This episode originally aired for premium subscribers on Jan. 18, the same day it was recorded, without ads or interruptions. To become a premium subscriber and take advantage of a host of other benefits (including the Daily Contrarian briefing and podcast), sign up through Substack or Supercast. Alex Morris of The Science of Hitting Investment Research joins the podcast to discuss his views of markets, asset allocation, and a couple of stocks he is particularly bullish on at present. The conversation also includes a discussion of the just-announced buyout of Activision (ATVI) by Microsoft (MSFT). (The host has a bit of a throat issue and is hoarse for this recording. Apologies for the inconvenience.) Content Highlights Thinking about asset allocation in a structural manner -- with 90% or more invested in equities (3:32); How then to invest the equity portion? The first filter is business quality (7:43); Disney (DIS) has been one of Alex's favorite stocks for some time with Netflix (NFLX) a more recent favorite (12:26); Background on the guest (22:18); Other portfolio holdings and the Microsoft-Activision (ATVI) deal. Full disclosure: ATVI is/was part of the Contrarian Investor's portfolio for reasons that are briefly discussed (27:31); Could Facebook (FB) be forced to spin off any of its holdings? (32:20); When to sell a stock (36:18); Lastly a short discussion about our favorite soccer/football team (38:50). More on the Guest Website: TheScienceOfHitting.com; Twitter: @TSOH_Investing.