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Deutsche Telekom merged its T-Mobile USA unit with prepaid specialist MetroPCS in 2013, and that firm merged with Sprint in 2020, creating the second-largest wireless carrier in the US. T-Mobile now serves 80 million postpaid and 25 million prepaid phone customers, equal to around 30% of the US retail wireless market. The firm entered the fixed-wireless broadband market aggressively in 2021 and now serves 7 million residential and business customers. In addition, T-Mobile provides wholesale services to resellers.

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Actor Ryan Reynolds may be best known for his role in movies like the "Deadpool" franchise, which brings in billions of dollars at <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/08/40319102/disneys-deadpool-wolverine-hits-1b-d23-unveils-new-sequels-theme-park-expansions-fortnite-c">the box office.</a>
Outside of movies, Reynolds is also becoming increasingly known for his investing and entrepreneurship thanks to a series of billion-dollar companies.
A thread on X, formerly known as Twitter, about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/ryan-reynolds" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryan Reynolds</a>&nbsp;highlights that he may be the &#8220;GOD of billion dollar brands.&#8221;
The&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/timjcarden/status/1772277477424971807?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">thread&nbsp;</a>by Tim Carden has over five million views and points to several commonalities among the companies that are owned or were sold by Reynolds.
Carden said Reynolds looks for opportunities and when he makes an investment or deal he actively markets the business himself and oftentimes &#8220;becomes the face of the brand.&#8221; Reynolds also helps in the creative process of making ads about products.
&#8220;When Ryan sees a viable opportunity, he takes it,&#8221; Carden said.
An example is&nbsp;Aviation Gin,&nbsp;which Reynolds tasted and fell in love. His love for the brand led to an investment and the actor became the face of the brand. Aviation Gin was later sold to alcohol giant&nbsp;Diageo PLC&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DEO#NYSE">DEO</a>), netting a nice return for the actor.
&#8220;While many celebrities just pump money and sit back, Ryan is in the driver&#8217;s seat.&#8221;
Another example highlighted by Carden is the marketing company&nbsp;Maximum Effort, which has helped with ads for the Deadpool movies, which the company is co-producing with&nbsp;Walt Disney Co&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>)
&#8220;Ryan knows that as an actor, his strengths are in front of a camera — and he plays to his strengths.&#8221;
Maximum Effort was bought out by connected TV ad platform company MNTN (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MNTN#NYSE">MNTN</a>), but was recently bought back by the Maximum Effort TV and film studio co-owned by Reynolds. The actor <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/maximum-effort-marketing-ryan-reynolds-george-dewey-mntn-deal-1236155837/">remains </a>the Chief Creative Officer for MNTN and the connected ad platform has a partnership with Reynolds' marketing firm.
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Why It&#8217;s Important: Carden said Reynolds knows how to perfectly capitalize on trends and use his talents after recognizing the trend.
Reynolds<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/01/36875148/formula-one-rejects-andretti-general-motors-team-bid-what-this-could-mean-for-us-growth-esp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;invested in&nbsp;</a>a&nbsp;Liberty Media Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FWONA#NASDAQ">FWONA</a>)(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FWONK#NASDAQ">FWONK</a>)&nbsp;Formula 1&nbsp;motor racing team, which comes as the valuation of teams in the sport is rising.
The actor also owns a soccer team and was&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/23/05/32174242/ryan-reynolds-senators-bid-may-be-dropped-like-its-hot-as-snoop-steps-up-in-next-episode-of" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">among the bidders</a>&nbsp;for the National Hockey League&#8217;s Ottawa Senators.
&#8220;Ryan Reynolds is more than just an actor. He is also a savvy serial businessman who knows a thing or two about building a billion-dollar brand. He hunts for opportunities, gets personally involved in marketing the business, injects his personal brand, and is always on the move,&#8221; Carden said.
Along with Aviation Gin getting bought out, another Reynolds investment <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/23/03/31362824/ryan-reynolds-mobile-company-gets-1-35b-buyout-from-t-mobile-will-he-purchase-an-nhl-team-with-that">saw a buyout</a>.&nbsp;Mint Mobile&nbsp;was purchased by&nbsp;T-Mobile US&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>).
Like Aviation Gin, Reynolds starred in ads for the company after he invested.
The ownership of Maximum Effort helps Reynolds quickly make ads for companies he invests in and for movies he stars in. The combination leads to Reynolds easily recognizable as an investor or the face of a product.
This article was previously published by Benzinga and has been updated.
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T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.7% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.65%. Currently, T-Mobile US has a market capitalization of $251.78 billion. 
