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I'd bet that is because of massive account closings, more so than their exposure to GME. They really destroyed their relationship with their core userbase today.

I know exactly what you’re talking about, and I’ve got to warn you - it’s a value trap.

It may not match what you are looking for, but here's a letter I sent to USNU ($1.5M market cap) a few days ago. To the board and management team of US NeuroSurgical Holdings: As a fellow shareholder, I would like to share my thoughts on the direction of the company. Congratulations to your team on the positive results from the NYU Medical Center over the last few years. Relative to its market cap, the company has substantial assets and expected short-term cash flows. By my estimation the company is currently worth about $0.55 per share, compared to a current share price of $0.17. However, I believe that if the company continues to invest in and loan money to its subsidiaries, it will have a negative impact on shareholder value. This is especially critical since the company has advanced $2M to subsidiaries over the last year. As you know, all of the joint ventures except BOPRE have a negative equity position and all except CGK are currently unprofitable. This makes these companies extremely shaky credit risks, and I question whether US Neurosurgical is earning an appropriate interest rate on these loans. Although it is somewhat early to assess the results at MOP and CBOP, the initial investments in FOP and CGK were made 9 and 12 years ago. It appears that US NeuroSurgical’s return on these investments has been unsatisfactory. Instead of continuing to invest in these subsidiaries, which do not appear to offer an attractive risk/reward, I believe the company should return excess cash to shareholders. Furthermore, the company is too small to justify the expense of being public. The most appropriate action would be to sell the company or sell the remaining assets and distribute the proceeds to shareholders when the NYU operations wind down. Please let me know your thoughts on this subject. Sincerely, Nathan Herold My math: $4.5M current assets $2.3M operating cash flow per year x 20 months = $3.8M -$3.5M liabilities Total: $4.8M

There are a lot of crypto currencies in the grey area between token and security. This does not seem like one of them. The money was raised for them to spend it on corporate purposes, and they have described exactly how investors will earn a return on capital. Seems like an open and shut case for the SEC.

The son (Tim) is actually CEO now, and rightly so since he developed and executed the successful business plan of running diagnostic centers. The father, although a great scientist, is a bit of a crank and wasn’t suited to running a public company. Compensation is reasonable. Tim actually takes 0 base salary and a modest performance bonus. The Damadians still have a minority interest in HMCA - it would be cleaner if Fonar bought them out completely. But minority interest is not conflict of interest.

This is one of my larger positions now - it trades at a cheap multiple and is really piling up cash. The claims in this thread that management are corrupt and that it’s impossible to verify related party transactions are bizarre to me. The big related party transaction was 6 years ago, and it has obviously contributed to growing profits and share price. It seems like everyone is missing the fact that margins are high and growth has been good because the upright MRI technology positively differentiates their clinics from their competitors.

It’s weird to me that “redemption play” is seen as a legitimate investment thesis. I would bet that CEOs who have taken a company into bankruptcy earn lower returns in subsequent jobs than the average CEO.

I really hope the owner of optionbuyers.com is working on his own letter and video, telling his clients they’re all miraculously rich because of bets in the opposite direction.

Given the market cycle, what do you think are the prospective returns on micro PE in general? How do you add value beyond that?

Hi all, I’m looking for a new job and wondered if anyone here is looking for an employee/partner. I have 11 years of experience in architecture, mainly focused on student housing and dining projects. Although I’m a capable architect, over time I’ve realized that I’m better suited for finance. With the goal of changing careers, I earned my MBA from the University of Oxford and have passed CFA levels 1 and 2. The MBA program gave me a strong command of Excel and PowerPoint as well as finance, accounting and management concepts. I’d be a great hire because many of the qualities I’ve demonstrated in architecture will translate to finance: clear communication, independent judgment, sharp analytical thinking, attention to detail, and a commitment to customer service. I’m open to moving within the US (especially the southeast, midwest and mid-Atlantic) and open to different types of jobs including asset management, banking, consulting, real estate investment & development. Please let me know if you have any interest in discussing further offline. Thanks.

At his peak rate he was filing a new annual report every 4 minutes. Cocaine is a hell of a drug. According to his LinkedIn profile he worked for a tiny Russian private equity company for 11 years and is unemployed since then other than ACCR. There’s not a 0% chance this guy is a Russian sleeper agent who went crazy.

The fact that they’re trying to cancel his trades makes it seem like they are a bucket shop, not a real brokerage that executes client trades on the exchange in real time. The trader is an idiot, and the brokers are idiots, but I want to know how the total lack of risk controls is okay with the British regulator.

As an alternate way to monetize this data, it might be a good idea to turn it into a Bloomberg app. You could talk to Oddballstocks who developed completebankdata.com.

I think your reference to PMS in the title is inappropriate. Bringing up PMS for no reason perpetuates the sexist view that women are irrational or negative. Think about your writing from your audience's perspective, not just your perspective. Good luck with your class.

Their writedowns are going to be much bigger than $3B, roughly $12.4B and $5.9B. https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41727-republican-tax-plan-will-trigger-another-fannie-freddie-bailout Precisely what doesn't make any sense to me. They entered into an agreement to hold $3bn. It was very obvious at the time that $3bn would not be enough to prevent a draw. What gives? The retained capital agreement wasn't intended to prevent a Treasury draw, it was really just political theater. Here's what they said: "While it is apparent that a draw will be necessary for each enterprise if tax legislation results in a reduction to the corporate tax rate, FHFA considers the $3 billion capital reserve sufficient to cover other fluctuations in income in the normal course of each Enterprise’s business.”