messed up my path as she would steal the money I worked for to fund her habits for many years. So I am set back compared to others my age but finally reaching my success with my career only starting last year in the IT field. But either way, my parents made me insecure about my feelings and I always kept to myself with fears of being judged and they were in control of my life up until my 20s. I don't talk with them really at this point as it's hard to put past what they have caused me to be stuck.
I didn't get help for any of this until 2016 as I did a post on Reddit for help and therapy was recommended. I've come so far with going back to school, driving on highways, and so many smaller things that affected me not being able to do. I've even brought in my own mother to therapy but she still never fully apologized and even denied any wrongdoing she did. But I'm fine that I just want my personal life to flourish. I've been with female therapists since then for a total of two different ones. I had to leave my first for insurance issues after going for a year. The other I decided to switch as I was going to her since 2017 up until early this year and felt no progress was made with my issue with never having a relationship. And it is more of a male issue that I am a man looking for a woman. So a different experience and mostly better to have a male therapist's point of view for this.
I know very few people personally as I only hang out with close cousins. Most of the others I only talk online with but never had friends I went out with regularly since they don't seem to do anything. So I never went out much and I don't drink alcohol or smoke weed. So it's tough knowing where to find anyone in these current times but it won't even matter if there was no virus. I'd still be stuck here in this spot even without the virus.
Onto my dating life, I've only dated one woman very shortly, about a month just last year. She was the first and only person I dated and it happened in September right when I turned 30. We met off Hinge, the dating app. She happened to message me first with a Hi and my name! She was really into me with the conversation and I was super surprised as I don't have that experience with my time with dating apps. She wasn't exactly a nerdy type also. Anyway, we agreed to meet for a coffee date after about 2 weeks of talking in Providence. I was very nervous as this was going to be my first date ever at 30. I dressed as fancy as I could and she did compliment that. I was pacing for some time as I was so nervous as I awaited her to arrive. And she finally arrived and gave each other a quick hug which made the nervousness tone down. Things went great and we talked for hours despite this being foreign to me. She was awkward at times so I didn't think much of it. Then we said our goodbyes and hugged each other. I was so happy I finally had my first date ever, it was unreal and I remember it so much. I did text her right when I got home as a follow-up and she agreed and liked that it was good. I was even more surprised as I thought I was bad since I had no reference for dating till then.
We agreed to meet again after seeing the pumpkin carvings at the local zoo during October and an impromptu dinner as she texted me if I wanted to get food right about leaving. That’s how inexperienced I am not asking for dinner after that date. It was all amazing to me that these kinds of things were happening, going out with someone, and having dinner. It was something that was so unreal to me. I offered to pay also and she was greatly appreciative of the night as she wanted to cover herself.
So this is where things started to change and finding out more about her. We were planning to meet once again during the week after work. We were texting about it in the AM and she stopped replying. But when it was the end of my workday she finally got back to me saying she passed out at an appointment and got a concussion. So I didn't assume I was going to meet up that night at all so I went home. We texted more later and she became erratic because I didn't come to see her like at almost midnight during a workweek. She became more and more upset. She was giving me an ultimatum to either visit her or whatever was happening between us would end. She became more and more upset. Then she was calling me as we never talked over the phone and she was absolutely terrible to me, swearing at me, telling me I was stupid, and so on, and she told me where to go for nothing I did wrong.
She wasn't the same person I met on the dates we had. It made me so upset I was taking this all in from her call and I never said anything bad to her. She was absolutely a wreck and I tried telling her I'm not sure why she was acting that way. So she hung up after screaming at me. Then again she was texting me to come to her address which she gave thought text or it was over. So at this point, it would have been foolish since it's already midnight and she lashed out at me and still wants me to come to visit her after her concussion. So she called one again and it made me so sad that the only woman so far to give me a chance was treating me like shit. I then told her what would my therapist think of you as I mentioned her to my therapist since dating is something that is focused on during sessions. I opened up about me never having a partner and she was my first date ever and I don't know why she's acting this way and it hurt me.
I guess I calmed her down enough and she wasn't so bad to me. She opened up about herself and she said the concussion caused her to act that way. My therapist later didn't agree and said she saw many red flags with her. Well, we talked into the AM over the phone that night as she told me that she suffers from a rare illness called EDS, and from that illness she has 30 other diseases. I couldn't believe it since you can't see it by looking at her. She told me she is always sick going to appointments and needs major surgery often and she soon was going soon a few weeks later to major neck fusion. I felt for her but still, I didn't think how she treated me was right over the phone that night. So the following day I stopped replying to her.
The following day she was texting me and was worried about me and was thinking I ghosted her but that's something I don't do. I had a therapy session that day I talked to my therapist about it. She did say again that there were many red flags and it was sad that she’s a very ill person and it was my personal choice if I continued talking with her after that. She actually called me during my session and left an apology voicemail for her behavior. And said she regrets acting that way and adored me so far and wanted to continue dating. And text replies mentioning that. So I did reply talking about how my therapist said to set boundaries as that behavior was no healthy and unwanted. She was still kind of upset I brought her up during therapy and texted me her medical papers that yes she wasn't lying about her illness.
Later that week we did agree to meet for dinner and a movie at the mall in Providence. I came early and there was a miscommunication and she was waiting elsewhere in the mall for me and once again her attitude started changing in the texts. I found her and she wasn't seeming to me that she wasn't happy at all based on her face. And she did have that concussion earlier in the week. We sat down for dinner and I wasn't sure how to approach her being as I was afraid she was going to lash out in public and I'm nervous when someone starts shouting at me and it shuts me down. So I barely was saying anything to her at all. Since I didn't know what she was going to do if I said the wrong thing. So after a while, she became upset and was saying this is awkward us not talking and saying I have communication issues. And I don't listen to her and her ex was the same was and they went to couple’s therapy and called me an INFJ over and over. And she got up off her chair and was thinking to just go home after that and I said you are welcome to. I wasn't putting any argument as I'm not the type of person to fight. So she didn't eat her food at all and ended up throwing it out as the mall was closing and the movie was almost starting. So she offered to just watch the movie and we'll talk about what happened another time. So we did watch a terrible movie name JEXI which I had no interest in. She offered to pay for the movie and popcorn as I did for her in the past. I still wasn't talking much with her during the movie as I was afraid if she will lash out. But watching a movie with her was another huge accomplishment as I never did that with a woman as a date.