Buying $100 In TMUS: If an investor had bought $100 of TMUS stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $208.01 today based on a price of $221.74 for TMUS at the time of writing.
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The most oversold stocks in the communication services sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.
The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock&#8217;s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock&#8217;s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered oversold when the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/rsi">RSI is below 30</a>, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Here's the latest list of major oversold players in this sector, having an RSI near or below 30.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>)</h3>
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<li>According to a Reuters report, SoftBank offloaded 21.5 million T-Mobile shares at $224 each. This price point reflects a discount of approximately 3% compared to T-Mobile's closing price of $230.99 on Monday. The company's stock fell around 9% over the past month and has a 52-week low of $173.74.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 23.9</li>
<li>TMUS Price Action: Shares of T-Mobile fell 4.1% to close at $221.43 on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Edge Stock Ratings: 77.53 Momentum score with Value at 24.68. </li>
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<li>On Feb. 27, WPP reported fourth-quarter and 2024 preliminary results. Revenue for the year was 14.74 billion British pounds ($18.8 billion) compared to 14.85 billion British pounds in 2023. The company's stock fell around 13% over the past month and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/WPP">has a 52-week low</a> of $31.52.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 27.1</li>
<li>WPP Price Action: Shares of WPP fell 4.2% to close at $35.23 on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s charting tool helped identify the trend in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/register?utm_adType=bzprocontent&amp;utm_campaign=14daytrial&amp;utm_ad=0618">WPP stock</a>. </li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Vimeo Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VMEO#NASDAQ">VMEO</a>)</h3>
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<li>Vimeo&#8217;s Gillian Munson will step down as CFO effective Aug. 8. The company's stock fell around 10% over the past month and has a 52-week<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/VMEO"> low of $3.44</a>.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 29.4</li>
<li>VMEO Ltd Price Action: Shares of Vimeo fell 3% to close at $4.16 on Monday.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/register?utm_adType=bzprocontent&amp;utm_campaign=14daytrial&amp;utm_ad=0618">VMEO shares</a>. </li>
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The Trump Organization is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45954307/donald-trump-wants-you-to-use-his-new-47-mobile-plan-with-a-499-gold-phone-made-in-america">entering the wireless industry</a> with plans to launch a smartphone called the "T-1 Phone," priced at $499 and promoted as being manufactured in the U.S.—a promise experts say may not hold up under scrutiny.
What Happened: Announced on Monday, the T-1 Phone will debut alongside a new wireless service called Trump Mobile, with availability starting in August.
A spokesperson for the company said that the devices will be made in Alabama, California and Florida, <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-says-itll-make-phones-in-the-us-is-that-realistic">reported</a> Marketplace.
Industry <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/06/45971247/trumps-plan-to-take-on-apple-samsung-with-a-smartphone-is-a-fairytale-dan-ives-warns-it-could-be-a-money-loser-for-his-company">analysts remain skeptical</a>. Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics, said no major smartphone manufacturer has built devices in the U.S. for at least a decade.
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&#8220;We have made smartphones when we were still in the 2G and maybe in the 3G era,&#8221; he told the publication, adding, &#8220;You don&#8217;t have the machines. You don&#8217;t have the employees that can do it. You don&#8217;t have the supply chain.&#8221;
&#8220;I think Trump&#8217;s trying to seize the momentum of &#8216;Build in the U.S.,'&#8221; Dan Ives, tech analyst at Wedbush Securities, told the outlet.
He continued saying, &#8220;This is something that could be done at a very, very small scale, and that&#8217;s probably what they&#8217;re aiming for. But anything above 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 would be very, very difficult for them to actually make in the U.S.&#8221;
Why It's Important: The Trump Organization is attempting to tap into populist sentiments around domestic manufacturing, branding the T-1 Phone as a pro-America alternative in a global tech market dominated by Asian production.
While the pitch aligns with "Made in America" rhetoric, experts caution that scaling U.S. smartphone production would require massive infrastructure investment and time.&nbsp;
"For it to even get off the ground would take a long time and a significant amount of dollars to put in before they show any sort of profit," Ives said.
Previously,&nbsp; Ives told ABC News that making phones in the U.S. isn't financially viable, calling the idea a &#8220;fairytale&#8221; and noting that while a small number could be made, it <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/06/45971247/trumps-plan-to-take-on-apple-samsung-with-a-smartphone-is-a-fairytale-dan-ives-warns-it-could-be-a-money-loser-for-his-company">would likely lead to losses</a>.
Trump Mobile runs on the infrastructure of Liberty Mobile Wireless, a Florida-based company founded in 2018 by entrepreneur Matthew Lopatin.
