The last couple weeks, I’ve shared some charts on what I’m seeing happen to stocks. We’re seeing a lot of choppiness… many growth stocks hitting 2-3 year lows. But Amazon.com, one of the biggest names and stocks in the world, can give us a clear picture on where the market might head. It’s easy to […]
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Plan For When Your Favorite Stock Stops Going Up
The crash last week of Netflix Inc. (NFLX) shows how badly investors in growth stocks can get hurt when the music stops. The Netflix debacle shows that if you are investing for price appreciation, you need to have an exit plan or alternative strategy. And that’s true not only of tech stocks, but of any […]
Sony Follows in Amazon’s Successful Path
Japan’s entertainment and electronics conglomerate Sony Group (SONY) is about to hit a major milestone. In this fiscal year, its revenues will hit the 10 trillion yen mark (about $86.5 billion)—gain of roughly 50% over the past decade. That’s pretty darn good, and in sharp contrast to many of Japan’s conglomerates, where revenues have actually […]
The World’s First Trillionaire?
Jeff Bezos could become the founding member of the “Four Comma Club” Recently, one of my favorite financial writers, Barbara Kollmeyer of MarketWatch, wondered if Jeff Bezos could become the world’s first trillionaire. It’s not so outlandish a thought. The CEO of Amazon is already one-seventh of the way there. To grow your fortune by […]
Trade of the Week: Amazon
Amazon (AMZN) reported earnings this past week and beat on revenues but missed on the bottom line. Revenues were higher than expected with so many people ordering products online, but the company had higher costs due to changes made necessary by the pandemic. While AMZN has an uncertain outlook for the remainder of the year […]