So this is where more things got interesting. So after the movie, we were leaving and down the escalator, there was an old man that happened to fall down it and his leg was bleeding all over the floor. People were just gathering, and one called 911 for help. She then ran down the escalator to the scene to assist with him. She took her sweater off her back to make a tourniquet for him. She happened to have first aid classes. She didn't want to leave until he was gone by paramedics. She seemed super panicky and I didn't know what to do at that point. I offered her my coat as she only had a tank under her sweater and she declined. We finally walked away when the man was rolled away and there was a large pool of blood near him. So on the way she was super lost and saying she was about to have a panic attack so I gave her a hug to calm her down and she said: "thank you". I walked her to her car in the big parking garage and there was a car driving behind me and she pulled me in as she was afraid I was going to get hit. I was saying it was amazing to see what she did with the man as a hero like that and she told me that sweater had sentimental value and it went to better use to help him.
So on the way to her car, I asked from the help of online prior to what I should do at this point of dates, I said "may I kiss you?" She took off her glasses and she leaned her back against her car as she has balance issues with her spine surgeries. And we pulled each other in and we then made out. It was so super unreal. I felt like I was dreaming. I couldn't believe it was finally happening. I was so into it and super passionate about it. We would kiss and she would bite my lower lip and pull away and look into each other's eyes and do it again. It was something out of a movie. I was caressing her body, her hair, and from her illness, I believe it was her vertebrae was dislocating as her neck in the upwards position. She was in a bit of pain and I was apologizing if I was causing it as I was so into our kiss, my first kiss. She didn't mind and were giving each other neck kisses after and I was saying things into her ear that got her really turned on. She then started digging her nails into my back and pushing her lower body into mines. This all happened while cars were passing but I didn't care we were making out in public at this point in my life. After the kiss we held each other saying nothing, it was so peaceful, she then opened up how she has an aneurism in her heart and it can burst anytime and that's how her mother passed. I felt so bad for her and kept on consoling her with caressing her. I then went home a new man after the kiss as I didn't think it finally actually happened at 30. We texted after and talked about the night and how I enjoyed the kiss and she did for someone with no experience like myself in that. Even the next day I couldn't believe it happened.
Over time we texted and at times she was flipping a switch with her personality. I wasn't sure what to do as she a very ill person and at times didn’t want to talk and still wanted to and said I have communication issues. She was going into surgery the final week I met her for ice cream. She was very scared of going into a life-threatening surgery and I could see it that night. She wasn't mean to me in person that night and we talked for a few hours into the night in the parking lot. I didn't know much what to say to her since she wanted to say goodbye the next day before she left for NY for surgery. I didn't get a chance to say goodbye as we didn't meet the following day. I didn't get to kiss her again that night either as she said she doesn't like PDA when there are people around as there was to people in their car right near us. So we hugged goodbye.
The reason I didn't meet to say a final goodbye before surgery was that she was busy preparing to go and I didn't text her till later in that day and again she was super upset and saying she wasn't going to talk with me and yet she still did. I wished her the best of luck and sent good thoughts as she left. In between then and her coming back I never seen her since last October. Her surgery didn't succeed sadly and she's pretty much disabled now and needs to revise it if possible. I still text with her till this day more of a pen pal. I never asked her if it ended but I was ready to move on as I shouldn't have to have one choice of a person to date and the way things played out. I needed more experiences dating and that's where I am now. But I am grateful she gave me my first dates ever and my first and only kiss, it was more than a peck being a makeout.
All I know are dating apps and I even got photos done for them by a photographer who dating photography. It's the same pics I used when that only woman I dated messaged me. But since then I have not had any success or interest from anyone else. I barely get matches if I am lucky. And I'm on all apps and have subscriptions to Match, Tinder and OkCupid. I try to reach out on the apps that allow to message first and even then I barely get a match after so many sent out. I waste more time and get little to no results. Only one woman back in February agreed to meet for coffee and she wasn't interested after the date. It was a short date too and I'm assuming she wasn't as interested in person versus how she seemed on the app of Facebook dating. So since then, it's been pretty frustrating with the no results.
I've gotten putting so much time and money into it. Only to get nothing much of it. I have a snapshot of my photos I use and bio now off Tinder and I just use the same for all the other apps. Some on here have trashed me for getting a photographer and saying the photos aren't genuine. But I put my trust in the photographer as he is a professional. Others have criticized my appearance and nerdy type. So I'm not sure what else to do as it's mixed responses on my profile as some also say all is good yet I don't have results.
So know I don't know what to do next as with the virus we can't exactly meet people and that was something I wanted to work on this year to go to events to meet people that way. I've done geek speed dating way back in 2018 only to get a blank piece of paper. I tried going to a cosplay meet up at a bar and arcade here and nothing much occurred from them last year. Anything like that isn't happening anytime soon so I only have dating apps or maybe there are ways I still can get something rolling in person? So I am asking for advice or any help to get something that I truly desire a relationship. It hurts at times as so many people have had many at my age and I'm only looking for one to get those experiences in life. My brother and a cousin as examples are just generally terrible and have been abusive to their partners and are wreckless in general and have had many partners. And I don't know how to even be that way and I feel hopeless that I will never experience love as I age older. I was always the outsider growing up and still am. Do I get photos redone by another photographer? Do I try to hire a relationship or dating coach to help? I don't want to give up but it's very depressing that I can't seem to figure out what's wrong and why I can't achieve this. I greatly appreciate any help and thank you very much if you read all this. Thank you.
tl;dr: I'm a 31-year-old man who's never had any relationship in my entire life and I recently turned 31 this September. I only dated one woman shortly off a dating app last year and had my first and only kiss. I am grateful for that experience but really want a relationship with me getting older. And it hurts at times knowing this and unless you were in my position you would know how it feels. I don't know what to do now I am still stuck and can't seem to get any interest off dating apps despite taking photos by a dating photographer. Message me if you want a snapshot of my profile.