As a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), it leases network access from major providers like T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>) and rebrands the service under its own name, reported Reuters.
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The Trump Organization is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45954307/donald-trump-wants-you-to-use-his-new-47-mobile-plan-with-a-499-gold-phone-made-in-america">entering the wireless industry</a> with plans to launch a smartphone called the "T-1 Phone," priced at $499 and promoted as being manufactured in the U.S.—a promise experts say may not hold up under scrutiny.
What Happened: Announced on Monday, the T-1 Phone will debut alongside a new wireless service called Trump Mobile, with availability starting in August.
A spokesperson for the company said that the devices will be made in Alabama, California and Florida, <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-says-itll-make-phones-in-the-us-is-that-realistic">reported</a> Marketplace.
Industry <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/06/45971247/trumps-plan-to-take-on-apple-samsung-with-a-smartphone-is-a-fairytale-dan-ives-warns-it-could-be-a-money-loser-for-his-company">analysts remain skeptical</a>. Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics, said no major smartphone manufacturer has built devices in the U.S. for at least a decade.
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&#8220;We have made smartphones when we were still in the 2G and maybe in the 3G era,&#8221; he told the publication, adding, &#8220;You don&#8217;t have the machines. You don&#8217;t have the employees that can do it. You don&#8217;t have the supply chain.&#8221;
&#8220;I think Trump&#8217;s trying to seize the momentum of &#8216;Build in the U.S.,'&#8221; Dan Ives, tech analyst at Wedbush Securities, told the outlet.
He continued saying, &#8220;This is something that could be done at a very, very small scale, and that&#8217;s probably what they&#8217;re aiming for. But anything above 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 would be very, very difficult for them to actually make in the U.S.&#8221;
Why It's Important: The Trump Organization is attempting to tap into populist sentiments around domestic manufacturing, branding the T-1 Phone as a pro-America alternative in a global tech market dominated by Asian production.
While the pitch aligns with "Made in America" rhetoric, experts caution that scaling U.S. smartphone production would require massive infrastructure investment and time.&nbsp;
"For it to even get off the ground would take a long time and a significant amount of dollars to put in before they show any sort of profit," Ives said.
Previously,&nbsp; Ives told ABC News that making phones in the U.S. isn't financially viable, calling the idea a &#8220;fairytale&#8221; and noting that while a small number could be made, it <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/06/45971247/trumps-plan-to-take-on-apple-samsung-with-a-smartphone-is-a-fairytale-dan-ives-warns-it-could-be-a-money-loser-for-his-company">would likely lead to losses</a>.
Trump Mobile runs on the infrastructure of Liberty Mobile Wireless, a Florida-based company founded in 2018 by entrepreneur Matthew Lopatin.
As a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), it leases network access from major providers like T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>) and rebrands the service under its own name, reported Reuters.
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T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>) shares are trading lower during Tuesday&#8217;s session, falling over 4.25% to approximately $221.17, following a report that Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group has raised $4.8 billion through a sale of T-Mobile shares.
What To Know: The move by SoftBank is causing significant pressure on TMUS shares, as it represents a large block of shares entering the market at a discount.
According to a Reuters report, SoftBank offloaded 21.5 million T-Mobile shares at $224 each. This price point reflects a discount of approximately 3% compared to T-Mobile&#8217;s closing price of $230.99 on Monday.
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Such a substantial share sale, particularly at a reduced price, typically creates selling pressure on a stock. Investors often view large insider sales as a potential signal of reduced confidence from a major shareholder or simply an increase in supply of shares, which can depress the market price. 
The proceeds from the sale are reportedly earmarked for SoftBank&#8217;s aggressive investments in artificial intelligence initiatives.
Price Action: According to data from <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a>, TMUS shares are lower on heavy volume midday Tuesday. The current trading session&#8217;s volume of 6.207 million shares dwarfs the average trading volume over the past 100 days of 4.428 million shares.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How To Buy TMUS Stock</h2>
By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for T-Mobile US &#8211; be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.
Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/best-stock-trading-platforms">possible trading platforms here.</a> Many will allow you to buy &#8220;fractional shares,&#8221; which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share.
In the case of T-Mobile US, which is trading at $221.17 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 0.45 shares of stock.
If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to &#8220;go short&#8221; a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock">stock can be found at this resource.</a> Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading &#8211; either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.
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After President Donald Trump&#8216;s sons unveiled <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45954307/donald-trump-wants-you-to-use-his-new-47-mobile-plan-with-a-499-gold-phone-made-in-america">Trump Mobile</a> on Monday, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives described manufacturing phones in the U.S. as &#8220;a non-starter,&#8221; deeming it unprofitable.
