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

Gores Metropoulos’ Merger With Luminar Could Be a Winner

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Gores Metropoulos' upcoming merger with Luminar could be a winner. GMHI stock could move much higher once the deal with Luminar is complete.

Pending Golden Nugget Merger Should Push Up Landcadia Holdings II Stock

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Landcadia Holdings II and Golden Nugget will merge soon, pushing the stock up. LCA stock should do much better after its merger closes, especially since governance issues are now more secure.

Nokia Is Worth At Least 60% More In a Potential Takeover

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Nokia stock is worth more in a takeover deal. It's vulnerable to a takeover if the company does not perform for shareholders.

With Its Restored Dividend, MFA Financial Stock Is Deeply Undervalued

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

MFA Financial is deeply undervalued, especially with its restored dividend. MFA stock has a very attractive dividend yield of almost 7% and trades at 2/3rds of its economic book value.

5 SPAC Stocks That Have New Merger Deals With Huge Upside

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

These five SPAC stocks have all recently announced new mergers, covering hot industries like telemedicine and lithium-ion batteries.

The SPAQ Stock Merger With Fisker Closes Soon, Pushing It Higher

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

The SPAQ stock merger with EV maker Fisker closes on Oct. 28. This could push the stock up by 160% as a result.

DiamondPeak Could Still Rise After its Lordstown Merger

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

DiamondPeak Holdings will merge on Oct. 22 with Lordstown Motors. DiamondPeak stock will be fully valued, but it could still move higher.

Goldman Sachs Will Be a Gold Medal Winner Over the Next Two Years

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Goldman Sachs will be a gold medal winner. GS stock is cheap at less than 9 times forward earnings, below tangible book value, with 27% upside annually for 2 years.

Coca-Cola Is Treading Water, But It’s Still Too Expensive

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

Coca-Cola stock has gone nowhere for five years but its still expensive. It is up 7% annually over five years, but still at 24x earnings.

BP Stock Is Significantly Undervalued

By Mark R. Hake, CFA

BP stock has a 7.40% dividend yield and is worth at least 20% more than its current price.

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