With the closure of almost half of Atlantic City's casinos, Newark set to vote on gambling and casinos or racinos in almost every state, it seems as if the reasons for the very existence of Atlantic City are in serious jeopardy.
Israel Joffe
Atlantic City, once a major vacation spot during the roaring 20s and 1930s, as seen on HBOs Boardwalk Empire, collapsed when cheap air fare became the norm and people had no reason to head to the many beach town resorts on the East Coast. Within a few decades, the city, known for being an ‘oasis of sin’ during the prohibition era, fell into serious decline and dilapidation.
New Jersey officials felt the only way to bring Atlantic City back from the brink of disaster would be to legalize gambling. Atlantic City’s first casino, Resorts, first opened its doors in 1978. People stood shoulder to shoulder, packed into the hotel as gambling officially made its way to the East Coast. Folks in the East Coast didn't have to make a special trip all the way to Vegas in order to enjoy some craps, slots, roulette and more.
As time wore on, Atlantic City became the premier gambling spots in the country.
While detractors felt that the area still remained poor and dilapidated, officials were quick to point out that the casinos didn't bring the mass gentrification to Atlantic City as much as they hoped but the billions of dollars in revenue and thousands of jobs for the surrounding communities was well worth it.
Atlantic City developed a reputation as more of a short-stay ‘day-cation’ type of place, yet managed to stand firm against the 'adult playground' and 'entertainment capital of the world' Las Vegas.
Through-out the 1980s, Atlantic City would become an integral part of American pop culture as a place for east coast residents to gamble, watch boxing, wrestling, concerts and other sporting events.
However in the late 1980s, a landmark ruling considered Native-American reservations to be sovereign entities not bound by state law. It was the first potential threat to the iron grip Atlantic City and Vegas had on the gambling and entertainment industry.
Huge 'mega casinos' were built on reservations that rivaled Atlantic City and Vegas. In turn, Vegas built even more impressive casinos.
Atlantic City, in an attempt to make the city more appealing to the ‘big whale’ millionaire and billionaire gamblers, and in effort to move away from its ‘seedy’ reputation, built the luxurious Borgata casino in 2003. Harrah’s created a billion dollar extension and other casinos in the area went through serious renovations and re-branded themselves.
It seemed as if the bite that the Native American casinos took out of AC and Vegas’ profits was negligible and that the dominance of those two cities in the world of gambling would remain unchallenged.
Then Macau, formally a colony of Portugal, was handed back to the Chinese in 1999. The gambling industry there had been operated under a government-issued monopoly license by Stanley Ho's Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau. The monopoly was ended in 2002 and several casino owners from Las Vegas attempted to enter the market.
Under the one country, two systems policy, the territory remained virtually unchanged aside from mega casinos popping up everywhere. All the rich ‘whales’ from the far east had no reason anymore to go to the United States to spend their money.
Then came the biggest threat.
As revenue from dog and horse racing tracks around the United States dried up, government officials needed a way to bring back jobs and revitalize the surrounding communities. Slot machines in race tracks started in Iowa in 1994 but took off in 2004 when Pennsylvania introduced ‘Racinos’ in an effort to reduce property taxes for the state and to help depressed areas bounce back.
As of 2013, racinos were legal in ten states: Delaware, Louisiana, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia with more expected in 2015.
Tracks like Delaware Park and West Virginia's Mountaineer Park, once considered places where local degenerates bet on broken-down nags in claiming races, are now among the wealthiest tracks around, with the best races.
The famous Aqueduct race track in Queens, NY, once facing an uncertain future, now possesses the most profitable casino in the United States.
From June 2012 to June 2013, Aqueduct matched a quarter of Atlantic City's total gaming revenue from its dozen casinos: $729.2 million compared with A.C.'s $2.9 billion. It has taken an estimated 15 percent hit on New Jersey casino revenue and climbing.
And it isn't just Aqueduct that's taking business away from them. Atlantic City's closest major city, Philadelphia, only 35-40 minutes away, and one of the largest cities in America, now has a casino that has contributed heavily to the decline in gamers visiting the area.
New Jersey is the third state in the U.S. to have authorized internet gambling. However, these online casinos are owned and controlled by Atlantic City casinos in an effort to boost profits in the face of fierce competition.
California, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Texas are hoping to join Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin Islands in offering online gambling to their residents.
With this in mind, it seems the very niche that Atlantic City once offered as a gambling and entertainment hub for east coast residents is heading toward the dustbin of history.
Time will tell if this city will end up like Detroit. However, the fact that they are losing their biggest industry to major competition, much like Detroit did, with depressed housing, casinos bankrupting/closing and businesses fleeing , it all makes Atlantic City’s fate seem eerily similar.