What Happened: Dan Ives, in an X post, highlighted his conversation with ABC News, where he confirmed that trying to manufacture a phone in the U.S. wasn&#8217;t a profitable venture.
&#8220;Could the Trump organization produce phones, a few thousand, and probably lose money? Yeah! But the reality to produce phones in the U.S. is a fairytale,&#8221; he said.
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&mdash; Dan Ives (@DivesTech) <a href="https://twitter.com/DivesTech/status/1934938651382645057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Eric Trump and Donald Jr. Trump introduced Trump Mobile at a Monday event held at Trump Tower in New York, representing the latest entrepreneurial endeavor by the president's family.
The service will function as a mobile virtual network operator, leveraging the network infrastructure of T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>) via Liberty Mobile.
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Why It Matters: Ives has previously pointed out the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/44640656/apple-making-iphones-in-america-a-fantasy-that-sounds-great-behind-the-microphones-says-top-analyst-dan-ives">similar extra costs</a> that Tim Cook-run Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) could face to manufacture iPhones in the U.S.
In an April 3 post, he said, &#8220;If you like a $3,500 iPhone, we should build them in the US or a $1,000 iPhone built in China.&#8221;
He said that the logistics of moving iPhone manufacturing to the U.S. would be a &#8220;non-starter&#8221; at the current price point. &#8220;For U.S. consumers, the reality of a $1,000 iPhone being one of the best-made consumer products on the planet would disappear.&#8221;
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&mdash; Dan Ives (@DivesTech) <a href="https://twitter.com/DivesTech/status/1907838824056504396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Following his presidency, Trump and his family have <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45954307/donald-trump-wants-you-to-use-his-new-47-mobile-plan-with-a-499-gold-phone-made-in-america">expanded their business ventures</a> beyond real estate into various sectors. Their latest launch is a mobile network, adding to a portfolio that already includes a social media platform, NFTs, bibles, sneakers, and a meme cryptocurrency.
Earlier in May, President Trump threatened to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45599904/trump-confirms-25-tariff-on-samsung-and-other-companies-making-smartphones-outside-the-us">impose a 25% tariff on iPhones</a> and confirmed that the same would apply to Samsung and other smartphone makers operating outside the U.S.
Price Action: The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, fell in premarket on Tuesday. The SPY was down 0.44% at $600.00, while the QQQ declined 0.47% to $531.76, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Trump's Plan To Take On Apple, Samsung With A Smartphone Is A 'Fairytale': Dan Ives Warns — It Could Be A Money-Loser For His Company

Billionaire Mark Cuban questioned the manufacturing details of President Donald Trump&#8216;s family business&#8217;s newly announced mobile phone venture, writing on X Monday, &#8220;I just want to know who makes them and where,&#8221; following Eric Trump&#8216;s announcement that &#8220;Trump Mobile is going to revolutionize cell phones.&#8221;
What Happened: Cuban suggested the strategic play involves cryptocurrency integration, stating the game company is &#8220;probably playing is to put a crypto wallet on the phone that leverages World Liberty Financial (WLF), OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) and their stable coins.&#8221;
&#8220;Whatever transactions they can create generates fees for them and there are so many way to sell things and pre-load whatever they want,&#8221; Cuban wrote. 
Trump&#8217;s sons Eric and Donald Jr. unveiled Trump Mobile during a Monday event at Trump Tower in New York, marking the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45954307/donald-trump-wants-you-to-use-his-new-47-mobile-plan-with-a-499-gold-phone-made-in-america">latest business venture from the president&#8217;s family</a>. The service will operate as a mobile virtual network operator using T-Mobile US Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>) network infrastructure through Liberty Mobile.
The company promises &#8220;made in America&#8221; phones, with a gold-colored T1 model priced at $499 available for September 2025 preorder with a $100 deposit. Trump Mobile&#8217;s flagship offering, &#8220;The 47 Plan,&#8221; costs $47.45 monthly, referencing Trump&#8217;s status as <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45954307/donald-trump-wants-you-to-use-his-new-47-mobile-plan-with-a-499-gold-phone-made-in-america">both the 45th and 47th president</a>.
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&mdash; Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1934697756737851881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&mdash; Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1934831120052572186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Plans include unlimited calling and texting to over 100 countries, plus telemedicine and roadside assistance features. Customers can use existing devices or purchase Trump-branded phones.
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Why It Matters: The launch follows recent complications in Trump family crypto ventures. Their cryptocurrency wallet project was suspended earlier this month amid internal disputes at World Liberty Financial, though Eric Trump confirmed continued commitment to the TRUMP meme coin, which has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/25/06/45829666/trump-branded-crypto-wallet-project-suspended-amid-internal-dispute-says-eric-trump">contributed nearly $2.9 billion</a> to President Trump&#8217;s net worth.
