ASSET BUBBLE? ECONOMIC BOOM? INTEREST RATE HIKES? “MELT-UP”? BITCOIN?

WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Lamar Villere, CFA • April 22, 2021 • Villere Podcast

 


 

 

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As of April 22, 2021, the Villere Balanced Fund held 28,227 shares of Pool Corp, Inc. and 155,880 shares of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. The Villere Equity Fund held 7,270 shares of Pool Corp, Inc. and 45,810 shares of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Neither fund held any shares of GameStop, Procter & Gamble , or Bitcoin.

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Cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange where individual coin ownership records are stored in a ledger existing in a form of computerized database using strong cryptography to secure transaction records, to control the creation of additional coins, and to verify the transfer of coin ownership. SPACs are special purpose acquisition companies, essentially shell companies that raise money from investors through stock-market listings. Also known as “blank check companies”.

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