In this post I am going to share my experience as I start a new portfolio from 0$ and keep adding funds to it every month as I try to grow it as fast as possible
Hey everyone Happy Thanksgiving and Welcome! So, I have deposited and invested in the stock market all the money I managed to save up in the last month as I deposited 3500$ in my eToro portfolio on the 12th of November and I am already up more than 7% in just two weeks.
As my portfolio has constantly outperform the big 3 indexes the Nasdaq100, the SP500 and the Dow Jones 30 almost every day since starting my portfolio. Here is a comparison of my portfolio vs the indexes since starting as I am up over 7%. Portfolio v Index
So i wondered? Is it really bad to own more stocks? Is less > more? What is your opinion on this subject? I believe that it is way better to be invested in more companies and to add and grow your position in time as you also see how the companies evolve and you can also do some price averaging.
So here is my current portfolio composition as I split all my money equally to start, I will go into very few little details about everyone so I don’t make this a 2 hour read time.
I will start now by going alphabetically and not in the most important order as the first company that I own is BYD which is a rival company for both Tesla and NIO in the EV market as they focus on cars, new energy solutions and electronics. They are also developing a lot of commercial EV like buses, coaches and taxis which will be a great addressable market for them as they are not rivaled in those segments at the moment. The company has gone up a lot in value this year as you can see in this graph and have a Forward P/E of more than 100 but I believe this company will greatly expand its sales and be one of the leaders in the segment especially in China which is the biggest EV market. https://ibb.co/gVVwpfR / https://ibb.co/z7YBGr9
The second holding is Apple, is there anybody that doesn’t know this company? They are the biggest company in the world and they continue to expand with new products and services every day, I don’t see this company going down in the short term or the long term as they have pretty expensive at a 35 P/E but earnings are still rising especially with more subscription based income coming in with the release of the Apple One Bundle. https://ibb.co/Tm3hWMZ / https://ibb.co/Q9YjJTx / https://ibb.co/BrzkHCY
AbbVie is a health company that produces a lot of great drugs and has more than 26 million patients in over 200 countries that are treated every year. They are one of the best companies in the sector and are still down about 25% from the all time highs while only trading at a forward P/E of 8 which is very low. https://ibb.co/9nn4z0q / https://ibb.co/mXh3JL5 / https://ibb.co/cwhJgB5
AMD is a well established companies that creates high performance GPU’s for both personal computer and for data centers, the company has turned around and have started a great path to success since the newest CEO took the job in 2014 as the stock was trading at 2$ and while the company is trading at a very high forward P/E they have a lot of room to grow in this new economy as the EPS is expected to increase by more than 40% quarter over quarter https://ibb.co/dpwYPcy / https://ibb.co/7vwWHtC / https://ibb.co/yF0RmQv
Amazon is the internet retail juggernaut and cloud servicing company that has also started to expand in more and more domains like pharmacy just last week, though the company is also trading at a very high PE they have a lot of room to grow internationally and also are expanding in a lot more domains at a very fast rate. https://ibb.co/4TnGhkt / https://ibb.co/c6W2Ypx
Aphria is a Canadian company that mainly grows cannabis for medical use but has recently acquired a beverage company and is look to expand its product line, especially with the legalizing of marijuana more and more obvious in the US. They are one of the companies that stands to benefit the most from this as they are also expected to be the first to reach profitability by next year compared to Aurrora Canabis and Cannopy Growth. https://ibb.co/KrfL267 / https://ibb.co/kJ8yxDR
Broadcom is one of the biggest American semiconductor solutions provider, they are a very good play for the sector as they only trade at a forwarde P/E of 17 which is very good compared to comptetitors. https://ibb.co/8KFmX88 / https://ibb.co/q18SzPb
Everyone also knows Boeing as they are one of the biggest commercial manufacturers of jetliners, defence, space and security systems. The have suffered a lot in the last 2 years after the 737 accidents and the recent stay-at-home economy, but the ban on the plain has been lifted in the US and will be followed by the European Union soon, they have a big backlog of planes to work through while this situation will improve and air travel returns slowly in the next years. https://ibb.co/JxZYZ6D / https://ibb.co/NVbhDLQ
Alibaba is a online e-commerce giant that has expanded into cloud computing services also and stands to benefit a lot from the stay-at-home economy while also having just a forward PE of 32 which is very low compared to Amazon as they are the Chinese version of them. The company also owns Ant Group which is one of the largest fin tech companies in the world and will likely gain a lot after they finally manage to go public. https://ibb.co/0JPN6DN / https://ibb.co/6NgjGNV /
Berkshire is the child company of Warren Buffet as they are a holding company that engages in diversified business like technology, banks, insurance and much more. The company is currently trading at a very low P/E an barely above the price/book value as even the founders of the company believe this as they have continued to buy back shares of the company in the last year at the fastest rate in company history. https://ibb.co/bP6VjpM / https://ibb.co/hf5hX39
Caterpillar is one of best companies in manufacturing, construction and mining equipment. They are trading at almost 3 time sales with a high P/E but this is likely to regain momentum with the China trade war relaxing with the new Biden administration as well as the reopening of the economy https://ibb.co/pnC17PM / https://ibb.co/2vsQSjt
Chipotle Mexican is one of the best companies right now in the fast food business as they continue to innovate and have just opened they’re first digital only store. The company is trading at a very high P/E but has substantial growth potential so I believe it will be a great buy for the future. https://ibb.co/GCqd3Y9 / https://ibb.co/JnBm3bx
Costco is one of the world biggest retailers that has a great business model as they are making most of they’re money through membership fees unlike other retailers that mostly rely on prices, the are trading at just 1 times sales which is very good and they have a lot of room to grow especially with improve China relationships. https://ibb.co/X4M76Vd / https://ibb.co/ypg3Gyc
Crowdstrike is a cyber security company that has seen a huge spike due to the transition to more and more digital presence for all the companies. They are a company that I believe is here to stay and just started to become profitable in the last quarter. https://ibb.co/zNbfhL9 / https://ibb.co/mBw2TKj
Carvana is one of the best players for the second hand car market as they operate a unique e-commerce platform for people to buy, sell or finance cars. They are one of my favorite companies as they are also just starting to make money as they continue to expand they’re presence. https://ibb.co/QPZ1wnt / https://ibb.co/0rS6LrQ
CVS is a health and pharmacy companies that owns the most pharma stores in the US, the company has been hit recently by the news that Amazon is getting into pharmacy delivery but I believe they will be a great play for the vaccine distribution play as the company is only trading at a forward P/E of 8 and is trading below value of sales while also offering a dividend of 2% https://ibb.co/KNH6v5G / https://ibb.co/8Ps3QRB
Delta is one of the major airlines in the US and as I wanted to be exposed to some recovery plays I choose this company as I believe air travel will come back in the next years. The financials are not great for the company but they did manage to cut the cash burn rate in the last quarter. https://ibb.co/gyrSYYb / https://ibb.co/KsNbFHg
Deere is another great industrial and manufacturing play for the recovery stocks. The company is trading at a pretty high P/E ratio for them as the stock has runed very high in the last months but they do offer a dividend of 1% which is much better than any bank savings account and also have the potential for growth and also are a pretty reliable way to diversify portfolios. https://ibb.co/NSsCGN1 / https://ibb.co/thrY6W2
Disney is a very diversified family friend entertainment and media company as they have a lot of great business that will benefit a lot from the re-opening while this contributed a lot to the huge expansion of the streaming business with Disney+ and Hulu so the financials are not great but I believe this will hugely improve in the next couple of years. https://ibb.co/BG0jctn / https://ibb.co/7GR9h3c
