Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Green Dot: Creating a Standalone BaaS Bank

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Green Dot Corporation (GDOT) (~$715MM market capitalization) is one of the original fintech firms targeting the underbanked population in th...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Year End 2025 Portfolio Review

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Another ugly year for me, that's three of the last four.  My portfolio was down -5.93% on the year, compared to a positive +17.91% for t...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Golden Entertainment: PropCo OpCo Split, Insufficient MBO Offer

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Golden Entertainment (GDEN) (~$780MM market cap) is a regional casino operator primarily focused on the drive-to regional market, their flag...
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Monday, November 10, 2025

Light & Wonder: Moving Primary Listing to ASX

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Light & Wonder (LNW) ($6.5B market cap, $11.3B EV) is a Las Vegas based maker of video gaming terminals, shuffle machines, other table p...
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Sotherly Hotels: Buyout, Preferred Share Conversion Arbitrage

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Sotherly Hotels (SOHO) (~$108MM fully converted market cap) is a lodging REIT with 10 hotel properties located primarily in the southeastern...
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Monday, November 3, 2025

Catching Knives w/ FI, FWRD & JEF

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Quick update, I've been quiet for a bit, maybe due to some writer's block, maybe because I continue to underperform the market by an...
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Friday, September 5, 2025

Braemar Hotels & Resort: Gross Asset Management Contract, Initiated Sales Process

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It's probably a sign of the times, have to dip in quality to find some ideas and this pitch makes me throw up a little in my mouth.  Bra...
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