Trump Mobile enters a market dominated by AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VZ#NYSE">VZ</a>), and T-Mobile. The venture raises potential regulatory concerns given Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr&#8216;s Republican appointment by Trump while overseeing <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45954307/donald-trump-wants-you-to-use-his-new-47-mobile-plan-with-a-499-gold-phone-made-in-america">telecommunications regulation</a>.
Cuban&#8217;s skepticism highlights industry questions about whether Trump phones will be manufactured domestically from launch or represent a future goal, particularly <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45954307/donald-trump-wants-you-to-use-his-new-47-mobile-plan-with-a-499-gold-phone-made-in-america">as Trump has threatened to impose tariffs</a> on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) devices made in China and India.
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Politics

Mark Cuban Casts Doubt On Trump Mobile's 'Made In America' Claim, Suggests Crypto Wallet Play Behind $499 Phone Launch: 'Sell Things And Pre-load Whatever They Want'

Japan&#8217;s SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBY#OTC">SFTBY</a>) is reportedly looking to raise $4.9 billion via a sizable overnight stake sale.
What Happened: On Tuesday, it was revealed that the Japanese investment holding company would be raising these funds via an unregistered overnight block sale of its stake in T Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>), according to a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-16/softbank-seeks-to-raise-4-9-billion-in-t-mobile-share-sale-mbzn3ujs">report</a> by Bloomberg News, which saw the terms of the deal.
SoftBank is offering 21.5 million shares in the telecom giant at a price range of $224 to $228 per share, representing a 3% discount to T-Mobile&#8217;s closing price on Monday, at $230.99.
The deal, when completed, is set to be the largest U.S. equity block sale since Toronto-Dominion Bank's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TD#NYSE">TD</a>) $13.1 billion <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/ma/25/01/42921113/deal-dispatch-td-bank-charles-schwab-eyenovia-smart-share-hit-auction-block">divestiture of its stake</a> in Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SCHW#NYSE">SCHW</a>) in February. It also adds to the growing wave of equity offerings by new and existing shares, reaching $91.4 billion so far in 2025, up from $75.9 billion last year.
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As of March 31, 2025, SoftBank held 85.4 million T-Mobile shares, equivalent to a 7.52% stake, which was originally acquired as part of Sprint Corp.&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/19/12/14912449/what-the-sprint-t-mobile-merger-trial-means-for-investors">$26.5 billion merger</a> with T-Mobile in 2020. SoftBank had acquired a majority stake in T-Mobile back in 2013.
Following the proposed transaction, SoftBank&#8217;s stake will shrink by 1.9 percentage points, leaving it with a roughly 5.6% stake in the company. 
The transaction is being managed by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAC#NYSE">BAC</a>), and neither SoftBank nor T-Mobile has immediately responded to Benzinga&#8217;s request for a comment.
Why It Matters: This move might prompt T-Mobile&#8217;s majority stakeholder, Deutsche Telekom AG (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DTEGY#OTC">DTEGY</a>), to vie for greater control of the company, something that it&#8217;s been pursuing for the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/21/05/21199432/deutsche-telekom-eyeing-majority-stake-in-t-mobile-by-acquiring-softbanks-share-bloomberg">past several years</a>. 
SoftBank continues to pursue investment opportunities in the U.S., having led a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/43374528/softbank-may-lead-openais-40-billion-funding-round-at-a-300-billion-valuation-despite-deepseek-disruption-report">$40 billion investment round</a> in OpenAI early this year.
The company&#8217;s CEO, Masayoshi Son, had earlier committed to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/12/42505666/softbanks-masayoshi-son-to-reportedly-announce-100b-us-investment-during-meeting-with-trump">investing $100 billion</a> in the United States during a meeting with the then President-Elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago late last year.
Price Action: T-Mobile shares were up 1.31% on Monday, ending the day at $230.99, but are down 3.89% after hours following news of the stake sale.
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DTEGY

SCHW

SFTBY

SoftBank Moves To Raise $4.9 Billion With Overnight T-Mobile Block Sale— Stock Drops 4% After Hours As Investors Digest Discount

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Asset Sales

'SoftBank Seeks to Raise $4.9 Billion in T-Mobile Share Sale' - Bloomberg News

President Donald Trump may have a solution to costly mobile phone plans and smartphones like Apple Inc&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) iPhone being <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/04/44632659/trump-tariffs-could-blow-up-apple-analyst-estimates-39-5-billion-impact">produced in other countries</a>.
