Clay Finck chats with Edwin Dorsey about what short selling is, why short selling is a necessary part of a well functioning free market, what to be mindful of when shorting a company, the biggest red flags he looks for in performing his research, what Edwin uncovered in researching Roblox, AgEagle Aerial, and Embark Technology, why Edwin is bullish on Twitter, and much more! Edwin Dorsey is the writer of the popular newsletter, The Bear Cave, which explores the dark side of the stock market by exposing bad companies and corporate misconduct. Edwin first gained massive attention after he successfully exposed Care.com for an unimaginable amount of negligence that ultimately led to the collapse of the stock. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 04:18 - What short selling is and why Edwin puts most of his focus on exposing bad companies 06:01 - Why short sellers are a necessary part of a well functioning free market 09:16 - Why more fraudulent activity occurs in the public markets than one might expect 10:43 - The biggest red flags Edwin looks for in performing his research 11:59 - What to be mindful of when shorting a company 13:29 - The many resources Edwin uses in performing his stock analysis 15:30 - What Edwin uncovered when researching Roblox, AgEagle Aerial, and Embark Technology 35:18 - Why Edwin is bullish on Twitter’s stock 📌 Get your first 3 months of investment management with Titan for zero fees! https://www.titan.com/TIP ✔️ Subscribe to Millennial Investing podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/short-selling 🎁 Enter the Millennial Investing Giveaway here: http://sociali.io/lp/128545/MI ▶️ RELATED EPISODES: - (MI139) How to Beat Inflation w/ Joe Brown: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/beat-inflation/ 💡 OTHER RESOURCES - Get access to the Bear Cave: https://thebearcave.substack.com/ - Follow Edwin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StockJabber - Dig into management turnover at Insider Score: https://www.insiderscore.com/info/mgmt-changes.php - SEC Website to search for filings - EDGAR: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search-and-access - Search lawsuits on PACER: https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ - Auditor search tool - PCAOB: https://pcaobus.org/resources/auditorsearch - Tune into calls with the experts with Tegus: https://www.tegus.co/for-experts - Look for red flags with Bedrock AI’s tool: https://bedrock-ai.com/ - Check out Edwin’s website: https://io-fund.com/ - Robert and Clay’s tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios, TIP Finance: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/ - Check out our Investing Starter Packs about business and finance: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/mi-starter-packs/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚 Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast/ 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIP_Network ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📥 Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.