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 | Apr 13, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Investing, Media, Stocks
There is still no alternative to stocks. That’s according to these hi-lights from a Bloomberg news story that outlines five reasons why calmer sailing may be soon at hand after a rocky journey for equities so far this year. ** After an initial selloff at the...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Apr 8, 2022 | Blogs, Canada, Investing, Media, Stocks, United States
A pain trade occurs when a popular asset class or widely followed investing strategy takes an unexpected turn that catches most investors flat-footed, according to Investopedia. There’s an on-going pain trade right now that is up nearly 45 per cent in the last...
