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The eBay harassment scandal, RAMageddon explained & Pimp My Portfolio with Matt Ingram

Wednesday, March 4, 2026View original

A wild eBay stalking scandal, a global DRAM shortage reshapes consumer tech pricing, and Matt Ingram helps community member Maddison simplify a heavily thematic ETF portfolio with a big Nvidia exposure.


In this episode:

00:00 eBay stalking scandal: what happened

07:14 eBay fallout: pleas, severance, board governance

09:23 RAMageddon: what DRAM is and why AI is driving shortage

14:18 Winners: DRAM stocks ripping 

17:28 Phones + broader electronics inflation pressures

20:49 Pimp My Portfolio: Maddison + Matt Ingram

21:15 Portfolio breakdown (index ETFs, thematics, stocks)

26:56 Core simplification 

27:42 Thematics: what to drop, what to consider

31:24 DCA + using gains for life flexibility


Stocks and ETFs mentioned: eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), SK Hynix (KRX:000660), Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX:DHHF), Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX:ASIA), Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX:HACK), Betashares Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX:ETHI), VanEck FANG+ ETF (ASX:FANG), Vanguard Total US Market ETF (NYSE:VTI), Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (ASX:VTS), Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX:VGS), BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (ASX:A200), BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF (ASX:NDQ).


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