BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/14/2025, 10:25:52 AM

BayFort Comments: US reciprocal tariffs aim to reduce or eliminate trade deficits. A potential consequence for India is increased US goods imports, leading to greater demand for US dollars. This increased demand could further weaken the Indian rupee against the US dollar.

BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/17/2025, 10:11:03 AM

BayFort Comments: Cloud capex peaked last year, signaling a potential slowdown in hardware growth across all subsegments, including memory, logic, and networking equipment.

BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/7/2025, 9:57:40 AM

BayFort Comments: The Trump administration’s voluntary retirement scheme for govt. employees, aimed at reducing government expenditure, has reportedly drawn over 50,000 sign-ups—approximately 2.5% of the federal civilian workforce. With the application deadline looming, participation continues to rise. The process is straightforward: employees only need to type “resign” and send it from a government email account, streamlining the effort to shrink the federal payroll and cut costs.

BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/11/2025, 11:57:45 AM

BayFort Comments: While the world is caught up in the frenzy of Trump’s tweets, a silent revolution is unfolding in Argentina—one that few are paying attention to. Through our global portfolio, we are uniquely positioned to ride the wave of Argentina’s rising fortunes and seize the opportunities others are overlooking.

BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/7/2025, 1:08:48 PM

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BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/6/2025, 5:01:14 AM

BayFort Comments: There's almost a consensus on US market outperformance this year.

BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/3/2025, 8:53:20 AM

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BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

1/31/2025, 11:28:53 AM

BayFort Comments: A simple buy-and-hold strategy beats even the buy-on-the-dip (after a weekly dip) strategy.

BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/3/2025, 8:53:49 AM

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BayFort Capital Global Equity Research

2/10/2025, 11:59:53 AM

BayFort Comments: In the unforgiving realm of technology, missing a single product cycle can be a fatal blow. Imagine the scene: 2006, Steve Jobs, brimming with revolutionary vision, approached Intel with an offer – the chance to power the very first iPhone. Paul Otellini, Intel's CEO at the time, famously declined. Why? Intel's internal projections screamed "unprofitable." Apple's proposed price, they argued, was simply too low. Otellini would later ruefully admit, "The forecasted cost was wrong." But while Intel was busy miscalculating, Apple went on to sell a mind-boggling 2.3 billion iPhones. The consequences for Intel were, to put it mildly, brutal. They completely missed the explosive rise of the smartphone. As Apple's star ascended, so did the fortunes of companies like Samsung, TSMC, and ARM, who capitalized on the mobile revolution that Intel had shunned. Intel, once the undisputed titan of the tech world, watched their dominance crumble. Their market value plummeted, a stark reminder of the cost of a missed opportunity. From industry leader to a distant 69th place, Intel's story became a cautionary tale, a testament to the brutal reality of innovation and the devastating impact of a single, flawed "no."