Mark R. Hake

Mark R. Hake

CFA

Mark R. Hake, CFA is a financial analyst and entrepreneur. He has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) for 31 years and has owned his own investment management and investment research firms that focused on value stocks, both in the U.S. and overseas.

Mark writes over 600 articles per year on stocks, cryptos, SPACs, convertibles, ETFs, and other financial securities. He has been ranked with 5 stars by TipRanks.com (under “Mark R. Hake”) with an average return of over 22% annually and #36 out of 8,116 writers. Presently he authors articles on Medium.com and other sites.

Mark also invests in public and private equities and has acted as a hedge fund manager and portfolio manager for various money management firms. He has also acted as CFO and Chief Strategy Officer for several fin-tech and software companies.

You can follow Mark on LinkedIn and on TipRanks.

Recent Articles

NextEra Energy Stock Looks Pricey Without Duke Deal

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

NextEra Energy is trying to acquire more large-scale utilities and failing. Until it succeeds, avoid NextEra Energy stock.

Wait for a Pullback to Buy Steady Procter & Gamble Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Investors are better off waiting for a pullback to purchase Procter & Gamble stock. Here's what you need to know ahead of earnings.

5 SPAC Stocks That Announced New Mergers This Week

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

5 SPAC stocks that announced new mergers this week. These SPAC stocks announced new mergers with private companies this past week, plus one rumored deal in the works.

Netflix Could Grow Its Positive Free Cash Flow into Q3

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Netflix goes from strength to strength growing its free cash flow. Buy on any weakness in Netflix stock when its Q3 membership numbers are reported since its FCF is likely to be positive.

Kodak’s Moment of Investor Insanity Has Passed, But Its Future Is Unclear

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Kodak's moment of investor insanity has passed. Wait to buy Kodak stock before hearing about financing for the new pharma business.

Palantir Is An Interesting Company, But There Is Little Reason To Own It

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Palantir is an interesting company, but don't bother with PLTR stock. It has little incentive to produce huge positive free cash flow.

Dropbox Is a Steady FCF Earner and a Good Value

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Dropbox is a steady FCF earner and the stock looks like good value here. Dropbox stock could rise 32% annually if makes $1 billion FCF by 2024 and the FCF yield falls.

Pinterest Looks Overvalued, But That Might Not Prevent It From Rising

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Pinterest looks overvalued here but it could still rise. Momentum plays like PINS stock peter out when they're over 200x earnings.

AMD Stock Is So Richly Valued It Can Be a Currency To Buy Other Companies

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

AMD is so highly valued it can be a currency to buy other companies. AMD stock will end up with a lower overall P/E ratio if it uses its stock as currency for a lower P/E stock like Xilinx.

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Has Underperformed Longer Than You Think

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Everybody loves Berkshire Hathaway but it has underperformed for a long time. Berkshire Hathaway stock has fallen behind the SPY ETF in the YTD, 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years and should find a way to help shareholders.

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