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It's that time of year again. Everybody's all boo'd up. Hopeless romantics finally getting up the strength to shoot their shot...Studies show that Americans will spend around $25 Billion (that's Billion with a B!) on Valentine's Day gifts, meals, experiences and all kinds of unnecessary BS that they don't need. But y'all know how we do around here! We're all about assets over liabilities, so we put together a list of dating app companies that are publicly traded. We want to capitalize on the opportunity to make some gains from all the frivolous spending of the public. I mean, it's the American way, am I right? 

Plug in these ticker symbols on your trading app.  I know you've heard of some of these companies! Remember, do your own research before you buy, sell, trade or hold any of this stock. Check it out! 

Match Group MTCH $485.95

Bumble BMBL $35.91

Grindr GRND $8.37

Hello Group MOMO $6.40

Instagram/Facebook META $485.02

Playboy PLBY $1.01

Tap in to Hope Dealer$ Radio for more in depth discussion about these apps and stock news. 

Let's get this money!

If you're on Facebook or IG all day and you don't own any META stock, you tripping! META is up over 150% this year! So if you don't own any stock you missed out on an opportunity to make a lot of easy, free money! You could have made stacks in your sleep! META owns Facebook, Instagram, Oculus, Whatsapp and they just launched the "Twitter Killer", Threads. 

How many people you know spend countless hours on one of those apps? Maybe you're one of those people...Meanwhile META is selling your time, attention and information to the corporate machine. The more time you spend on these apps, the more money META makes. If you own shares in the company, you can profit from that. 

You can do whatever you want with your time, but mine is valuable. So what's it gonna be? Are you a just a consumer? Or are you a creator? Let's get this money! 

META $305.21

Analysts see this stock going up to over $400. It could go even higher. Like any and all companies, you should do your own research and make an educated decision before you invest. 

You'd have to be living under a rock to not know about the calamity of WNBA star, Brittney Griner. After spending nearly a year behind bars of a Russian correctional facility, she has been set free and reunited with her family.  Drama ensued when the American people realized which Russian  we traded for her.  To make matters worse,  word got out that we left a former US Marine, who was accused of being a spy behind bars across the pond. 

Believe it or not, there are many people being wrongfully accused and detained on American soil. With several private, for-profit correctional facilities in the US, the likelihood of corruption increases ten fold. In case you were not aware, there are over 100 several for-profit prisons all over the globe. Some of these private prison companies are publicly traded. Take Core Civic (CXW) for example. They manage and own more than 65 private prisons and  detention centers, making over a billion in revenue annually. 

Investor Michal Burry is bullish on private prison stock. He invested in Geo Group (GEO) after putting out a statement about a looming recession.  Maybe he's thinking long term and knows that if there's a recession, there may be an increase in the crime rate, which would result in more business for the private prisons...What do you think? Do you want to buy private prison stock? Here's a couple that are available on most trading platforms:

Core Civic/CXW $11.61

Palantir/PLTR $7.29

Geo Group/GEO $10.88

College football started last week and the NFL will be back on soon. The WNBA playoffs are underway (without our beloved Mercury) and the NBA will be back at it in mid October. I say all that to say this, with major sports comes major bets. With major bets comes big money! Back in the day, folks had to go to casinos in Vegas, kiosks and bookies to place bets on major sports, dog races, etc. Now there are several apps that allows us to access sportsbooks in a matter of seconds. That accessibility helped make sports betting become a multi billion dollar industry in the US. 

Now if you live in any state where online sports gambling is legal, such as Arizona,  Illinois, Nevada or  New York, you can put some money up on games, plays, scoring, etc. and possibly cash out. Or, you can also profit from the success of the sportsbook apps. How do you do that? I'm glad you asked...Let's start with a few popular apps that belong to publicly traded companies. First one on the list is Draft Kings (DKNG) which is trading at $15.49 per share currently. Experts rate it an 8 out of 10 as a "smart buy". When people start using these apps more frequently, the sentiment of that sector increases. The value of the stock usually goes up along with it. Get where we're going with this? 

Here's some more online gambling and sportsbook companies that you can invest in.

Caesars Entertainment/CZR $42.60

MGM Resorts/MGM $32.86

Penn Entertainment/PENN $31.30

*We suggest that you do your own research on these companies before you buy any stock. 

The Cannabis industry is thriving! Recreational marijuana use is legal in progressive states like Arizona, where you can possess an ounce (OZ) or less of weed. There's at least 20 publicly traded Cannabis companies in the New York Stock Exchange that you can buy, sell or invest in. There are several ways to be involved in this booming industry. 

Let's be real- most people have only been a consumer and some have profited as a street and black market pharmacist. Now we can promote ourselves to part owner of a company (or companies) in this hundred billion dollar industry. We're not saying that you shouldn't smoke it. We just want to help you profit from it as well. We always recommend investing in industries that you are passionate about...

Here's a list of plays that allows you to own part of a Cannabis company for less than a gram of weed. 

Tilray/TLRY $5.24

Cronos/CRON $3.06

Canopy/CGC $5.57

Cambria/YOLO $8.73

New Age/NBEV $0.42

*We suggest that you do your own research on these companies before you buy any stock. 

