Identifying a Broken Thesis

McDonald's is no longer the largest restaurant chain, and a new “Halo Trade” has investors flocking to boring, old-school stocks. Then, we help a listener with a tough decision: when to sell underperforming stocks.

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In this episode:

00:00 FinFest 2026 announcement!

3:00 McDonald's dethroned by Mixue: The rise of bubble tea

7:04 Mixue’s business model vs McDonald’s

9:15 The "Halo Trade" & the battle of boring stocks

11:00 Why boring stocks are outperforming tech

13:10 Investors are panicked over AI disruption

16:30 Opportunity cost: When to sell a stock

23:00 When should you cut losses in your portfolio?

Stocks & ETFs mentioned in this episode:

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Target (NYSE: TGT), Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), ProMedicus (ASX: PME), Algorand (ALGO), Wix (NASDAQ: WIX).

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