Michael Tagaris
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Taking Risks & Making Mistakes
Exploring Career Options I recently made a big career change. I left engineering in New York to try real estate in southeast Florida. Most young adults take years if not a lifetime to find their calling and I am still working to find what makes me happy and what I want to do forever. The…
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Product Management Wireframing, Data Flow Diagrams, & Tech Stacks
In order to build a great product first you need to conceptualize it. Wireframing is a method used by product teams for websites or apps; it allows them to lay out the rough structure for where the content is going to go. Wireframes are used by product managers when working on software products, especially when…
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Profit-Sharing Vs. Company Matching
Piggybacking off our 401k and company matching post, a company perk young adults may not be aware of is company profit-sharing. This can be a more fruitful perk than you’d expect. For starters, compared to the maximum of $20,500 from company 401k matching. A company profit-sharing program can give you a maximum of $61,000 a…
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Whoop 4.0 – A Product Manager Perspectitive
Since the turn of the 21st century, there has been a growing awareness of health and active movement in everyday life. With an increase in weight gaining and health concerns, people are turning towards health technology to assist them in getting into shape. From apps that track your eating habits to monthly workout subscriptions, or…
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The Hedgehog Concept
The Hedgehog Concept is mainly used by companies and CEOs to determine what they need to do to take their company from good to great! In channeling their inner hedgehogs people like Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates were able to make great companies. When a company stagnates the Hedgehog Concept always them to…
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What is the 10-Year Treasury Yield?
The 10-Year Treasury Yield gets more attention and press than other security provided by the US Government. A fluctuating 10-year yield can have significant implications across the financial landscape. For example, investors pay keen attention to the movements in the 10-Year Treasury Notes because they serve as a benchmark for other borrowing rates. T-Notes are…
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How to Trade a Potential Multi-Bagger Company
The term “Multi-Bagger” was coined by Peter Lynch in his book ‘One up on Wall Street’ which refers to stocks that return many times over the original investment, more than 100%. Multi-bagger stocks are undervalued and have strong financial fundamentals, thus presenting a great investment opportunity. Multi-bagger stocks also have a scalable business model and…
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What is a Shelf Registration?
A shelf registration or shelf offering is a way for companies to raise additional capital. Companies will utilize this strategy when they know they need capital within the next 3 years. They will register an F-3 Form with the SEC. This lets them know that “we are putting X number of shares on the shelf”.…
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How to Properly Research a Biotech Company
I recently made a post relating to what makes a Biotech Company worth Investing in and I wanted to make a follow-up post on how I conduct my research into a Biotech. To get yourself up to speed I would recommend checking out the first post here – What Biotech Company is Worth Investing In?…
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What is a 401k & Should you be Maxing it out?
A 401k is a retirement fund. The concept behind a 401k is to help young adults plan for their future. Teaching the lesson of investing early and investing a little each week. By doing this you can open yourself up to having a 401k worth over $1,000,000 after 30 years of investing and being able…
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