I attempt by no means to overlook Rex Woodbury’s Digital Native letters.
This one about loneliness and the way forward for synthetic buddies — AI Buddies Are a Good Factor, Truly — I significantly commend.
(How far we’ve come from 1971 . . . )
The proxy struggle has begun. I’m betting Findell can be profitable and that the inventory may quintuple in two or three years. Solely with cash I can actually afford to lose, after all . . . however I’ve to say (well-known final phrases?) the draw back on this one appears modest.
Whereas the draw back on this one may simply be a complete loss — plus the two cents per share I feel I’m charged every year by the custodian. I’ve paid as a lot as $7 and have purchased extra over time because it’s fallen to 80 cents. If you happen to wade by means of its just lately issued annual report, you’ll see that it’s a actual enterprise. In China. Domiciled within the Cayman Islands. With heaps of dangers and complexity. Every CNF ADR represents 20 of the almost 1.4 billion “unusual” shares . . . giving the entire enterprise a market cap of about $55 million. A method smarter pal is aware of it intimately, owns a ton, and thinks in the future our ship could are available in. For higher or worse, I get pleasure from gazing out on the horizon.
Editor’s Observe: This text was initially printed on Might fifth, 2025, on andrewtobias.com, syndicated with permission.