IP-Oh My Goodness
Motley Fool Answers
The Motley Fool
4.4 • 823 Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2018
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
This year could be the biggest one for IPOs in nearly two decades. Motley Fool Analysts Matt Argersinger and Aaron Bush are going to dive into several of these interesting, young, founder-led companies and reveal which ones they think could be great investment opportunities for your portfolio.
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| 0:49.5 | but bro is off. So this week, I'm sending you to our member event in Denver, where Matt Argersinger and Aaron Bush spoke to a group of investors about investing in IPOs and some IPOs to watch. All that and, well, only that, on this week's episode of Motley Full Answers. |
| 1:05.5 | 2018 is shaping up to be the biggest year for IPOs in nearly two decades, which means there are even more opportunities to invest in the next big thing. So let's head out to our member event in Denver, |
| 1:15.8 | where Matt Argersinger and Aaron Bush spoke in front of a bunch of fools about some of the more |
| 1:20.2 | recent IPOs they are excited about, along with their general advice on how to invest in a company |
| 1:25.0 | that has recently gone public. The market cycle, the economic cycle can have a tremendous influence on IPOs. |
| 1:33.8 | We saw the tremendous number of IPOs, the record IPOs in 1999, and really good year in 2000 as well. |
| 1:39.7 | But then look at 2001 and 2003, really fell off the map. |
| 1:44.7 | No companies were given the market volatility, given the mild recession we had. |
| 1:49.1 | Companies were just really hesitant to go public. |
| 1:51.2 | All of a sudden, there was much more scrutiny on companies' financials. |
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