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Here's what to head on this week's Investing Insights, a close-up at five pricey stocks that you may want to sell right away.

Plus, Birkenstock made a fashionable cameo in the Barbie movie.

Coming up, the move it's reportedly planning in hopes of winning over investors.

And a trading scandal rattled the mutual fund industry 20 years ago. Morningstar Research Services,

Director of Manager Research, Russ Kittle, will explain how the aftermath strengthen investor protection.

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Welcome to Investing Insights. I'm your host, Ivan and Hampton. Let's get started with a look at the Morning Star headlines. Burkenstock is preparing for its initial public offering,

but will investors try it on for size? The company is

known for its hip and comfy footwear. Private equity firm El Caterin owns it. Moed Hennessey, Louis

Vitton, backs it. El Caterin bought the 250-year-old company a couple years ago from members of the

founding family.

Data from Morningstar's venture capital unit pitchbook shows the deal was worth almost $5 billion.

The new owners are looking to cash out.

Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan reportedly value the company at more than $8 billion for

the IPO.

Morningstar Research Services, senior equity analyst

Yelena Sokalova says that despite strong growth for the brand and its prime placement

in the new Barbie film, that valuation may be a bit ambitious. Birkenstock reported earnings

of about $414 million in 2023 more than double its take in 2020.

Some of that success was due to a robust sales campaign in the U.S. and Asia, and that included

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