<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Walletinvestor Newsletter: Stock Deep Dives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longer company analysis, business model breakdowns, and valuation context]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/s/deep-dive</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vGXg!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff4a43fbb-66d6-44b5-b452-938d0c32f358_455x455.png</url><title>The Walletinvestor Newsletter: Stock Deep Dives</title><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/s/deep-dive</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:29:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Attila]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[walletinvestor@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[walletinvestor@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Attila]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Attila]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[walletinvestor@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[walletinvestor@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Attila]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[The Next Trillion-Dollar AI Stock? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia&#8217;s CEO Just Put This Chipmaker In The Spotlight. June 03, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/the-next-trillion-dollar-ai-stock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/the-next-trillion-dollar-ai-stock</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:40:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8FXP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87f5c40a-5cf4-478d-8f55-eae4f4c0e5ae_773x633.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8FXP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87f5c40a-5cf4-478d-8f55-eae4f4c0e5ae_773x633.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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Not just another earnings beat. Not just another analyst upgrade. Not just another short-term rally.</p><p>I am talking about the kind of moment when a company suddenly moves from being &#8220;interesting&#8221; to being impossible to ignore.</p><p>That is exactly what happened with Marvell Technology.</p><p>On June 2, 2026, Marvell&#8217;s stock exploded. The share price closed at <strong>$290.79</strong>, up about <strong>32.6%</strong> in a single day. During the session, it even touched <strong>$329.28</strong>, which was close to a 50% intraday jump from the previous close. Trading volume was enormous, with more than 112 million shares changing hands.</p><p>So what caused this massive move?</p><p>One sentence.</p><p>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly called Marvell the next <strong>&#8220;trillion-dollar company&#8221;</strong> during Computex week in Taipei. Reuters reported that Huang made the comment while appearing alongside Marvell CEO Matt Murphy, and the market immediately reacted. Marvell shares surged more than 25% after the remark.</p><p>That is not a normal endorsement.</p><p>When the CEO of Nvidia, the most important company in the AI infrastructure boom, points at another chip company and says it could become a trillion-dollar business, investors listen.</p><p>And honestly, I understand why.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Subscribe for more AI stock deep dives like this.&#8221;</em></p><h2>Marvell Is Not Just Another Chip Company</h2><p>Marvell is not trying to be a traditional GPU company like Nvidia.</p><p>That is very important.</p><p>Instead, Marvell is focused on the hidden infrastructure layer of AI data centers. It makes custom chips, optical connectivity solutions, Ethernet switches, interconnect technologies and networking components that help massive AI systems communicate with each other.</p><p>This may sound less exciting than GPUs at first.</p><p>But it may actually be one of the most important parts of the next AI wave.</p><p>Modern AI data centers are not just piles of GPUs sitting next to each other. They are enormous systems where thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, of processors must be connected. These chips need to move data quickly, efficiently and with as little energy waste as possible.</p><p>That is where Marvell comes in.</p><p>The next phase of AI will not be only about raw computing power. It will also be about bandwidth, networking, optical links, custom silicon and system-level architecture. Marvell is building exactly these pieces.</p><p>This is why the Nvidia connection matters so much.</p><p>Nvidia already dominates the GPU side of AI. If Nvidia sees Marvell as an essential partner in the next generation of AI infrastructure, the market has every reason to take that seriously.</p><h2>Nvidia Did Not Just Praise Marvell. It Invested Real Money.</h2><p>The Jensen Huang comment was powerful on its own.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It the Next Big Nvidia Challenger?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This New AI Stock Just Surged After Its IPO. May 27, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/is-it-the-next-big-nvidia-challenger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/is-it-the-next-big-nvidia-challenger</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 07:10:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Kbe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ed2a28b-2ab8-4048-b0cc-89737870c7d6_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Kbe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ed2a28b-2ab8-4048-b0cc-89737870c7d6_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Research: Illustration</em></p><p><em>Date: May 27, 2026</em></p><p><strong>Where should I start?</strong></p><p>I remember back in 2020, while browsing through the list of companies preparing for an IPO, my eye was caught by an interesting name: Palantir.</p><p>I recognized the name from J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s fantasy novel <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>. In the novel, the palant&#237;ri are magical, all-seeing crystal orbs: the &#8220;seeing stones.&#8221;</p><p>As it turned out, the data analytics company Palantir Technologies chose this name to reflect its ability to make massive, hidden data sets more transparent and to provide &#8220;far-seeing&#8221; analytical capabilities.