Tag: Fintech

  • Robinhood (HOOD) Munger Quality Rubric: 48% Score Reveals Major Risks

    Robinhood (HOOD) Munger Quality Rubric: 48% Score Reveals Major Risks

    View All Stock Evaluations | Evaluation Date: 2026-01-06

    Robinhood makes money through three primary streams: transaction-based revenues from payment for order flow (PFOF) when routing stock, options, and cryptocurrency trades to market makers (58% of revenue); net interest income earned on customer cash balances, margin lending, and securities lending (35% of revenue); and subscription fees from Robinhood Gold memberships plus other services (7% of revenue). The company has successfully diversified from near-total PFOF dependence to a more balanced revenue mix.

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  • MercadoLibre (MELI) – Munger Quality Rubric Stock Evaluation

    MercadoLibre (MELI) – Munger Quality Rubric Stock Evaluation

    View All Stock Evaluations | Evaluation Date: 2026-01-05


    How This Company Makes Money

    MercadoLibre is Latin America’s dominant e-commerce and fintech ecosystem. The company generates revenue through marketplace transaction fees (59% of revenue), digital payment processing via Mercado Pago (41% of revenue), shipping/logistics services (Mercado Envios), advertising (Mercado Ads), and a rapidly growing credit business offering consumer and merchant loans across 18 Latin American countries.

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