Draftkings is an American daily fantasy sport operator that has expanded into the huge market of online gambling as more and more us states are legalizing gambling so they have a lot of room to grow in front of them especially with a great online presence with financials not being very important at the moment as they continue to grow they’re presence https://ibb.co/k8dtJmM / https://ibb.co/HgGQvG2
Dominos Pizza is one of the biggest pizza companies in the world and are also one of the best in implementing they’re presence in the delivery services as they are way better at this than others companies like Papa John’s. https://ibb.co/NZXkQjg / https://ibb.co/FVGXXBY
Etsy is a e-commerce platform for creative goods and services and has seen a huge rise in popularity and will probably remain a big gainer from this past year, though they are trading at over 70times earnings this will likely improve very much in the next years as they are expected to expand and improve earnings substantaly. https://ibb.co/5MN9zb7 / https://ibb.co/PYz0NWK
Ford is one of the biggest car makers in the world, I really like this company as it having a big push to move to the EV world with the Mustang Mach E, the EV Transit and the hugely anticipated EV F-150, the company is expected to have huge improvements in the next year as they have decent financials and are one of the best companies to own for a dividend investing strategy. https://ibb.co/MhwMB47 / https://ibb.co/745w8vq
Facebook is the largest social media network in the world that also owns Instagram, they have been struggling in the last months due to the political environment but I believe they will continue to be a giant in the tech sector as they are finding new ways to improve revenue streams especially in the highly active Instagram platform as they are trading at pretty much the same P/E like the other big tech companies but are expected to see a growth in advertising money as companies move to a more digital presence. https://ibb.co/SVjFGvc / https://ibb.co/T1Ds8V8
Fiverr is one of the biggest marketplaces for freelance services as this kind of gigs have hugely exploded this year, the company is trading at an insane PE but we have to see what the next quarters brings to us as it may end up being a very profitable company in the future. https://ibb.co/st03fyj / https://ibb.co/zQk3Mgp
General Elecitrc is a conglomerate that operates in many business like aviation, healthcare, renewables, digital industry finance and more, they have suffered a lot in the past decade but the CEO has managed to turn things around latetly and might put the company back on track as it is way below all time highs and even recent highs of 30$ just 4 years ago, they might get a boost from the return of the aviation business in the next years. https://ibb.co/2nTc9mh / https://ibb.co/sybXXPQ
General Motors is the other big Detroit giant that I own in my portfolio as I really like where the company is going with its big push in the EV market in the next couple of years, they are trading at a 19 PE and are in a very good position to keep growing. https://ibb.co/37hqV2C / https://ibb.co/BNp0hht
Barrick Gold is one of the biggest gold and copper mining companies in the world and I use it for some hedging as I like owning this company more than I like owning gold, as this company also provides us with dividends of more than 1% while gold doesn’t https://ibb.co/P9cVDxs / https://ibb.co/6tpfDtH
I don’t believe google needs any introductions as I believe they are still one of the best companies in the tech sector despite lagging the other faang companies this year but they have regained momentum in the last quarter and I believe they can be a catch up trade and a long-term investment https://ibb.co/JRm07vw / https://ibb.co/mT7nWC8
Goldman Sachs is a global investment bank that seems to be back on track after the company has struggled in the last couple of years and are also a great diversification play as they are trading below book value. https://ibb.co/FqmNyFF / https://ibb.co/1zkLmfx
Home depot is a big retailer that has gained a lot of traction in the last year and stands to benefit in the future from the great move to online sales. The company is trading at a 25 PE but seems to be on a huge growth bath while also having a more than 2% dividend yield. https://ibb.co/KXpDM77 / https://ibb.co/cDBxJgK
Honeywell is one of the most diversified technology and manufacturing companies in the world that stands to benefit a lot from the reopening as a lot of companies need to upgrade they’re technology systems. The company has a good dividend yield and a great profit margin. https://ibb.co/kMxjNRz / https://ibb.co/TL67SRD
Intuitive surgical is a global technology company for minimally invasive surgery. As this kinds of surgeries have been postponed they stand to benefit from the world getting back to normal. They have huge profit margins that can see they earnings soar in the next years. https://ibb.co/Lz7j8td / https://ibb.co/kXdmzhQ
Johnson & Johnson is a great company that develops medical devices, meds and consumer goods and stat to benefit a lot if they manage to create e good vaccine. They are currently trading at a PE of 22 but have huge upside and also are a great dividend paying company. https://ibb.co/FWXqpH2 / https://ibb.co/c8qQXNF
JP Morgan is a global financial giant with over 3 trillion$ in assests, the company trades at about a 33% price to book overvaluation but stands to benefit a lot in the future from the huge money pumping in the economy by the FED and the return of higher interest rates. https://ibb.co/hBvLxV5 / https://ibb.co/Jtkn90L
Coca-Cola is another company that needs no introduction and is still a great company to own with a great dividend yield that stands to benefit from a reopening economy. https://ibb.co/G9CmsgL / https://ibb.co/C2FLSGy
Lemonade is a disruptive insurance company that is still expanding its markets. They have a great business strategy and can become a very big player in the industry. The company has more than double since the IPO earlier this year so I believe this can be a great long term investment. https://ibb.co/zhjYRct / https://ibb.co/PZ23M72
Lowe’s is another great retailers similar to Home Depot that has done a great job in transitioning to online sales. I really like the company as it trades at just 20 times earnings and has a great growth rate and dividend yield. https://ibb.co/zfpyLZC / https://ibb.co/MfS6QNg
McDonalds is the biggest fast food company in the world, the company has done a terrific job this year with drive thru orders and stand to benefit even more after the reopening while also having a great dividend of more than 2% and possibility of growing delivery sales even more in the future. https://ibb.co/CBTWtJP / https://ibb.co/v1cBqQn
Mercadolibre is a e-commerce company that is the Amazon or Alibaba of South America as they operate in a lot of sectors like cars, aircrafts, real estate and more. I believe this is a great company to own if you believe in the future of e-commerce. https://ibb.co/McFrBhZ / https://ibb.co/Cw3wSSk
Isn’t it already obvious that my portfolio must have included Microsoft also? As they are a big beneficiary of cloud services and tech evolutions. This is a staple for every portfolio with great growth and a better dividend yield than any bank can offer at the moment. https://ibb.co/cvMm8Md / https://ibb.co/FnYD1Y3
As I want to be diversified and exposed to recovery play I also picked the cruise line that I think will do best in the long run. So though Norwegian have diluted they’re shares a lot during this year, I belive not all cruise lines will survive and they will eat up market share when everything goes back to normal. So I don’t really care about the financials that much at the moment as this is a very long term pick. https://ibb.co/tHDcrMY / https://ibb.co/PTqK0dj
Next Era Energy is the largest electric utility by market cap and has the world largest generator of renewable energy from wind and sun and stand to benefit a lot from a Biden administration that is why they are trading at such high multiples at the moment. The company also has an impressive yield of almost 2% https://ibb.co/xjYVMx4 / https://ibb.co/q9hjp48
I also bought NetFlix as I believe them, Disney and Roku will be some of the largest players in the streaming business as traditional TV and cinema are a dying business at the moment.The company is trading at a premium but this is due to them dumping money in high quality content to grow they’re subscriber base while they also have steadily increase subscriptions cost in the last years. I believe they will do better next quarter and will see a re-test of all time highs. https://ibb.co/VN2TF6f / https://ibb.co/B6j9zTn
I also own NIO more as a spec play to be well diversified in the EV world, I believe this is a long term investment as the stock price has gone up like bananas recently, the company will have to have perfect growth in the next couple of years to justify an increase in value as they are still losing money. https://ibb.co/MZ2NL4v / https://ibb.co/mt8f3ZR
Nike is my favorite apparel play as I believe it is the most desired my a lot of people and keeps expanding. I really like how the company is managed and I believe in them for the long-run. https://ibb.co/jw1zjgj / https://ibb.co/RYR4QSP
