Archive - Investing Journey

A book on Shopify's first 20 years

How did the company become so successful and what are some of the lessons?

Oct 9

June 2024

June 2023

The Big Short of the 1860s

James Fisk was the corpulent and flamboyant American financier who came into a fortune in the 1860s, much like the central figures in Michael Lewis…

Jun 30, 2023

May 2023

Shopify seems to be recovering

OK, I was way too early with my bullish call in the post “Is Shopify a buy now?” And, yup, it was painful for a long time. But Shopify’s stock recently…

May 20, 2023

April 2023

Recent research into short selling

Highlights from academic papers published in 2023

Apr 28, 2023

March 2023

February 2023

3 charts that suggest no soft landing

Larry MacDonald also writes for the Globe and Mail and a Blog about Shopify

Feb 21, 2023

January 2023

December 2022

Marcel Proust and “stocks for the long run”

French author Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is often called “the greatest novelist of the 20th century.” His masterpiece, À la recherche du temps perdu, is…

Dec 16, 2022

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