Trump Mobile is launching soon. Here are the details.
What Happened: President Trump's sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. unveiled Trump Mobile during an event at Trump Tower in New York on Monday, with details of a new mobile phone service to be the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/08/40412973/trump-made-300k-from-bible-endorsement-over-500k-from-a-maga-journey-and-millions-from-book-royaltie"> latest product launch</a> from the president.
"We've partnered with some of the greatest people in the industry to make sure that real Americans get true value from their mobile carriers," Trump Jr. said, as reported by <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-16/trump-launches-self-branded-mobile-phone-service-in-the-us?srnd=homepage-americas&amp;sref=TBDibEcD">Bloomberg</a>.
Trump Mobile will operate on U.S. wireless networks with phones that are "made in America," according to the company.
Plans on Trump Mobile will offer unlimited calling and texting to more than 100 countries, along with features like telemedicine help and roadside assistance.
Customers will be able to use their existing phones or purchase a Trump-branded phone, called the T1, which will be made in America. The Verge <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/687418/trump-mobile-network-t1-trademark-application">reported </a>a $499 gold version of the phone with a currently listed release of September 2025, which is available for preorder now with a $100 deposit.
Trump Mobile will offer plans such as "The 47 Plan," which costs $47.45 per month, a nod to Trump&#8217;s being both the 47th and 45th president of the United States.
Terms of Use for Trump Mobile say the network is "powered by Liberty Mobile," a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) using the T-Mobile network.
"Trump Mobile is going to revolutionize cellphones, mobile calling," Eric Trump told Fox News on Monday.
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Why It's Important: The new phone company and phone service could test the waters of loyalty for Trump fans and see if they can disrupt the "Big 3" wireless operators in the United States. AT&amp;T Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>), Verizon (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VZ#NYSE">VZ</a>) and T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>).
T-Mobile U.S. could end up being the winner in the launch as it is the MVNO being used. T-Mobile also provides its network for other cheaper mobile offerings like Mint Mobile, Metro and U.S. Mobile.
Trump&#8217;s sons emphasize the importance of the Trump Mobile phones being made in the U.S., but questions remain about whether they will be from the start or if that is the future goal. The push for made-in-America phones comes as Trump battles Apple over their smartphones being made in China and India, with the president placing tariffs on phones made in other countries.
The launch of Trump Mobile follows some celebrities who have dipped their toes in the telecommunications market. Ryan Reynolds was an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/23/03/31362824/ryan-reynolds-mobile-company-gets-1-35b-buyout-from-t-mobile-will-he-purchase-an-nhl-team-with-that">investor in Mint Mobile</a>, which sold to T-Mobile in 2023.
Actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes, the trio behind the "SmartLess" podcast, recently announced a new mobile company called SmartLess Mobile.
One potential red flag and conflict of interest for Trump Mobile will be the president's involvement in the company and the fact that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a Republican appointed by Trump, will oversee the company&#8217;s regulation.  
Trump and his family&#8217;s launch of a mobile network follows several recent business ventures since he first became president, including a social media network, NFTs, bibles, sneakers, a meme cryptocurrency, and more.
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Donald Trump Wants You To Use His New $47 Mobile Plan With A $499 Gold Phone Made In America

<a href="https://x.com/DarkWebInformer/status/1933172282639487184" title="https://x.com/DarkWebInformer/status/1933172282639487184">https://x.com/DarkWebInformer/status/1933172282639487184</a>

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Hollywood actors turned hosts of the popular podcast &#8220;SmartLess,&#8221; Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, expanded their brand on Tuesday by launching a new mobile phone service<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/42221861/joe-rogans-interview-with-donald-trump-cant-put-podcaster-at-top-of-apples-2024-rankings-heres-who-beat-him"> called SmartLess Mobile.&nbsp;</a>
What To Know: SmartLess Mobile, a direct-to-consumer wireless provider, aims to offer affordable plans by focusing on customers who use less data than traditional unlimited plans provide.&nbsp;
"If you own your phone, spend most of your day on Wi-Fi, and are on an unlimited data plan, moving to SmartLess Mobile could literally cut your monthly bill in half. Seriously, if your phone bill knew how often you're on Wi-Fi, it would be embarrassed," Hayes said in a statement.&nbsp;
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Bateman highlighted that most SmartLess podcast listeners engage with the show through their phones, making the move into the mobile sector a natural extension of the brand.
"Our SmartLess podcast now reaches millions of listeners each month, almost all of whom listen on their phones," said Bateman. "Extending the SmartLess brand into mobile is a logical next step."
