In this episode Scott Becker shares some thoughts around the importance of recovery and rest in order to truly reach peak performance.

In this epiosde Scott Becker discusses: Markets climbed yesterday after remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Futures point down this AM. eBay laying off 500. Zoom to lay off 1,300, 15% of workforce. Chipotle reported great overall results but missed estimates and the stock fell 6% pre-market Biden takes aim at share buybacks, an economic […]

In this episode, Scott discusses CVS nearing a $10.5 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health.

In this episode, Scott discusses 12 quick market updates we are following today. 1. Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures point slightly up this am. Dow futures point slightly down. 2. The markets fell again yesterday. The Nasdaq down 1% and the S&P 500 down .61%. 3. Boeing to cut 2000 white collar jobs. Reuters. 4. […]

This episode features Matt Wolf, Health Care Senior Analyst and National Health Care Business Valuation Leader at RSM. Here, he discusses the macroeconomic interest rate cycle and how private equity would be affected if a recession were to happen.

In todays shoutout of the day Scott Becker spotlights Elon Musk

In this episode Scott Becker shares 4 quick notes on Apple: Sales declined 5% in the 1st quarter of 2023 to $117 billion from $124 billion. Profits fell to $30 billion from $34.6 billion. The biggest categories of revenues are iPhone – 56.1%, Services – 17.7% and Wearables – 11.59%. iPads are next. Apple stock […]

In this episode Scott shares 4 quick notes on Amazon. Net loss 2022 of $2.7 billion compared to profit of $33.4 billion in 2021. Cut 67,000 jobs in 2022. Stock fell 49% in 2022 and 8.43% Friday. Net sales grew 9% and AWS sales grew nearly 20%.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses: The markets point down today after a tough day Friday. The markets are falling based on a mix of good news. Amazon- 4 Quick Notes. Apple – 4 Quick Notes. Elon Musk says he has essentially saved Twitter from bankruptcy. Tesla is up nearly 75% YTD. Webinar Feb 8th […]

In this episode, we are joined again by regular guest, Richard Kes, Partner at RSM, to discuss how macroeconomic factors and the possibility of a recession are affecting private equity investing.