Round Table (June 2026)
This Mid Michigan Roundtable meeting, hosted by Ken Kavula and featuring Mark Robertson (President of Manifest Investing), Kevin from the Maryland Chapter, and Ann Manning from the Houston Chapter, provided a comprehensive review of the Manifest Investing portfolio's performance and an in-depth analysis of Netflix. The group discussed their 16.5% average annual return over nearly 17 years, outperforming the Wilshire 5000's 15% return, while noting recent underperformance due to smaller and mid-sized company weakness relative to the Mag 7. Mark Robertson highlighted that despite the broader market challenges, the portfolio maintains strong representation across both large-cap tech stocks and smaller companies, with four of the top five holdings being Mag 7 stocks. Ann Manning delivered a detailed fundamental analysis of Netflix (NFLX), examining its competitive position against Disney+, Prime Video, and Max, its business model evolution, key strengths including brand recognition and pricing power, and identified it as a "triple play" investment opportunity with double-digit growth projections, a reasonable current PE ratio of 23.8 versus a projected average of 34.5, and steady margins.