Nvidia is my favorite play in the semiconductor sector as they will continue to benefit from more and more personal pc sales as well as huge data center demand especially for they’re super performing products. They trade at a huge premium right now but I believe they can become the next trillion dollar company in the tech sector. https://ibb.co/kgJS0w1 / https://ibb.co/k8D1MSL
I also like owning Pepsico alongside Coca Cola as they are the two biggest players in the sector and I believe that they will both benefit a lot in the next years from the economy recovery. With pepsico offering a 2,7% dividend and a great growth path I really like owning this stock https://ibb.co/2SY4xPY / https://ibb.co/Sdt2hGC
Pinterest is an up and coming social media platform that has a great ad friendly setup and could see growth in the next years. They are trading at insane PE ratios but that should catch up to the company in the future and I believe you must own it to be well diversified. https://ibb.co/gwGFbyb / https://ibb.co/5TYz4KS
Palantir is a highly controversial name right now but its products and services are really good as they are earning more and more stamps of approval with government contracts while also expanding to commercial use. Financial info is not that good as the company barely reported they’re first earnings after the IPO. https://ibb.co/fdQ42gc / https://ibb.co/wyTJSG2
PayPal is another great company that will do very well in the future as payments transition to a more digital approach and the company is transitioning to allow cryptocurrencies as well which will attract even more users. They have had a greet increase in revenue and eps in the last quarters and I expect that to continue to grow. https://ibb.co/9tXxhJZ / https://ibb.co/M5vCynn
Qualcomm is my favorite 5G play alongside apple as this will be a long cycle of upgrades for the communications services that will benefit them a lot.They are trading at an PE of over 30 but have great revenue and EPS growth while also offering an almost 2% dividend yield. https://ibb.co/NFsnKqW / https://ibb.co/x5sJLW6
Roku is a great play for the hardware and subscription based services for digital media players and has huge tailwinds that will benefit them while the old TV cycle is dying. They have had a huge year over year revenue growth and subscribers growth that has passed the 40 million mark for the first time recently. https://ibb.co/Fqd7sYP / https://ibb.co/ccKqzkC
While SunRun is another great play for the new Biden administration as well as the transitioning to more renewable energy as they may see a huge boost in revenue growth and earnings with more money being pumped into the renewable sector. https://ibb.co/0jr3TRg / https://ibb.co/NmdSdwP
Everyone also knows Starbucks, as I expect them to be a huge gainer on a improved US-China relationship so despite suffering a lot from this economy the stock is still up more than 16% in the last year while revenues have declined, expect this to bounce back by 2021-2022. https://ibb.co/s5nTzQX / https://ibb.co/fDyhvX3
Shopify is a multinational e-commerce cloud based platform for merchants like small and medium sized business so that can easily have an online store that they can manage payments for, orders inventory and much more. The company is trading at P/E’s that are crazy but the revenue and EPS growth is also amazing and has the potential for a lot more growth as the world is going more and more digital. https://ibb.co/6nt4GhC / https://ibb.co/QbFhybt
Store capital is a real estate investment trust that focuses on single tenant commercial real estate so they can negotiate much better rents and collections than other REIT. They are still more than 8$ under the highs and are a great diversification and yield giving stock to own. https://ibb.co/XzBY41g / https://ibb.co/TrGRZpR
AT&T is one of the largest providers in the us and seems to be getting back on track after they have struggled in the past decade, they trade at only 8 times forward P/E and have one of the best dividend yields at more than 7% so I believe this is a must have staple in your portfolio that brings stability and cash flow. https://ibb.co/cYcfYMm / https://ibb.co/8D3NzZr
While Target has been doing some amazing things as they operate as a general merchandise retailers and are doing some amazing things with online sales, they currently have seen a spike in the last months and are trading at a p/e of over 22 but I see them as a long term winner that offers both growth and value with a dividend yield of 1,5%. https://ibb.co/Fzd8TMw / https://ibb.co/NLnw4Lv
While the other communication provider that I like is T-Mobile US which has seen a huge spike in user growth and are poised to do a lot of great things with the 5G cycle, they trade at a very high multiple for this sector but the growth expectations are huge for this company. https://ibb.co/PCDFD38 / https://ibb.co/BTSzTMp
Moving on, one of the biggest gainers this year, TESLA is also one of my favorite companies to own as they continue to expand the products they offer and improve margins on vehicle, they are also expanding into more and more services, while manufacturing is growing exponentialy. They trade at insane P/E’s but they have just managed to be included in the SP500 so this may bring some stability to the stock as the company continues to grow in the next decade.https://ibb.co/6rNJf6q / https://ibb.co/CWN6wD4
Visa is the biggest global payments technology company and is expected to continue to grow as more people start using cashless payment options, they are a great growth and value company for the future as cash payments is a dying proposition worldwide. https://ibb.co/CVXgZD9 / https://ibb.co/BPKxFfZ
Wal-Mart, the biggest employer in the US continues to do amazing stuff as they continue to expand they’re online presence and compete with Amazon as they trade at a 23 P/E and also offer a dividend yield. they are a great play alongside with Amazon which trades at much higher valuations. https://ibb.co/Sr9s83J / https://ibb.co/0CvZKkD
Wynn is another great recovery stock that I like as recently we found out that foot traffic in Macau has ramped up, this bolds well for the company as they will be one of the biggest gainers on the reopening. So if you are a long term investor you should get into this stock I believe. https://ibb.co/6rk2qNQ / https://ibb.co/mC35VPr
Zoom is the one company that I will be selling in the next couple of days. I know they are one of the best video conferencing apps out there, but I believe they will have a lot of problem due to a number of free apps that also offer great quality while the company is trading at insane p/e numbers. I know this trend is here to stay, but I thing there are far better play in the stock market out there rather than Zoom at this price point. https://ibb.co/T1tStb8 / https://ibb.co/rmxh0x3
I know I didn’t get into in-depth stuff, technical analysis, fundamentals and more but I will continue go more in depth with this stocks as time goes on.
So here how I want to make my portfolio look like when I have enough money to open all the positions. TARGETED PORTFOLIo
As you can see a quarter of my portfolio will be invested in high quality companies that are pretty safe in my opinion. While over 45% of the portfolio will go to companies that I really like, that have a pretty low risk in my opinion and can offer great returns in the future. While I will also use about 22% of my portfolio into more risky companies that can bring very good profits for the portfolio but in my opinion are not as safe as the others.
And finally I will invest about 7% of my portfolio into more speculative stocks or hedge stocks like Barrick Gold and Goldman Sachs. I don’t want to keep money on the sidelines at the moment as I expect the stock market will keep rising for a couple of years at a rapid pace due to the recovery of the economy.
Thank you everyone for reading! Hope you enjoyed the content!
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tl;dr potential holy grail for US folk in certain states: Advekit is a website that matches you+therapists by specialty area (e.g. ADHD!) + insurance/therapy style. Also shows upfront costs - what you'd actually pay after insurance.
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with it in any way other than hope + curiosity. I am not a therapist or credentialed mental health provider. Cross-posting to a few mental health subs.
Has anyone used it and would be able to share their experiences?
Anyone now inspired to use it who can report back to the sub with your thoughts?
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I keep seeing ads for Advekit. It looks like a rad tool if you're in the US (currently only 7 states) and trying to find a therapist that checks all the boxes (ADHD, in-network or affordable, therapy style, particular gender, in-person or online-only, etc etc).
Finding a care team (therapist, psychiatrist, other) who truly understands ADHD SHOULD NOT BE A CRAPSHOOT. It should not be so freaking convoluted, demoralizing and painful. I wonder if Advekit is the holy grail, or at least the mental health equivalent of a power tool when your toolbox used to be one shitty too-small Philips-head screwdriver.
I noodled around with it since I'm trying to help a coaching client in distress whose current therapist can't help in a particular specialty area.
Stop here if you don't need/want to nerd out further.

