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Recommended three stocks in September 2024 and the first was Enovix and it's done very badly. Next was Opera and it's up a little while paying a nice dividend.
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Recommended three stocks in September 2024 and the first was Enovix and it's done very badly. Next was Opera and it's up a little while paying a nice dividend. And last was Taiwan Semiconductor which has been one of the best AI stocks of the last couple years.
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Luke Lango claims he found a stock that has a chance to 300 X but won't reveal it unless you buy his newsletter. However, I sat down and watched his hour-long presentation and was able to figure out the stock based on the clues in the stock pitch. In this video, I'm not only going to show you how I figured out the stock and reveal it for free, I'm also going to tell you whether or not I think this stock is a buy. But before we do anything, let's look at Luke Lango's recent track record to see how good he is. He recommended Symbiotic back in June 2023 and the stock has not done well. He recommended Microsoft back in July 2023 and the stock is up. He recommended Dogecoin in April 2024 and while the crypto was up for a little bit, it is down overall. Recommended three stocks in September 2024 and the first was Enovix and it's done very badly. Next was Opera and it's up a little while paying a nice dividend. And last was Taiwan Semiconductor which has been one of the best AI stocks of the last couple years. Now, let's go through Luke Lango's presentation and try to figure out the stock. Luke Lango believes prediction markets could become one of the fastest growing parts of the financial world. These markets allow people to trade contracts based on future events. That can include elections, sports, interest rates, economic reports, and company results. Most people still view prediction markets as a form of gambling. Luke argues that this is only one small part of the story. He believes prediction markets can become useful financial tools. Companies could use them to forecast sales, demand, and business results. Investors and hedge funds could use them to protect themselves from risk. News organizations could use them to measure what the public believes will happen next. Luke says the main advantage comes from the wisdom of the crowd. One person may make a bad prediction, but when thousands of people put real money behind their opinions, the combined result can sometimes be surprisingly accurate. He points to elections, economic decisions, and company results as examples where prediction markets have beaten traditional experts. Luke also argues that large financial firms are beginning to take the industry seriously. Trading firms are hiring prediction market specialists, major investors are putting money into the leading platforms, business and media companies are also beginning to use prediction market data. Luke believes this could bring a large amount of institutional money into the industry. His main investment argument is that investors do not need to bet on individual events. Instead, they can invest in the businesses that run the platforms, process the trades, and provide the infrastructure. Those companies can potentially make money regardless of which side of a prediction wins. As trading volume grows, the platform may collect more fees and attract more users. Luke believes this creates a powerful business model because the cost of adding new users can remain relatively low. Overall, his argument is that prediction markets are moving from a small gambling niche into a much larger financial industry. He believes they could disrupt sports betting, forecasting, insurance, financial hedging, and even traditional news. And he thinks the company supporting the growth could become major long-term winners. Here are the clues for the stock that Luke wants us to buy. The company is a newcomer to prediction markets. It recently partnered with Susquehanna. It can offer prediction market trading to about 27 million existing users. Luke says that the user base is more than five times larger than Kalshi's. Its premium members receive better pricing or lower fees than Kalshi users. The company is led by a prominent technology founder. Its stock trades at more than 30 times earnings. I'm going to reveal the stock in 15 seconds, but before I do, I want to tell you about my free report on the top 10 stocks to buy and hold right now. These are companies I believe have the best mix of strong long-term potential and growth. When you're done watching, click the link in the description, enter your email, and I'll send it right to your inbox. The stock being pitched here is Robinhood Markets, ticker H O O D. However, figuring out the stock was only half the battle. Now we have to determine whether or not it's a good stock to buy. Let's start with what Robinhood Markets does. Robinhood Markets is a financial technology company best known for making investing easier for everyday people. Its app allows customers to trade stocks options cryptocurrencies and other financial products. The company started with commission-free stock trading. Since then, it has expanded into retirement accounts, advisory services, futures, banking products, and prediction markets. As of the second quarter of 2026, Robinhood had approximately 28.4 million funded customers and 369 billion in total platform assets. Robinhood makes money in several ways. It earns revenue from customers trading, interest on cash and margin loans, securities lendings, and Robinhood Gold subscription service. Prediction markets have also