</p><p>I eagerly looked into the company, and what I learned immediately made it clear to me that Palantir would definitely become part of my portfolio.</p><p>At the time of its 2020 public listing, the stock started trading at around $10 per share. Thanks to the initial hype, its price reached $35 by the end of January 2021.</p><p>Of course, this was followed by the usual wave of selling from early investors. The share price fell below $20 and later traded sideways in the $6&#8211;8 range for a long period in 2022. Looking back, that was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for accumulation.</p><p>Since then, there is hardly an investor who has not heard of Palantir. The stock later reached a price of more than $200 and currently stands at $136.</p><p>We can safely say that it has already become a very successful investment, even in the relatively short term. In the long run, I do not think a price of $500&#8211;600 is unimaginable.</p><p>But now, let&#8217;s turn to the company that inspired this article.</p><p>Could this be another opportunity hiding in plain sight?</p><p>Let&#8217;s take a closer look.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are IPOs that quietly enter the stock market, receive a polite welcome, and then slowly try to prove themselves.</p>
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May 22, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/the-ai-markets-next-obsession-might</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/the-ai-markets-next-obsession-might</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gsvg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67640572-5f63-47cf-97a9-8a9ccacdd03e_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gsvg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67640572-5f63-47cf-97a9-8a9ccacdd03e_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney’s Streaming Gains Are Real, Margin Pressure Still Isn’t Gone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disney&#8217;s quarter was good enough to calm investors. It probably wasn&#8217;t good enough to fully convince them. May 15, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/disneys-streaming-gains-are-real</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/disneys-streaming-gains-are-real</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!06S5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73df7694-9105-4184-b273-4e27b9dca890_1376x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!06S5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73df7694-9105-4184-b273-4e27b9dca890_1376x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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On the surface, it looked like another step toward a cleaner, more modern Disney.</p><p>But underneath the headline numbers, the same tension still exists:</p><p>Disney is trying to rebuild multiple businesses simultaneously and all of them are expensive.</p><p>Streaming still requires heavy content investment.<br>ESPN&#8217;s digital transition is becoming structurally costly.<br>Theme parks are entering another major expansion cycle.<br>And AI, gaming, and personalization spending are all increasing at the same time.</p><p>The company is clearly moving forward.</p><p>The question is whether the economics improve fast enough to offset the scale of investment still required.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon’s AI Boom Looks Incredible. The Cash Flow Story Looks Much Harder.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon Is Printing Profit Again. The Problem Is What It Costs To Stay Ahead. May 13, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/amazons-ai-boom-looks-incredible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/amazons-ai-boom-looks-incredible</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:59:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IaON!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18bc0d98-49b2-448d-88ed-e622e38a5c24_1376x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IaON!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18bc0d98-49b2-448d-88ed-e622e38a5c24_1376x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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Revenue accelerated. AWS reaccelerated. Operating income jumped 30%. Even the international business - historically the messy part of the story - is finally producing real profit again.</p><p>And yet, the quarter also exposed the thing investors are increasingly nervous about:</p><p>Amazon is entering an era where almost every dollar of growth may require an enormous amount of capital behind it.</p><p>That changes the conversation.</p><p>For years, the bull case was simple:</p><p>Amazon would eventually turn scale into margins.</p><p>Now the debate is different:</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s Real Risk Isn’t The iPhone Anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple Is Still Dominating, But Investors Want Something Else Now. May 11, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/apples-real-risk-isnt-the-iphone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewalletinvestornewsletter.com/p/apples-real-risk-isnt-the-iphone</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Attila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:23:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UpjK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7d7f3fb-dca3-47d9-93ca-1029054270a5_1376x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UpjK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7d7f3fb-dca3-47d9-93ca-1029054270a5_1376x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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China rebounded. Services hit another record. Margins expanded again.</p><p>And somehow, none of that feels like the main story anymore.</p><p>That&#8217;s the strange position Apple is in right now. The business itself still looks incredibly strong. But the narrative around the company is starting to shift away from hardware and toward something much bigger:</p><p>whether Apple can remain the center of consumer technology in an AI-first world.</p><p>Because for the first time in years, investors are no longer automatically assuming Apple will dominate the next platform shift the way it dominated mobile.</p><p>That doesn&#8217;t mean the company is in trouble.</p><p>But it does change the conversation.</p>
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