===== OVERVIEW OF THE MATCHING QUESTIONS =====
They don't have a detailed summary of the questions they ask unless you fill out the questionnaire, so I did it for you. (I can't stand having to surrender my personal info and fill out pages of questions only to find out they're not asking the right questions and wondering if it's useful at all).
I was really interested to see this question on what's your ideal therapist's role during the session. I've seen this make or break a therapy relationship AND make/break a person's views on therapy - if you need more tactical skills, you don't want the therapist to just sit back and let you talk, and if you're in need of validation you really really don't want a therapist with a firm hand.

I do most of the talking & the therapist's role is to be an active/nonjudgmental listener
While I share, the therapist jumps in & challenges me when appropriate
The therapist's role is to teach me tools/skills to problem-solve
The therapist acts more as a coach/motivator
Therapist uses art/movement in sessions
I'm not sure

The full questionnaire if you pick INDIVIDUAL at first. Idk what would change for couples/child/etc.

Kind of therapy: individual, couples, child, adolescent, family
How you prefer to receive treatment: in-person +/- phone/video
Zip code (imo if you select remote therapy this should not limit you to providers near you)
What's your #1 priority in finding the right therapist: cost // therapist specialization // personal fit // location
[quick switch to getting insurance info + email - imo this disrupts the flow]
Do you currently have insurance: yes // no // I'm not sure
What type of insurance do you have: PPO // HMO // Other // I'm not sure
[optional: enter insurance info]
Enter email
What's most concerning you? Select up to three: ADHD // Adoption // Alcohol concerns // Anger management // Anxiety // Autism // Behavioral issues // Bipolar disorder // Borderline personality // Career change // Chronic pain // Cross-cultural identity // Dating // Depression // Disability // Divorce // Eating // Family/relationship // Foster care // Gambling // Gender identity // Grief/loss // Illness // Infertility // Learning disabilities // Life transition/aging // Life transitions // Motor or tic disorders // Narcissism // Neurofeedback // Obsessive-compulsive (OCD) // Parenting // Peer conflict // Phobia // Pregnancy, prenatal, postpartum // Psychological testing // PTSD // Schizophrenia // Self-esteem // Self-harming // Sex addiction // Sex/love addiction // Sexual abuse // Sexual intimacy // Sexual orientation // Sleep concerns // Stress // Struggle with eating // Substance abuse // Suicidal thoughts // Trauma // Weight concerns // Work stress
Gender preference for your ideal therapist: Female // Male // Non-binary // No preference
What's your ideal therapists's role during the session? [see above]
Preference for time of day: daytime hours // before 9am // after 5pm // weekends
What's your gender: female // male // non-binary // prefer not to say
What's your age: Under 18 // 18-24 // 25-34 // 35-50 // 50+

===== further thoughts from a product manager perspective =====
My experience with "find a provider by specialty" tools (e.g. PsychologyToday or health insurance) as a patient and client advocate is that providers self-report their specialty areas and there's no way to verify whether they're a generalist who pays lip service to ("I've learned about ADHD so I can treat patients with it, no problem") or has deep experience and specific expertise in recognizing + treating the many ways it presents. Therapists are humans, and therefore both fallible AND biased. Evidence: so many heartbreaking tales of "you obviously don't have ADHD because you don't fit the stereotype" directly stated by mental health providers.
I also don't know whether Advekit's therapist specialty area questions are more nuanced (rate your expertise in this area from 1-5) or simply binary yes/no. More granularity would help offset the inaccuracy+bias of self-reporting.
Most of the time, patient/client feedback on providers is limited, for many valid reasons (confidentiality, stigma, trustworthiness of review hosting sites (Yelp has a reputation for not removing flagged reviews unless businesses pay for that service), inherent polarization of reviews). So there's not often a way to verify the level of expertise a provider claims to have regarding specialty areas.
The advantage of a tool like Advekit is that there's a way to ground-truth a therapist's self-reported specialty: since billing is done through Advekit there's continued contact with the patient/client (i.e. not only at the therapist-matching stage) . I have no idea whether they do this or not. If I were PM, that's what I'd be thinking about as a way to not only improve the algorithm but also make happier experiences for the humans involved! (better matches mean longer relationships i.e. less churn, more consistent income stream for therapist, higher therapeutic effectiveness, HEALTHIER HAPPIER CLIENTS, the list goes on).
I'm curious whether therapist-selected client gender preferences might lead to false negative matches e.g. "prefer not to say" is incompatible with "female + male". It's worth noting that the matching algorithm may exclude matches that are otherwise appropriate.
Selecting remote-only therapy seems to prioritize Zip code proximity, which doesn't necessarily equate to the best match within your State (providers need to be licensed in the same State as their patients reside).
Currently in 7 states (CA, CT, IL, NJ, NY, PA, WA) but there's no waitlist or "keep me posted when you expand to a new state" button. That would be a nice improvement.

DM me if you have suggestions for other things you'd like to see reviews of from a similar perspective.

