Stock / # of bags / purchase year:
$AMZN / 15+ / 2010
$FB / 15+ / 2012
$GOOG / 15+ / 2009
$MELI / 15+ / 2011
$CMG / 20+ / 2012
$NFLX / 60+ / 2010
$TSLA / 60+ / 2012
I own 7 stocks that are 15+ baggers (and counting)
Here are 10 traits they all have in common:
Stock / # of bags / purchase year:
$AMZN / 15+ / 2010
$FB / 15+ / 2012
$GOOG / 15+ / 2009
$MELI / 15+ / 2011
$CMG / 20+ / 2012
$NFLX / 60+ / 2010
$TSLA / 60+ / 2012
$AMZN - Bezos
$CMG - Ells
$FB- Zuck
$GOOG - Page
$MELI- Galperin
$NFLX - Hastings
$TSLA - Musk
Founders tend to be:
+Detail oriented
+Innovative
+Mission driven
+Think long-term
+Have skin/soul in the game
Look for founders!
All of these companies attract millions/billions of consumers
This eliminates customer concentration risk and enables long-term brand building
All of these companies were growing revenue 20%+ BEFORE I bought them
Sales growth is the engine that drives profit growth
Profit growth is the engine that drives stock appreciation
Find companies that can grow sales 20%+ for decades
The best advertising is no advertising
Invest in companies that make products/services that are so good that their customers do all the marketing
▪️Name an electric car company
▪️Name a search engine
▪️Name a streaming service
The odds are good that you said Tesla, Google, Netflix
Find companies that grab all of the mindshare in an important, emerging market
▪️If $AMZN raised prices, would you notice?
▪️If $CMG raised prices, would you notice?
▪️If $NFLX raised prices, would you cancel?
Find companies that create so much value that they can raise prices and not lose customers
$AMZN Bookseller ➡️ AWS / Everything Store
$MELI eBay of Latin America ➡️ PayPal of LatAm
$NFLX DVD-by-mail ➡️ Streaming
$TSLA Sports cars ➡️ Energy Storage
Look for companies with innovation & experimentation built into their DNA
▪️Facebook wants to connect the world
▪️Netflix wants to entertain the world
▪️Tesla wants the world to switch to sustainable transport
All of these opportunities are measured in the hundreds of billions (if not trillions)
All of these companies widened their moat over time
Moat sources:
▪️Network Effect
▪️Switching Costs
▪️Low-cost production
▪️Brand
Look for companies that are building a lasting competitive advantage
▪️ $NFLX 125-slide culture presentation
▪️ $TSLA attracts people who believe deeply in Tesla’s mission
▪️ $AMZN culture celebrates experimentation
Great cultures attract great employees
Find cultures that stand out!
To earn multi-bagger returns I had to hold through:
▪️50%+ declines
▪️Short-seller reports
▪️Public Relations fiascos
If my behavior was wrong, I wouldn’t have earned multi-baggers
This is why I always:
I had heard of:
▪️Amazon
▪️Chipotle
▪️Facebook
▪️Google
▪️Netflix
▪️Tesla
YEARS before I became a shareholder
Sometimes, great investments are obvious
One idea: Peloton $PTON
(All the details can be found in my most recent YouTube video)
https://t.co/wFMwTR292X
All of them are covered in my investing checklist
You can download a free copy of it here: https://t.co/HI5T9wZgbw
Follow me @brianferoldi
You may enjoy all of my other threads on money, investing, & self-improvement
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— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) April 25, 2021
My Mission: To Spread Financial Wellness
All of my best threads on money, investing, and self-improvement can be found below
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Med-tech is a great industry to get to know
Study these stocks to learn more:
$ABMD
$ALGN
$AMWL
$DXCM
$GDRX
$GH
$IRTC
$ISRG
$LGVW / $BFLY
$NARI
$NVCR
$NNOX
$OM
$ONEM
$PGNY
$PODD
$SDGR
$SILK
$SLP
$SMLR
$SWAV
$TDOC
$TNDM
$VEEV
$ZYXI
Podcast deep dives ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Podcast deep
$DXCM $PODD
$GDRX
https://t.co/PGhTW6JffI
$NARI
https://t.co/T5q1XPc044
Study these stocks to learn more:
$ABMD
$ALGN
$AMWL
$DXCM
$GDRX
$GH
$IRTC
$ISRG
$LGVW / $BFLY
$NARI
$NVCR
$NNOX
$OM
$ONEM
$PGNY
$PODD
$SDGR
$SILK
$SLP
$SMLR
$SWAV
$TDOC
$TNDM
$VEEV
$ZYXI
Podcast deep dives ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Podcast deep
$DXCM $PODD
$GDRX
https://t.co/PGhTW6JffI
$NARI
https://t.co/T5q1XPc044
1/ I'm a huge fan of checklists
I use them every day to help me find great investments
Want to create your own investment checklist?
