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Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Stock Picking with Fexingo is the daily show where Lucas and Luna argue the specific merits of individual equities in real time, using only publicly-available filings, earnings transcripts, and market data. Each episode focuses on a single stock—from mega-cap tech to obscure small-caps—and constructs a concentrated portfolio thesis. Lucas leads with fundamental analysis, tracing through cash flow statements and competitive moats with a fountain pen's precision, while Luna challenges assumptions…
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Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated PortfolioHow a Concentrated Bet on Meta Paid Off After Earnings
After Meta's blockbuster earnings sent shares up 11.5% in a week, Lucas and Luna break down the fundamentals behind that move and what it means for…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Meta Stock Won the Week After Earnings
Meta shares surged 11.5% in the week ending July 12, 2026, hitting $669 — a standout gain in a mixed market. Lucas and Luna unpack what drove the move: a clean…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
The Art of the Concentrated Portfolio
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the philosophy behind building a concentrated portfolio, using a real-world example of an…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How to Spot Management Quality Using Capital Allocation
In Episode 107 of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into a specific, under-discussed signal of management quality: how companies allocate capital…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Pfizer and Bristol Myers Are Winning the Biopharma Turnaround
With big pharma stocks languishing for years, two names have quietly broken out in 2026: Pfizer and Bristol Myers Squibb. Lucas walks through the specific…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Chevron Outpaced Big Tech Mid-2026
Chevron has surged 2.9% in the past five days while Apple and Microsoft lagged. Lucas and Luna dive into why the energy giant is winning in July 2026—strong…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How JPMorgan Is Winning the Bank Megacap Race
Lucas and Luna dive into JPMorgan's recent outperformance versus other megacap banks and big tech. With JPMorgan up 0.8% in a week where Microsoft fell…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Chevron and Exxon Are Beating Big Tech Mid-2026
The S&P 500 is flat over the past week while Chevron jumps 6.2 percent and Exxon gains 3.6 percent. Lucas and Luna dig into why energy stocks are surging while…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Apple Is Becoming a Cash Machine Beyond iPhones
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine Apple's transformation from a hardware company into a cash-generating services…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Banks Are Quietly Outperforming Tech This Summer
Episode 101 of Stock Picking with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna look at why JPMorgan and Bank of America are up 4 to 5 percent in the last week while the Nasdaq…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Episode 100 Three Stocks That Survived the Megacap Rotation
For episode 100, Lucas and Luna examine three stocks that have held up remarkably well during the recent rotation away from megacap tech. They analyze…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Insider Buying Signals Undervalued Stocks
In Episode 99 of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into insider buying as a practical signal for value investors. With the S&P 500 at 7,517 and…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Buffett's Cash Pile Signals a Shift in Stock Picking
With the S&P 500 near all-time highs and Berkshire Hathaway sitting on a record $325 billion in cash, Lucas and Luna explore what this means for stock pickers…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Apple Is Winning the Services Margin Game
Apple's stock surged 11 percent in the five days to July 6, 2026, as investors recalibrated around its services margin potential. Lucas and Luna unpack…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How to Evaluate Management Quality for Stock Picks
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna drill into a skill often overlooked by quantitative investors: evaluating management quality…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How to Find Moat Stocks with Growing Free Cash Flow
Lucas and Luna dive into the rising free cash flow yields across the S&P 500 and how to identify companies with durable competitive advantages. Using…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How a High Conviction Bet on Apple Beat the Megacap Selloff
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into Apple's remarkable 8.8 percent surge over the past five days, even as other megacap…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why Small Caps Are Cheap and How to Pick Them
The S&P 500 just hit 7,483, but the Russell 2000 actually slipped half a percent over the same five-day stretch. Lucas and Luna unpack why small caps are…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How to Value High Free Cash Flow Yield Stocks
