The "Zombie Company" Purge
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Hosts Justin Klein & Luke Guerrero, CFA | Wealth Managers and Investment Advisors
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🗓️ 29 January 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Bankruptcies are ticking up among companies that can only survive on near-zero interest rates. We will discuss how to spot a "Zombie" on a balance sheet before that company collapses.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Revolution Medicines, Inc. (RVMD), Market Wrap, Gold Companies Consolidation, Portfolio Review, Unum Group (UNM), The "Zombie Company" Purge, Mercado Libre, Inc. (MELI), ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACIW), I-R-As, European Investors, Investing Strategy, The Software Industry.
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| 0:00.0 | On radio, on YouTube, streaming live on invest talk.com, and for our podcast subscribers, this is |
| 0:12.1 | InvestTalk, independent thinking, shared success. InvestTalk is made possible by KPP Financial, a registered investment advisor firm, serving clients throughout the United States. |
| 0:27.3 | Here is KPP Financial Chief Executive Officer, Financial Advisor, Justin Klein. |
| 0:35.8 | Good afternoon, fellow investors, and welcome back to Invest Talk. This is our Wednesday, January |
| 0:43.5 | 28th, 26th edition of InvestTalk. We had the Fed Day. Happy Fed day to everyone out there. |
| 0:49.9 | I'd love to hear your thoughts on the action or inaction of the Fed today. |
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| 0:56.6 | Tell us whatever's on your mind, money related, whether, like I said, headline news or |
| 1:02.6 | something else. |
| 1:03.7 | We are here for it. |
| 1:05.3 | We're here to help you become a better investor. |
| 1:07.4 | I'm going to bring topics throughout the hour that I think are relevant to you and that you |
| 1:11.8 | can take home to make better decisions with your money. |
| 1:14.0 | That's simple. |
| 1:14.6 | That's what this show is really about. |
| 1:16.5 | So as usual, we'll tackle. |
| 1:18.7 | We'll head to our first caller question now. |
| 1:21.9 | Hello, Investok. |
| 1:23.2 | I would like to know your opinion about revolution medicines, |
| 1:27.9 | ticker symbol R as in Romeo, V as in Victor, |
| 1:31.7 | M as in medicine, and D as in Delta. |
| 1:34.9 | Let me know what you think. |
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