SmartLess Mobile is positioning itself as a value-driven alternative to major carriers like Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VZ#NYSE">VZ</a>) and AT&amp;T, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>) by providing cost-effective plans for consumers who don't need unlimited data. 
The initiative may have been inspired by the success of celebrity-backed <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/management/25/06/45816039/the-investment-ryan-reynolds-says-hes-more-proud-of-than-anything-hes-done-in-his-life">mobile venture</a> Mint Mobile (co-founded by actor Ryan Reynolds), which was acquired by T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NYSE">TMUS</a>) for $1.3 billion in 2023. 
Celebrity brands have become dominant forces by leveraging star power to drive consumer interest, sales and brand loyalty. For example, e.l.f Beauty, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ELF#NYSE">ELF</a>) purchased rhode, Hailey Bieber&#8216;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/05/45677382/elf-beauty-buys-hailey-biebers-brand-rhode-for-1-billion-now-shes-richer-than-husband-justin-bieber">prestige cosmetics brand</a>, in May for $1 billion. 
Consumers are drawn to brands where celebrities are genuinely involved, and social media amplifies their reach, which could drive success for SmartLess Mobile.&nbsp;
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Buying $100 In TMUS: If an investor had bought $100 of TMUS stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $624.53 today based on a price of $242.88 for TMUS at the time of writing.
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Everybody "knows" that value investing doesn't work anymore. It's in all the headlines.
Investing today is about technology, everyone says. It's about artificial intelligence. It's about quantum computing, about the rebirth of nuclear energy.
Some of this is true, some isn't, but what's really not true is that value investing doesn't work. In fact, it still works better than just about any other investing approach.
The reason people say otherwise is because they've got value all wrong. "Value," they think, is just another word for "cheap." But most cheap stocks are cheap because they're bad investments.
Here's how to invest in value the right way using just two metrics – and beat the markets handily.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What People Get Wrong About Value</h2>
There are a couple of problems with the way people define value investing. First, we need to address the fact that the sound of it is boring.  Value investing sounds like a professor with tweed elbow patches smoking a pipe in an old dusty office in some brick and ivy university somewhere up in Vermont or Maine during a snowstorm. It just sounds boring.
Perhaps if we could call it vulture investing, market pillaging, or some other equally interesting name, it would attract more attention.
But then again, since we seem to have a corner on it, do we really want to attract all that much attention?
Second, let's talk about the way people track value. For instance, the Russell Value Index is supposed to represent value. When you compare it, growth has outperformed value for several hundred consecutive years, according to the literature.
That may be a slight exaggeration, but you get the point.
When you examine the Russell 1000 Value index, it's allegedly the bottom half of the Russell 2000 weighted by value components.
The top holdings include Berkshire Hathaway, Cisco Systems, McDonald&#8217;s, Walt Disney, Raytheon, and Caterpillar. These are all great companies.
What they are not is value companies.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Truth About Value</h2>
When we really look at the hard data, the truth is that absolute value never stopped working. When you look at companies that are trading at discounts to asset value, low multiples of the cash produced by the business, and low multiples of liquidation value, which is still one of my favorites, the truth is that they have continued to work and work very well.
The key thing that most people leave out is they will run a list of companies trading below book value and will say, &#8220;Look, these underperformed the market.&#8221; That is, in fact, true.
More than half of those companies are unprofitable and overleveraged, and their products are going completely out of style. You know, they are CD-ROM manufacturers or buggy whip makers in the business of making something we are never going to use again.
Many of the companies that trade below book value, in all honesty, do so for a reason. They are headed for the garbage pile.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Making Value Work: Financial Strength</h2>
How do we get rid of those? You have to adjust for a couple of factors:
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<li>You want strength in the financial statements.</li>
<li>You want the ability to survive, and you prefer that they are profitable.</li>
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Two papers, with several follow-ups, have come out in the last twenty-five years that show us how to do this.
One of these is Joseph Piotrowski&#8217;s publication &#8220;Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers.&#8221; The F-score is based on that paper.
Value plus the F-score crush the market. When we add value plus the F-score plus credit scores, I prefer the Altman Z score—then you annihilate the market.
The key variable here is profitability and financial strength.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Missing Factor: Profitability</h2>
The other paper, which very few people seem to have read, is important.
In 2013, an economist, Robert Novy-Marks, published a paper that should have but didn&#8217;t redefine the entire playing field for investing. It is called &#8220;The Other Side of Value: The Gross Profitability Premium.&#8221;
Basically, they found that highly profitable companies outperform, no matter how cheap or expensive they may look. It is a single idea that gross profitability is the missing dimension, the missing factor.
