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š The Investing Week Ahead: 10/30/23
~50% of publicly traded companies don't turn a profit?...
Welcome to your (spooky) new week.

Before we get started ā we want to give a major shoutout to the Fundrise Innovation Fund. Fundrise has officially launched a pre-IPO venture fund thatās available for all of their users, and weāre excited by everything theyāve put together!
The fund mainly focuses on āgrowth,ā which means theyāre investing in pre-IPO companies leveraging AI & ML, modern data infrastructure, development operations, financial technology, and property technology.
For example, the company invested $6.2M into the popular graphics development company, Canva, just last month! Yes, the same Canva that raised $200M in venture funding at a $40B valuation last year.

Thanks to Fundriseās Innovation Fund, my portfolio can gain exposure to incredible, late-stage startups like these.
Hereās a video I posted explaining the fund. Iām excited to continue my investing journey with Fundrise and share the process with each of you.
As a long-time investor on Fundrise for their fractional real estate offerings, Iām thrilled to be able to diversity even further through their platform.
š Check out this link for the Fundrise Innovation Fund! š
Key Earnings Announcements:
Apple, AMD, Airbnb, and definitely too much of the letter āAā.

Monday (10/30): AGNC, Air Canada, Arista, McDonaldās, HSBC, Onsemi, Pinterest, Public Storage, SoFi, Transocean, Western Digital
Tuesday (10/31): AMD, Amgen, Assurant, BP, Caesars, Cameco, Caterpillar, Eaton, First Solar, JetBlue, Lumen, Marathon, Match Group, Paycom, Pfizer
Wednesday (11/1): Airbnb, Builders FirstSource, CVS Health, EstÄe Lauder, Etsy, Generac, Humana, Mercado Libre, Norweigian Cruise Line, PayPal, Qualcomm, Roku, Wayfair
Thursday (11/2): Apple, Block, Carvana, Cigna, Cloudflare, Coinbase, ConocoPhillips, Crocs, DraftKings, Eli Lilly, Fortinet, Moderna, Palantir, Shopify, Starbucks
Friday (11/3): Cardinal Health, Cboe Global Markets, Enbridge, EOG Resources, FuboTV, Restaurant Brands International
What Weāre Watching:
Appleās last earnings report (August) beat top and bottom line expectations, fueled by stronger services sales (+8% YoY). Overall sales still fell -1% YoY ā including drops across the board in iPhone, iPad, and MacBook sales. Analysts are eager to see projections for the holiday season.
AMDās last earnings report displayed a -18% revenue drop YoY, as well as sales forecasts that were weaker than expected. Bulls are hoping for improved prospects from the companyās Data Center business segment.
Airbnbās last earnings release (August) wasnāt well received by the stock market ā with shares sliding after the company reported a smaller sum of nights and experiences booked than expected. Analysts will be keeping a close eye on if Airbnb was able to achieve its projected +14-18% YoY revenue growth in Q3.
Investor Events / Global Affairs:
Long-term treasuries are attractive, and debt refinancing could be a big issue for companies after the most aggressive rate hikes in history.
Betting on Long-Term Treasuries

We believe thereās significant opportunity in investing in long-term treasuries. The huge sell-off in bond ETFs (like TLT shown above) has largely been caused by a relentless cycle of rate hikes. With the peak of interest rates not yet here ā and inflation not ādefeatedā ā many investors believe that bond yields will continue to rise (and that bond ETFs like TLT will continue to fall).
Thereās no way of knowing for sure ā but we view there to be a notable risk/reward opportunity here. If thereās any expediting of rate hikes caused by financial stress in throughout the system ā itās very possible that Jerome Powell canāt hold the line and decides to drop rates quickly.
We are currently in the longest period of time that the Treasury yield curve has been inverted ā even longer than the Great Financial Crisis or the crippling stagflation of the 1970s.
This is the traditional flight to safety trade ā long-term United States treasuries making a comeback.
Even if this play goes poorly by the Fed being āhigher for longerā⦠this is still holding ETFs that are tracking long-term U.S. Treasuries ā not the riskiest of thingsā¦
TLT is at all-time-lows, and thereās potential opportunity here.
The Dilemma in Debt Refinancing

One of the reasons why we believe rates might be cut sooner than forecasted is the amount of debt that will be maturing in the next few years ā specifically for small-cap companies.

And the above images are mostly for U.S.-based companies⦠when Emerging Markets get the spotlight ā things are pretty ugly too:
Jerome Powell and the Fed could be realizing that the American consumer (and inflation) cannot be fully crushed by their interest rate hikes alone ā unemployment and faltering financial system can crush them too.
The question remains ā are the negative effects of rate hikes still mounting? Nearly half of publicly traded companies arenāt turning a profit (below)⦠how resilient is the economy if half of the roster isnāt turning a profit because of higher interest payments on debt?
Major Economic Events:
The next round of Fed thoughts, and a Jobs Report thatās getting a lot of anticipation.

Monday (10/30): N/A
Tuesday (10/31): Chicago Business Barometer, Consumer Confidence, Employment Cost Index, S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index (20 Cities, Delayed)
Wednesday (11/1): ADP Employment, Construction Spending, Federal Reserve Meeting, ISM Manufacturing, Job Openings, S&P Manufacturing PMI
Thursday (11/2): Factory Orders, U.S. Productivity, U.S. Unit-Labor Costs
Friday (11/3): ISM Services PMI, Jobs Report + Unemployment, U.S. Services PMI
What Weāre Watching:
The Fed is almost certain to hold steady on the current Fed Funds Rate this week. The world will be watching to see JPowās reactions to recent data that topped estimates (i.e. consumer spending and GDP).
The U.S. unemployment rate remains an absolute marvel throughout this rate-hiking process. Big banks are quietly cutting thousands of employees, and nearly 179K workers at U.S.-based tech companies have been laid off in 2023⦠but we believe thereās sadly much more to come in the next few quarters.
We hope weāre wrong.
If youāre starting your investing journey or are interested in buying T-bills yielding 5% or more, consider visiting Public.com.
Disclaimer: This is not financial advice or recommendation for any investment. The content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.
Austin Hankwitz is a paid partner of Fundrise, and is personally invested in both their fractional real estate offerings and the Fundrise Innovation Fund.
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