Financials: Upstart's 250% Gain, Coinbase's Public Debut, and the SPAC Slowdown

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🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Fintech lender Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) has delivered a year-to-date gain of about 250%, but it isn't just because of earnings. In this episode of Industry Focus: Financials, Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, and host Jason Moser discuss why the stock has performed so well. Plus, we now have an official date for the upcoming Coinbase direct listing. And finally, there has been a massive slowdown in the SPAC world in recent weeks, so why are we seeing such a sudden lack of interest?

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0:00.0	Welcome to Industry Focus. The Podcast that dives into a different sector of the stock market each day.
0:11.0	I'm your host Emily Flippin. I'm Jason Moser. I'm Nick Seyple. I'm Dylan Lewis. And today
0:16.0	we're talking financials. Today we're talking consumer goods. Wild Card Wednesday.
0:20.6	And we're talking energy. And today we're talking tech.
0:23.0	Let's dive in.
0:24.0	It's Monday, April 5th.
0:28.0	I'm your host Jason Moser on today's financial show.
0:31.0	We're going to take a look at the latest news regarding Upstart.
0:34.8	The Coinbase IPO date is set.
0:37.2	We'll chat a little bit more about SPACs, including a listener question regarding a recent
0:41.2	SPAC opportunity in the FinTech space.
0:43.7	Joining me this week, it's certified financial planner, and he looks like he's ready for
0:48.3	Masters Week, folks.
0:49.5	It's Mr. Matt, how's it going?
0:51.7	Everyone assumes I'm a golf guy.
0:53.6	That's not a savings.
0:55.6	That's not the case.
0:56.6	I've played probably three times in my life.
0:58.8	Ah, why do they assume you're a golf guy, do you think?
1:02.4	Because I live in South Carolina, I guess.
1:04.0	Well, I mean, you know, that's probably a fair leap.
1:08.0	I mean, having grown up in South Carolina, I can tell you, there's a lot of golf to be played down there,
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