What do Apple and IBM have in common? Well, in the past few years, the media is beating a new drum roll. It's not so much about IBM. Instead, it is about how Apple - once an arch enemy of IBM - is now morphing into a modern-day IBM. Considering the recent disappointing iPhone sales and the lack of any significant innovation by Apple in the past years, is it fair to assume that Apple is the new IBM and is destined for the same fate? We are going to hear what Tim Cook had to say, explore Warren Buffett's point of view on both companies and dig deep into the state of affairs at IBM of 2013 vs. Apple of 2019.

This episode would not be possible without the freely and openly content available around the web, especially on YouTube. We are fortunate to live in the golden age of free data and information. Thank you!
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Detailed list of sources:

• Wall Street Journal YouTube Channel:
  
  • IBM's Chief to Employees: Think Fast, Move Faster |
  
  
  • Masters Flap Won't Deter IBM Chief |
  
  
  
  


• Apple Financial Results - Q1 2019 Conference Call |


• IBM's Annual Report - 2012 |


• CNBC Website:
  
  • Warren Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway has sold completely out of IBM |
  
  
  • Warren Buffett: The iPhone is 'enormously underpriced'  |
  
  
  
  


• https://freesound.org​

Beyond Meat filled its S1 Documentation in November of 2018, which means the company is getting ready for going public soon. Typically, when it's a new IPO, we hold off on it. There is no rush to invest in an IPO for several reasons including the fact that most IPOs get hyped up at the beginning to give the company a chance to raise as much money as possible. But, Beyond Meat maybe an exception to such rule. In this episode of Renegade Investors podcast, we explore whether or not you should invest in Beyond Meat when it goes public. We will hear from the founder and CEO of the company. We also dig deep into the S1 document and other resources to assess whether the company is worthy of a spot in our long-term portfolios.

As always, this episode would not have been possible without Freesound.org and several YouTube channels. Here are the primary sources for the content we used as a reference:

• https://www.sec.gov, Beyond Meat S1 Document |


• Beyond Meat YouTube Channel: Beyond Meat Presents | The UN Recognizes Beyond Meat as a “Champion of the Earth” |


• FORA.tv YouTube Channel: Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown: The Future of Protein & Meat |


• CNBC Television YouTube Channel: Beyond Meat taps investment banks for IPO |


• Freesound.org

Considering the U.S.-China tariffs and trade war and the rapid fall of the Chinese companies' stock prices in the past few months, a drift is shaping up in the stock market community. On one side, people believe China is a trap. It's full of fraudulent practices, the numbers are baked, and the government is unfair and has control over everything. Other investors believe that the decline is temporary and marks a unique opportunity to invest in great businesses at affordable levels. Who is right? And, as stock market investors what should we do? Should we hold on to our Chinese stocks, should we double-down and invest more, or should we sell them all off?

This episode is the result of 3 to 4 weeks of detailed research, reading, watching and listening to the content that is shared freely and openly by following YouTube channels, television programs, and podcast shows. We are fortunate to live in the golden age of free data and information. Thank you!

• NBRbizrpt YouTube Channel: Republic Services CEO says current recycling business is 'broken' | 


• Fortune Magazine YouTube Channel: China Is at The Beginning of an E-Commerce Boom | 


• CNBC Television YouTube Channel: Next tech innovation will come from China, not the US, says Recode's editor-at-large | 


• VOA News YouTube Channel: Vice President Mike Pence's China Speech at Hudson Institute | 


• CNBC International TV YouTube Channel: Bannon: We're at an economic war with China | Squawk Box Europe | 


• Freakonomics Radio YouTube Channel - Can This Man Stop a Trade War? | 


• Bloomberg YouTube Channel: Warren Buffett: I'm Bullish on China, It Has Long-Term Potential |


• CNBC Television YouTube Channel: Ray Dalio: Size of tariffs not a big deal to the Chinese economy but nature of US relationship is | 


• Bloomberg Markets and Finance YouTube Channel: Ray Dalio Is 'Excited by Opening Up of China Capital Markets |


• https://freesound.org