Lucas and Luna dig into free cash flow yield as a stock-picking filter, using real examples from the current market. With Apple up 8.8% in five days and…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Operating Leverage Drives Earnings Surprises
In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the concept of operating leverage and how it creates earnings surprises for public companies. Using recent market…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Operating Leverage Drives Earnings Surprises
In Episode 90 of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into operating leverage — the hidden multiplier that turns small revenue gains into outsized…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Gross Margin Trends Reveal Pricing Power in Stocks
In episode 89 of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into gross margin trends as a tool to identify pricing power. Using real examples from…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How to Spot a Stock with Pricing Power Using Gross Margin Trends
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna drill into one of the most durable competitive advantages a company can have: pricing power. They…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Meta's Surge Reveals the Power of a Concentrated Portfolio
Meta Platforms surged 13.8 percent in the last five days, pushing its year-to-date gain well past the broader tech giants. Lucas and Luna drill into what this…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Free Cash Flow Yield Separates Value Traps from Real Buys
Lucas and Luna dig into free cash flow yield as a stock-picking filter, explaining why a high dividend or low P/E ratio can be misleading. They examine…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Michael Burry Shorting Caterpillar Reveals a Peak-Cycle Signal
The S&P 500 sits at 7,499, small caps just had their best first half in 35 years, and Michael Burry just disclosed a short position in Caterpillar for the…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How to Use Cash Flow Return on Invested Capital for Stock Picks
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into a fundamental metric often overlooked by retail investors: Cash Flow Return on Invested Capital, or CROIC. With the…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why Tesla Surged 8 Percent While Apple Dropped 4 Percent in June 2026
The S&P 500 hit 7,440 and the Dow crossed 52,000 on June 30, 2026, but the action was in the divergence between two iconic stocks: Tesla soared nearly 8% in a…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How a $2.4 Trillion Cash Pile Is Growing Without Yield
In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the hidden implications of corporate America's $2.4 trillion cash hoard — cash that now earns next to nothing as…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How the Megacap Selloff Is Reshaping Value Investing in 2026
Lucas and Luna examine how the recent megacap tech selloff is creating opportunities for value investors. With NVIDIA down 7.7% in five days and Apple falling…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why Energy Stocks Are the Best Hedge Against Megacap Tech
With the Nasdaq down 3.3% in the last five days and NVIDIA falling 7.7%, Lucas and Luna explore why energy stocks like ExxonMobil and Chevron are becoming a…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How SpaceX Joining the Nasdaq-100 Reshapes Index Investing
This week, SpaceX was fast-tracked into the Nasdaq-100, triggering massive ETF buying demand. Lucas and Luna break down what this means for index funds, active…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why SpaceX Joining the Nasdaq-100 Changes Everything for Active Investors
SpaceX is joining the Nasdaq-100 in a fast-tracked process starting July 2026, triggering massive ETF buying from funds that track the index. Lucas and Luna…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Net-Net Stocks Are Making a Comeback in 2026
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the resurgence of net-net stocks — a deep-value strategy popularized by Benjamin Graham…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How to Build a Concentrated Portfolio in a Market at Records
With the S&P 500 at 7,373 and the Nasdaq down nearly 3% in a week, Lucas and Luna debate the case for concentrated stock picking. Lucas walks through how…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How High Dividend Stocks Are a Warning Signal
Lucas and Luna examine the recent surge in dividend-focused equity ETFs, which has pushed inflows to the highest level in three years even as the S&P 500 yield…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why the Megacap Selloff Is a Gift for Active Stock Pickers
The Nasdaq just had its worst week in months, with Apple, Microsoft, and NVIDIA each down over 7 percent in five days. Lucas and Luna unpack why this rotation…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Pfizer's Dividend Became a Trap in June 2026
Pfizer's stock has fallen 7.3% in five days and the dividend yield is over 10%. Lucas and Luna examine how the pharma giant's post-Covid revenue…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Wendy's Became a Meme Stock in June 2026
Lucas and Luna dive into the latest meme stock frenzy: Wendy's surged 30% in a single day on June 24, 2026, with multiple trading halts. They break down…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How the Great Megacap Rotation Is Creating a Stock Pickers Market
