by Mark Bunting | May 13, 2022 | Big Picture, Canada, Disruption, E-Commerce, Feature, Financial Planning, Interviews, Investing, Stocks, Technology, United States, Videos
…And Why It Will Never Beat Amazon. Question: Do you own or have you ever owned shares in Shopify? John O’Connell was asked countless times the last several years by clients and non-clients whether he owned the stock of the e-commerce company. And when he...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | May 5, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, Disruption, E-Commerce, Investing, Media, Stocks, Technology, United States
Amazon spent around $40 billion on shipping and fulfillment in its last quarter. It’s part of a multi-year expansion plan. The short-term problem for the e-commerce and web services giant is that it has too much warehouse capacity. Longer-term, that could wind...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | May 2, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Disruption, E-Commerce, Investing, Media, Stocks, Technology
It’s no secret that big tech stocks have been struggling. MANTA, as Jesse Felder likes to call them – Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple – are well down from their all-time highs. Most investors with some savvy knew the good times...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Apr 20, 2022 | Blogs, Canada, Disruption, E-Commerce, Investing, Media, Stocks, Technology, United States
Tempted to buy Netflix after the collapse of the company’s stock to a four-year low? Don’t be. The heady days of growth for the media streamer’s business and shares appear to be over. Stay subscribed or sign up for Netflix’s content, sure, but...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Apr 18, 2022 | Banking, Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, E-Commerce, Financial Planning, Financials, Investing, Media, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas
This year hasn’t turned out as expected so far for a lot of investors. The most significant war in Europe in 70 years and surging inflation have a way of ruining the best-laid plans. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to profit for the rest of...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Mar 31, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, E-Commerce, Investing, Media, Stocks, Top Ideas, United States
Gary Friedman is a highly-regarded retail executive. The Founder, Chairman & CEO of RH (Restoration Hardware) is also unusual in that, unlike most CEOs, he can be very blunt in his assessment of the economy and his company’s prospects. Friedman is making...