become an important part of the business. Robinhood says that they are now its fastest-growing product line by revenue. Overall, Robinhood is trying to become a single platform where a customer can invest, trade, and manage more of their financial lives. Now let's look at the bull case for Robinhood. The bull case for Robinhood starts with its scale. The company had 27.4 million funded customers at the end of the first quarter. While total platform assets reach 307 billion dollars, customer deposits are also continuing to grow at a strong pace. Robinhood is no longer just a commission-free stock trading app and now offers crypto, retirement funds, futures, advisory services, banking products, and subscriptions. This gives the company more ways to make money from each customer. Prediction markets could become another growth engine. Robinhood reported record prediction market volumes and has partnered with Susquehanna to help build its own regulated exchange and clearinghouse. Robinhood already has millions of users on its platform. It can introduce new financial products without needing to build a new audience from scratch. If customers continue depositing money and adopting more services, Robinhood could become a much larger all-in-one financial platform. However, the bear case starts with expectations. Robinhood is reporting record revenue, deposits, and trading activity. That means investors may already expect the strong growth to continue. Any slowdown could disappoint the market. A large part of Robinhood's business still depends on customers trading options, cryptos, stocks, and event contracts. Robinhood says transaction revenue normally falls when trading activity declines. Crypto revenue fell sharply earlier in 2026, showing how quickly results can change. Prediction markets could become a major growth engine, but they also face legal uncertainty. Robinhood warns that new laws or regulatory actions could force it to suspend certain event contracts and reduce prediction market revenue. Robinhood is expanding into many new products at once. That creates more costs and more opportunities for mistakes. It also competes with major brokerages, banks, crypto exchanges, and other fintech companies. So, what do I think of everything? Well, actually I'm going to rant for a second instead of giving you a technical breakdown. I'm completely opposed to the spread of gambling and prediction markets. I can't believe laws have been rolled back to allow anyone to simply download an app and gamble from their phone. Bread and circuses is a saying I'm sure you've heard before. The basic idea is if you give people cheap food and entertainment, they'll never think about the declining economic or political conditions around them. I think this industry is meant to distract young people around my age from worsening economic realities. Some recent economic statistics will actually blow your mind and I'm not sure most people even know about them. In the 1980s and 1990s, the average age to buy a house was 28. In 2025, the average age to buy a home is 40. In the 1980s, rent cost about 17% of the average person's income. Now, that is more than doubled with rent costing an average of 38% of a person's income. 40 years ago, the average person got married at around 23. Now, that number is over 30. Before the 2007 recession, the average woman had 2.21 children. Now, that number is 1.58, which is a historic low and well below the replacement level. Three quarters of the new jobs created since the pandemic has gone to foreign-born workers, both legal and illegal. That's 3.2 million jobs for foreign-born workers and fewer than 1 million for American citizens. All this is happening while people currently in the workforce are working more hours than ever and taking fewer vacation days than ever. One of the most insane statistics of all time is that the average cost of college went from around $3,000 per year in 1980 to over $65,000 now. So, what happens when young people feel left out of the workforce? Their romantic lives are in shambles and they're drowning in college debt and bills. Bad things. Communists start winning elections. People turn to horrible drugs that turn them into zombies, and people start gambling. And at this time, when the economic situation continues get worse for everyone, Americans legally wagered over 160 billion on sports in 2025. Sports books kept 16.96 billion in revenue, up 22.8% 2024. 15% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 reported concerning gambling behavior, compared with only 2% of people aged 55 and older. 17% of traditional sports bettors and 24% of fantasy sports bettors reported problematic behaviors. Among the people who contacted the national gambling helpline in 2025, almost half were between 18 and 34. That's bread and circuses to me. I hope these predatory industries get banned, and we go back to limiting gambling to certain areas of the country. If someone wants to fly out to Vegas or spend a weekend in Atlantic City, that's fine. But allowing anyone to simply download an app that gives them instant access to gambling or prediction markets is insane to me. It is not a good sign for where this country is headed. So, on a moral basis, I would not buy stock in a company that profits from something I believe is predatory and harmful. And before you go, don't forget to grab my free report on the top 10 stocks to buy and hold right now. These are companies I believe offer the best combination of long-term growth potential and strong underlying businesses. Just click the link in the description, enter your email, and I'll send the full report straight to your inbox.
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