Now we can complain about the high cost of gas due to price gouging, or we can profit from it. I know you might be thinking, "what the hell are they talking bout"... I'm just saying, look at the stock market nowadays. Just about every company has been in the red consistently since this whole Russia and Ukraine thing popped off. My P&L is not looking good overall and I'm sure I'm not alone. One sector that has been in the green day after day is Energy. 

Let's look at the numbers, because numbers don't lie. During the week of 3/7/22 Chevron Corp (CVX) was up nearly 8%. Duke Energy (DUK) and Exxon Mobile (XOM) also had some impressive gains. But it's not just the Energy Sector making moves. The EV Sector is starting to look a lot more appealing since consumers are seeing the benefits of owning a Tesla or a Lucid sedan for example. We are buying stock in the EV maker companies and EV charging station manufacturers. 

We think its a good time to load up on a lot of different stock that you may have been considering for a while. When the prices get this low you can get all those shares at a discount! The market will bounce back as it always has. With this historical financial crisis going on, we have a chance to choose which side of history we will be on when the smoke clears...

BTFD! (Buy The F'n Dip)  Let's print this money!

No date to spoil on Valentine's Day? Playboy's got the hookup with the new "Centerfold" platform, which rivals the infamous Only Fans app. They partnered with Cardi B, who's acting as creative director on this project. The launching of Playboy's new program helped drive the stock price upwards of $30 per share. Currently there's a pull back and it's trading at around $16 per share. 

Playboy recently announced the launching and sell of unique NFT's which can be purchased with cryptocurrency. Their website offers stylish clothing and streetwear branded with the iconic Playboy Bunny logo. With all of that, along with the strategic moves they're making in their executive suite, we believe this brand will continue to grow substantially and dominate it's industry. 

Market Beat's stock analysts says that Playboy is "a buy" and they expect to see it's price rise to the high $40's within the next few months. I don't know about you but we're joining the Player's Club and loading up the boat with this stock. We'll be rocking the Playboy gear too...It's only right to wear the merch when you're part owner of the company, am I right?

So many people have told us that they don't invest in the stock market because they don't know what constitutes a good buy. We've heard stories about losses due to taking advice from a friend or another newcomer to Wall Street. Now there's an app that can help take the guess work out of investing and provide you with more insight from professional brokers, financial performance and earning history. 

Enter Tip Ranks. They tell you if a company's stock is a Strong Buy, Hold or Sell by analyzing it with the following market factors-

• Wall Street analyst ratings
• Corporate insider transactions
• Financial blogger opinions
• Individual investor sentiment
• Hedge fund manager activity
• News sentiment
• Technicals 
• Fundamentals

We've made some great stock plays by using this app. It's a very user friendly platform and the data is so easy to digest. You can access the site by entering www.tipranks.com in your browser or downloading it from your phone's app store. This is a great tool to add to your arsenal. 

Fintech is short for Financial Technology. It's any technology used to facilitate banking or financial services. It's one of the fastest growing areas for venture capitalists. Whether you realize it or not, you've been using Fintech for a while now. Ever received money via Cashapp, Venmo, Paypal, etc.? Then you have used Fintech. 

Square changed the game when they introduced their mobile card readers and kiosks, making it easy for business owners like us to take payment from our clientele. Businesses like them are leveling the playing field by giving the small companies a fighting chance. I say all that to say this- Fintech isn't going anywhere! In fact, Fintech is the wave of the future!  

Now that you know more about Fintech and its inevitable growth, why wouldn't you invest in the industry and own parts of the companies? All of the companies listed above are publicly traded so you can buy some of the stock now. Here are some ticker symbols for you to research-  MOGO, UPST, SOFI, PAYO, STNE, PSFE, FISV, SQ, SE, PYPL, GBXI, FINX (Fintech ETF). Now lets get this bag! 

What are you doing with the dividends you earn from those companies you own stock in? DRIP is short for Dividend Re-Investment Plan. When you receive your payments from the companies that you invest in you can save the money, spend it or you can cycle it by purchasing more of that company's stock. That's the DRIP in simple terms. Not the DRIP you talk about with your homies right? Nah, this DRIP can actually help you build wealth...Target, JP Morgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson are all companies that pay dividends. Some investing platforms can automate your DRIP. 

Here's a some more companies that pay dividends-

VF Corp/VFC $30.62

Hasbro Inc/HAS $58.68

Best Buy/BBY $88.81

Ford Motors/F $13.59

Tap in to Hope Dealer$ Radio for an episode about DRIP. We'll be sharing more companies along with their dividend yield and pay schedules. Let's get this money!

 Does your employer offer an ESPP? Are you taking advantage of that benefit? If you work for a large publicly traded company, there's  a good chance that they offer an ESPP as one of their benefits. ESPP stands for Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Here's how it works- Participating companies allow you to buy portions of their stock, often at a discount by deducting an elected amount from your pay checks. You determine how much you want to spend per check, which determines how you accumulate those shares. Might be a good idea to ask your employer if they offer this benefit ASAP!