Kontrarian Korner #5 - Unemployed Value Degen

I had Steve from Unemployed Value Degen on the podcast the other day. He’s a relatively new Substack writer, and I was interested to chat with him on Transocean $RIG and several other companies he’s interested in. You can find his Substack here. If you want to watch it on YouTube, here’s a link. We spent a good bit of time chatting about Transocean and offshore, but we also covered several other stocks, including:* Sibanye Stillwater $SBSW and his thoughts on the mining sector* Peabody Energy $BTU and his thoughts on their buyback program. * He also talks about some stocks that are frequent targets of short sellers.* B. Riley $RILY , and why he thinks their core business could improve after a rough couple years, and some of the assets they could sell.* GameStop $GME , and how he thinks there could be value there outside of the speculative mania.* Medical Properties Trust $MPW , and his thoughts on the issues with a main tenant and the discount to book value. * His book recommendations: Opening Skinner’s Box by Lauren Slater and On The Nature Of Mass Movements by Eric HofferDisclaimerI own shares of Transocean and Peabody Energy. I also own calls on Transocean and Peabody Energy. You should do your own research before making any investment decisions. Different investment strategies have different risk/return profiles which should be considered before making any decisions.Kontrarian Korner is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kontrariankorner.com/subscribe