RIP Henry Kissinger

*past 24-hour performance

💨 TL;DR

  1. Henry Kissinger has died aged 100.

  2. US Q3 GDP was revised up to 5.2%

  3. The COP28 climate summit begins today in Dubai.

  4. Mortgage rates are falling.

  5. Asian markets were mixed today, but most had a solid November.

This company has reimagined fencing (yep, fencing)

There are sexy businesses, and there are unsexy businesses.

Snap, Peloton, and WeWork are sexy. They all have buzz and panache.

But you know what else these companies have in common? None of them are profitable!

Here at Swaggy, we like to find under-the-radar companies you wouldn't normally think about. And we found one in Perimtec.

Perimtec designs and installs modern fences. That's it. They sell direct-to-consumer across the US. That's what they do.

And you know what? They're making real money. Check this out:

  • Annual run rate of $3.1 million

  • LTV to CAC ratio of 4.1

  • Raising at a valuation of $7.1 million (that's low!)

Fencing is becoming a more important part of home design. (Heck, I installed a new backyard fence for exactly this reason)

Perimtec is making an unsexy business as sexy as possible.

Consider investing in these guys.

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📰 Market Headlines

  • American GDP was revised up to 5.2% for the third quarter of 2023.

  • Mortgage rates are dropping, with the baseline 30-year rate sitting at 7.65%.

  • The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is launching an unprecedented campaign to organize 13 non-unionized automakers — including Tesla, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Honda and Toyota — in the U.S. in a drive that will cover nearly 150,000 autoworkers.

  • The COP28 climate summit begins today, and there’s a lot at stake.

🕶️ Market Vibes

🎰 Market Forecasts and Futures

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  • According to Realtor.com's housing forecast for 2024, both mortgage rates and home prices will edge lower next year.

End-of-year forecasts

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Macro forecasts

3.86%

3.34%

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😱 Fear and Greed Index

🧠 What do you think?

Is the Fed done hiking rates?

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🎤 What you said last time

Traders think there’s only a 4% chance the Fed will hike rates in December, but more than seven in ten of you think they’re wrong. The market at Kalshi still shows 2% if you fancy a punt.

The Fed’s not done hiking rates

“They will never achieve 2% actual inflation.”

📊 Stocks

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Winners and losers

  • Blackstone is acquiring Rover for $2.3 billion. It IPO’ed at $1.35 billion two years ago.

  • Salesforce smashed earnings and raised guidance.

  • Foot Locker beat estimates and raised guidance from “really awful” to just “pretty awful.” Likewise, Victoria’s Secret.

  • Cigna and Humana are looking to merge.

  • The UAW is looking to organize workers at Toyota and Tesla plants.

  • GM, which said it couldn’t afford to pay its employees more, has announced a $10 billion share buyback.

  • Robinhood launches today in the UK.

Ideas and analysis

📊 Income

  • Asian investment-grade dollar bonds are poised for their best monthly returns in a year.

  • Seven S&P 500 stocks that pay 7%+ dividends.

  • How to use dividend stocks to buy a home.

  • A 9.71% yielding alternative to Treasuries.

Want to party like it’s 2007? Check out public.com’s bond ETF portfolio designed to offer exposure to mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and other securitized debt.

📊 Crypto

  • A Charlie Munger meme coin pumped 31,000% after his passing.

  • Investors are suing Cristiano Ronaldo for over $1 billion over his promotion of Binance.

🌍 Global Perspectives

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka has reached a deal with its creditors, which will unlock a $2.9 million IMF bailout.

🇯🇵 🇸🇦 Japan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to deepen their economic relationship. Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 consists of projects that involve both the public and private sectors.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region is set to become a center for African trade.

🇨🇳 China’s factory activity contracted for a second straight month in November, while non-manufacturing activity hit yet another new low this year

🇨🇳 It’s been a record-setting year for Chinese ETFs.

🇲🇿 Mozambique is set to present an ambitious energy transition plan at COP28 that aims to draw $80 billion — about five times its annual GDP — in foreign investment to boost its renewable energy capacity.

💎 Wealth Watch

  • Billionaires minted in the latest year accumulated more wealth through inheritance than entrepreneurship for the first time since UBS started tracking the fortunes of the world’s richest almost a decade ago.

🗳️ Outside the Box

  • How AI will change investment and research.

  • The SEC has charged an idiot with fraud.

  • Apple’s 2023 App Store Award winners include AllTrails and Honkai.

  • Why cheating is allowed on game shows.

📺 What to Watch Today

📈 Trends you need to know

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That’s all for today. Did we miss anything? Smash the reply button to let us know.

Cheers,

Wyatt

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