Avoid IPOs Like the Plague — Dakin Campbell

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150If you’re at a poker table and you don’t know who the patsy is, you’re it.  That’s the bottom line on IPOs — initial public offerings. There’s always time to buy quality businesses — one year, two years out.  In fact, probably the worst time to buy a stock is at the IPO. But that’s exactly when most retail investors buy them. Once you listen to my conversation with Dakin Campbell, you’ll never want to buy an IPO again. In fact, tech companies have wised up and avoid IPOs. In his latest book, “Going Public: How Silicon Valley Rebels Loosened Wall Street's Grip on the IPO and Sparked a Revolution,” you’ll see why the retail investor is the patsy. Topics Discussed: An Introduction to Dakin Campbell (00:00:00)Why Companies Go Public (00:04:41)How Steve Jobs Dealt with Apple’s IPO (00:09:10)Leaving Money on the Table (00:14:43)Empowering You to Take Advantage of the System (00:44:33)Guest Bio:Dakin Campbell is the Chief Finance Correspondent at Business Insider. He is the publication's senior reporter covering Wall Street. Before that he wrote for Bloomberg for more than a decade. His latest book is “Going Public: How Silicon Valley Rebels Loosened Wall Street's Grip on the IPO and Sparked a Revolution.”Resources Mentioned: www.dakincampbell.com“Going Public: How Silicon Valley Rebels Loosened Wall Street's Grip on the IPO and Sparked a Revolution.”Transcript: https://charlesmizrahi.com/podcast/ Don't Forget To... • Subscribe to my podcast! • Download this episode to save for later • Liked this episode? Leave a kind review!