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the massive rotation happening in June 2026. With NASDAQ down 7.3% in a week while the…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Real Estate Stocks Are Trailing the Rally in 2026
Lucas and Luna examine the divergence between real estate stocks and the broader market in June 2026. With the S&P 500 hitting 7,400 and small caps surging…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why Microsoft's Cloud Slowdown Is a Warning for Megacap Tech
The S&P 500 may be hovering near all-time highs, but beneath the surface a troubling divergence is emerging. Microsoft just reported its slowest Azure revenue…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How the S&P 500 Dividend Yield Hit a 25-Year Low
The S&P 500's dividend yield has fallen to just 1.2 percent, the lowest in 25 years, as buybacks and AI-driven reinvestment crowd out cash payouts. Lucas…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Two Stocks Reveal the Value of Active Stock Picking
In an age of index funds dominating portfolios, Lucas and Luna make the case for active stock picking by drilling into two specific companies that have…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why Small Caps Are Finally Outperforming Large Caps in 2026
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a rotation that's been building for months: small-cap stocks are finally beating…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why ExxonMobil Is Getting Crushed in June 2026
Lucas and Luna unpack the 6.3% slide in ExxonMobil stock over five days, tying it to the Strait of Hormuz closure and broader energy sector weakness. They…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Stock Buybacks Reveal Corporate Discipline in 2026
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how stock buybacks have become a litmus test for corporate discipline in the mid-2026 market. With the S&P 500 at 7,501…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How eBay Became a Surprise Value Stock in 2026
eBay has gone from forgotten marketplace to a top-performing large-cap value stock in 2026. This episode unpacks the turnaround: how eBay refocused on…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Stock Buybacks Are Becoming a Litmus Test for Corporate Discipline
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the rising scrutiny around stock buybacks in mid-2026. With the S&P 500 at 7,501 and the Dow at 51,565, companies are…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Hotel Stocks Are Getting Disrupted by Airbnb in 2026
Lucas and Luna dig into the widening gap between traditional hotel stocks and Airbnb in mid-2026. With the S&P 500 near 7,500 and consumer spending shifting…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Micron Is Benefiting from the AI Memory Boom
As the S&P 500 hovers near all-time highs and the Fed holds steady, one chipmaker is quietly riding a wave that's bigger than any single product cycle…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Consumer Defensives Are Quietly Beating Tech in June 2026
Lucas and Luna dig into why consumer defensive stocks—think utilities, household goods, and healthcare—have quietly outperformed Big Tech over the past month…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Index Funds Are Crowding Out Active Stock Pickers
Episode 58 of Stock Picking with Fexingo examines the growing dominance of index funds and what it means for active investors. Lucas and Luna discuss how…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Energy Stocks Got Crushed While Everything Else Rallied in June 2026
In this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into the sharp divergence between energy stocks and the broader market in June 2026. With the…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How NVIDIA Is Becoming an Infrastructure Company
NVIDIA's stock is up more than 4% in the past five days, even as Microsoft slips. But Lucas argues the real story isn't the latest GPU cycle…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How Mid-Caps Are Quietly Winning in June 2026
On this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why mid-cap stocks are outperforming both large caps and small caps in June 2026. They…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why Energy Stocks Are Getting Crushed While Everything Else Rallies
The S&P 500 is up 2.5% in five days, and small caps are surging 4%. But ExxonMobil has fallen 5% and Chevron 3.3% in the same stretch. Lucas and Luna dig into…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why Dividend Growth Stocks Are Thriving in Mid-2026
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the quiet outperformance of dividend growth stocks during the tech selloff in mid-2026. With the S&P 500 at 7,431 but…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
Why The Selloff In Big Tech Makes Mid-Caps More Attractive
On this episode of Stock Picking with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the rotation out of mega-cap tech into often-overlooked mid-cap stocks. With the S&P 500…
- Stock Picking with Fexingo: Individual Equities, Research, and Building a Concentrated Portfolio
How SpaceX IPO Is Reshaping Index Fund Investing
The SpaceX IPO is the biggest public listing in history, raising $75 billion and debuting on the Nasdaq. But beyond the headlines, its inclusion in the S&P 500…