A person on Indie Hackers had created a product but was struggling to get users.
It's worth reading the question: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/really-struggling-to-grow-2ad4ad13bb
But it boils down to:
'So bright-eyed and bushy-tailed I thought if I took my product experience and built a video editor there would be tremendous value in that.'
And ' So please as a solo founder, losing all my money and sanity what are some practical things I can do before I go under?'
Let’s get into it.
—————
Think you're a rockstar for having an idea, building it and seeing it through.
That said you have some problems because you put the cart in front of the horse.
Startups during the 80s were different in the sense that all they had was product risk. The hard thing was getting the damn thing made (whatever that thing was). If you did that, there would be customers period.
Nowadays, unless your SpaceX or smth similar, you don't have product risk. Making a web app is eays. (Before anyone starts crying, easy doesn't mean easy, it means it's not a competitive advantage or an economic moat to be able to merely ship such a thing.)
That means your biggest risk is market risk.
I.e. We went from 'we know people want to buy this but can we build it?' to 'we know we can build this but do people want to buy?'.
According to Andreessen's onion layer thesis, you remove risk layers one layer at a time, starting with the most important one, which in your case is 'Will people buy?'.
So what you should have done in retrospect is to focus 100% of your efforts on making a few sales within a couple of days. If you could do that, then and only then, do you start building.
But that's hindsight. You've learned a lesson that's incredibly hard to internalize so I def wouldn't beat myself up about it. I think it's pretty much unavoidable.
Also,
>My tool does everything theirs does but I have 0 customers.
Read this essay: https://www.younglingfeynman.com/essays/antinetworkeffects
Okay now what?
Focus solely on getting your first paying customers. You need to get momentum.
I disagree with some of the suggestions giving you a million different marketing approaches for two reasons.

You don't go and do long-term marketing strategies (like SEO) before you even have customers. Not saying it can't work but you're gambling. You're hope marketing. Doing all these things and hoping it'll pay off. Even in the best-case scenario, strategies like those take MONTHS or a year plus.
When you try a million things, it's the best way to get overwhelmed and end up doing nothing. Behavioral science is very clear on this. (Fogg, 2009).

How do you get your first paying customers?
HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT!

You call all your friends and ask them if they want to pay you X for your web app. You call all the people in your phone, every single person on your contacts.
You DM all your friends on Facebook, on LinkedIn, and other platforms you have followers.
You ask everyone for a referral. If they say yes, you ask. If they say no, you ask. E.g. Okay since you're not interested in this web app, who's one person you think I should give a call that might be interested in online video editing?
You post in subreddits, on Hacker News, Product Hunt, Twitter, Facebook Groups and all that shit. This is a bit more reactive instead of proactive which is why it's the last step. But it's basically hey I made this, anyone wanna interested? Then you contact anyone who's interested immediately and try to close them.

One final tip. You need customers, not profitability. So don't stress about the price just yet. Maybe after you have 5-10 customers. Because early feedback is so vital. The fact that you're struggling is because you're lacking that feedback. Three things specifically: 1. Who are your customers? 2. Where are they? 3. What's the problem you're solving for them?
Good luck homey, you're on the right track. Don't give up. I'd even go so far as to say you didn't make a mistake. Failure is part of the process. You fail 99 times until you succeed onces. Just like trying to land your first backflip or smth. This journey of yours is the norm, not the exception. So just keep iterating and be persistent and you WILL figure it out. The reason why it's hard is because up until this point, school and sport gives you a roadmap that you need to execute well, if you fail you did smth wrong. You're now doing smth for which there's no clear roadmap (as in follow these exact steps and you'll get 100K MRR in exactly Y months).
P.S. If you're scared to do any of these things, it's normal. That's why people are giving you tips like SEO and email markting automation. It's just a way to hide from the things that really move the needle. You can't get rejected by wasting months on email marketing automation, but it hurts to call someone and basically get told to fuck off. If you can't get over your fear after two days, just hire someone or ask a friend to do it for you.)
REFERENCES
BJ Fogg. 2009. A behavior model for persuasive design. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (Persuasive ’09). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 40, 1–7. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/1541948.1541999
SOURCE
https://www.indiehackers.com/post/really-struggling-to-grow-2ad4ad13bb
If you enjoyed this post then perhaps I can bribe you with a crisp high five to join my newsletter on entrepreneurial science here: https://www.younglingfeynman.com/subscribe
Go build the future
RJ

Hey GYW’ers
Sparing the words, sauce first (sorry for my hairy legs) SAUCE
Like the rest of us for basically the past two financial quarters, I’ve become a homebody and used online window shopping to satisfy the void left by lack of any semblance of social life. It’s 1 AM and I’m bored, so I took a couple flicks and put these badboys on in my shorts...just to feel something
For the past 6 months, I’ve been snapping up unique pairs in my smallish collection, I got a pair of RMW Chinchilla burgundy Chelsea’s, a pair of Carlos Santos Cap Toes in Algarve patina, and a pair of Peal & Co Shell Brogues (aka C&J Pembrokes)! Never had a penny loafer in there, and every. pair. had. issues!!
Some had a keeper too narrow or too sharp, toe shapes were weird, leathers were too exotic or plain, colors were all over the place...until I stumbled upon the Holy Grail (cue angel music)...the EG Piccadilly loafer. Perfect and simplistic in every proportion, crafted with the finest calf in a dark, burnished oak brown that works with literally anything except jorts (rich, retired plumbers don’t @me). Only problem, these bad boys were over a solid rack, and I ain’t rich.
Cue The Rake clutching me with a 20% sale, and given I had not bought ANYTHING else in quarantine, I snagged my pair for about $950 and change. Shipping was great via DHL from the UK and they came in about 3-4 days.
Note that I’m in New York, no EG boutiques so I had to totally gamble on sizing. Read up on the official website to size down half for UK but go TTS. I’ve got wide ass feet with a narrow heel around US 11-11.5, I went for a UK 11. All in all the fit came out pretty nice, I’m just slightly annoyed at the bulging that happens on the sides when I stand up (check pics). Happy to hear advice for this.
I’ll also add that construction is phenomenal, amazing fudging of the welt and 270 construction means the heel is nice and flush. This is seriously the Bentley of penny loafers, and even if it cost as much as 5 pairs of Grant Stones I know it will look amazing even after a decade. It’s a classic style that will never go out of fashion, and imo does not look too “old” or “young” in choice. The calfskin is unbiasedly one of the best I’ve seen on a shoe (even better than C&J Handgrade) with super tight creasing.
Apart from that they came with branded trees and shoe bags. After 3 months so far I’ve put maybe 10-15 wears on these, and the fit has gotten a bit better. The color was faded a bit so I ordered some matching cream from EG and used along with Saphir Renovateur. Also, I had my cobbler put on rubber sole protectors as you can see. EG said not to in a paper that came in the box because “moisture” and blah blah blah....much better with rubber on sidewalks.
Sorry for the shit lighting, NY apartments just be like that. Haven’t seen a single review on these shoes on GYW, hope you guys enjoyed my rant.

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