It has found its way into some of the academic models. Novy-Marksed followed up on it with &#8220;Profitability Retrospective: What Have We Learned?&#8221;
This is key because many people today will tell you that quality matters. We have got to buy these quality companies. Everyone has a 16, 17, or 18-factor model that supposedly helps us identify truly high-quality companies.
Novy-Marks has found in both the original 2013 study and the retrospective today that you only need one factor to identify quality. That factor is profitability, which is defined in the original paper as gross profits as a percentage of assets.
The higher that is, the better the company is.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Quality Simplified</h2>
It explains all of the excess returns from so-called quality investing. When you ask what exactly we are looking for here, it turns out it all boils down to one simple measure.
You can use an 18-factor model, or you can use just gross profitability as a percent of assets. When you look at the largest cap companies that are in the upper end of the range: Apple (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), Amazon (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), Meta (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), Walmart (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WMT#NYSE">WMT</a>), Visa (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/V#NYSE">V</a>), Eli Lilly (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LLY#NYSE">LLY</a>), MasterCard (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MA#NYSE">MA</a>), Oracle (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), Johnson &amp; Johnson (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JNJ#NYSE">JNJ</a>), Procter &amp; Gamble (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>), UnitedHealth (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>), T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) &#8211; all of the same companies that would show up if we use that super sophisticated, 18-factor quality model for which you will pay a massive premium to have access to the data – it turns out you can get the same list using just gross profitability.
Gross profitability also explains all of the defensive strategies.
All of the defensive low beta stocks are just highly profitable companies that also are growing their asset base slowly. They are doing very conservative investing. They are not de-worsifying the business. They are not trying to grow at a high rate.
They are just ridiculously profitable companies that are willing to sit in place and do what they are good at and continually pile up profits and cash.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Unifying Factor</h2>
Profitability explains quality. It explains the low beta and low volatility phenomena.
Many investors have looked for new ways to define value. Cash flow to price, earnings forecast, intangible adjusted tangible book value, adjust for a lot of different factors in R&amp;D. These are going to "fix" value's alleged shortcomings in a day and age of high technology.
The truth is that all these newer value strategies sneak in profitability as a factor in addition to value. Profitability by itself delivers market-beating returns.
Profitability plus value, whether that is price to book or a different model that works, like enterprise value to earnings before interest and taxes, beats the market even more.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why Value Appears to Have Underperformed</h2>
When we look at the underperformance of "value" since 2007, the truth is that it's because we junked up the value universe. We put a lot of garbage in there. There are many stocks trading below book value that are biotech startup companies. They are below the cash balance on the balance sheet, but they are burning cash at a rapid rate and will soon be out of money. The book value will, in fact, disappear.
There are all these companies that look cheap but are wildly unprofitable. They are burning through money.
Then you have a lot of garbage that came in through the two SPAC movements in 2007 and then again in 2020 when companies that were still basically at the garage stage of existence suddenly went public.
We really junked up the value universe with a lot of garbage.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Foundation of Investment Success</h2>
Profitability is not just another factor but another tool.
It is a foundational tool that unifies multiple styles. It is part of quality, defensive value, and even some growth stocks.
Profitability explains a lot of the strategies that people use without relying on complicated, expensive 18-factor models.
If we take low-volatility companies and buy the most profitable, we are going to outperform the market.
If we just buy the most profitable companies, we are going to outperform the market.
If we buy the most profitable companies that are trading at low multiples of the cash produced by the business, we are going to absolutely crush the markets.
This is not a day trading system or a short-term trading system. It is the single best way to build long-term portfolios that beat the market and produce lasting wealth.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Unified Theory of Investing</h2>
Profitability explains almost everything that happens in the market. If you have a great business, it is wildly profitable.
If you are a quality company with high returns on equity, low leverage, and earning stability, you are a very profitable company.
If you are a defensive company with low volatility and lower beta, all of the outperformance of these strategies is because they are profitable companies that are not reinvesting in the business to rapidly grow the asset base.
You have low-investment, profitable companies. There is your entire defensive strategy.
The underperformance of value investing over the last fifteen years or so is entirely because of the addition of so many unprofitable companies. If we use F-scores and profitability to screen out just the profitable undervalued companies, performance goes through the roof.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Simple Path to Success</h2>
Most people won't do it because it doesn't make you rich by next Tuesday. It is not the absolute most exciting strategy on the planet. What it does is give you a very easy, quick way to uncover opportunities.
Two scores.
That is all you have to check. You can put together a universe of companies that can crush the market.
Basically, no folks, value investing is not dead.
If anything, if you understand that financial strength and profitability are the key to making value investing go from boring to the most exciting thing you can possibly do with your money, value investing is very much alive and still very successful.
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