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

Mastercard’s High Stock Price Reflects Its Growth Perfection

By Mark R. Hake, CFA Feb 6, 2020

Mastercard's fourth-quarter results were great, but MA stock is even better. Its free cash flow and dividend growth is simply perfect.

Aurora Cannabis Stock Is Losing Cash and Liquidity Options

By Mark R. Hake, CFA Feb 6, 2020

Aurora Cannabis is running out of cash and liquidity options-- and will likely have to raise equity that will further dilute Aurora stock.

Earnings Preview: Disney Stock Will Rise off Impressive Quarterly Results

By Mark R. Hake, CFA Feb 4, 2020

Disney's earnings are expected to impress, pushing up Disney stock. Wall Street will focus on its streaming service and the virus impact.

Caterpillar Looks Ready to Increase Its Dividend Early in 2020

By Mark R. Hake, CFA Feb 4, 2020

Caterpillar is a serious cash flow machine that should be able to increase the CAT stock dividend in 2020. Look to buy shares this year.

While Growth is Impressive, Visa Stock’s Valuation is at a Peak

By Mark R. Hake, CFA Feb 4, 2020

Visa's growth is impressive but its stock valuation is at a peak. V stock won't be able to handle any hiccups in the growth rate, given that high valuation.