Here are some great resources to help you get started
⬇️
2/ Here's my free public spreadsheet that details my current
3/ Here's my detailed board post about how to use the
4/ Here's a detailed thread on Michael Shern's EXCELLENT investment
5/ Here's a thread on how I created my
I use them every day to help me find great investments
Want to create your own investment checklist?
Here are some great resources to help you get started
⬇️
2/ Here's my free public spreadsheet that details my current
3/ Here's my detailed board post about how to use the
4/ Here's a detailed thread on Michael Shern's EXCELLENT investment
Just finishing reading "The Investment Checklist" by Michael Shearn.
— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) July 4, 2020
It's EXCELLENT.
I HIGHLY recommend it!
(Puts my checklist to shame.)
Here's the book's checklist:
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5/ Here's a thread on how I created my
1/ How to create an investment checklist (thread)
— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) December 8, 2020
Checklists are an amazing, FREE, underutilized investing tool
Here's the step-by-step process for how to create your own
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Everyone knows Apple, Amazon, Microsoft...
But how do you find the next $AFRM, $PLTR, or $USPT early?
Here are 9 GREAT resources for finding stock ideas (8 of them are FREE):
1: ETFs
Look through the holdings of high-growth ETFs
Google the ETF symbol and “holdings”
These are worth cracking open:
▪️ $ARKF / $ARKG / $ARKK / $ARKW
▪️ $FFTY
▪️ $HACK
▪️ $IZRL
▪️ $TMFC
2: Fund Managers
Type a fund you respect into @Whalewisdom
You can see all their holding and get emails of any changes
These funds are worth tracking:
▪️AKre Capital
▪️AKO Capital
▪️Dorsey Asset
▪️Fundsmith
▪️Polen Capital
More
3: Newly Public Companies
▪️Direct Listings
▪️IPOs
▪️SPACs
Are a great idea source
Helpful resources:
▪️ https://t.co/jJW01WpJQh
▪️
4. Screeners
@Finviz is great for screening by sector/industry
@Stockcard is great for screening by themes (like the mega-trends listed below)
But how do you find the next $AFRM, $PLTR, or $USPT early?
Here are 9 GREAT resources for finding stock ideas (8 of them are FREE):
1: ETFs
Look through the holdings of high-growth ETFs
Google the ETF symbol and “holdings”
These are worth cracking open:
▪️ $ARKF / $ARKG / $ARKK / $ARKW
▪️ $FFTY
▪️ $HACK
▪️ $IZRL
▪️ $TMFC
2: Fund Managers
Type a fund you respect into @Whalewisdom
You can see all their holding and get emails of any changes
These funds are worth tracking:
▪️AKre Capital
▪️AKO Capital
▪️Dorsey Asset
▪️Fundsmith
▪️Polen Capital
More
Here are some of the big investors that track:
— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) February 17, 2021
Altarock Partners
AKO Capital
Appaloosa
Akre Capital
Broad Run
Dorsey Asset
Duquense
Ensemble
Fundsmith
Polen Capital
Third Point
Here are their current top 10 holdings (in order) and links to their latest buys/sells \u2b07\ufe0f
3: Newly Public Companies
▪️Direct Listings
▪️IPOs
▪️SPACs
Are a great idea source
Helpful resources:
▪️ https://t.co/jJW01WpJQh
▪️
4. Screeners
@Finviz is great for screening by sector/industry
@Stockcard is great for screening by themes (like the mega-trends listed below)
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1/An interesting thing happened tonight. I was scrolling through clubhouse and found WileyCEO, Godfather of Grime (kicked off Twitter in July for antisemitic tweets) speaking. So I tweeted this (and included a screen shot, later deleted as I found out TOS don't allow it ...
2/ ... and several folks also asked me to remove it which I promptly did afterwards).... Coming into the CH room, I fully intended to confront him about how hurtful his comments in July were. But as I listened to the folks in the room, I decided to go a different direction ....
3/ the conversation jumped around, covered many topics and there were between 8-14 people up on stage. But a recurring thread was discussion of racism, bigotry, comparison of it in the US vs UK vs elsewhere.
4/ when I got a chance to speak, I had 5 bullets written down: a) we should harness technology and capitalism to make reparations for what America did to Black people. I gave https://t.co/SlrW8zCd58 (a project a couple friends co-started) as an example) ...
5/ b) capitalism and product know-how and technology can be harnessed for social justice c) historically oppressed minorities need to stick together and lastly, d) "Wiley, how could you say such hurtful things about Jews as a people?" That's what I had ready to say, anyway.
2/ ... and several folks also asked me to remove it which I promptly did afterwards).... Coming into the CH room, I fully intended to confront him about how hurtful his comments in July were. But as I listened to the folks in the room, I decided to go a different direction ....
3/ the conversation jumped around, covered many topics and there were between 8-14 people up on stage. But a recurring thread was discussion of racism, bigotry, comparison of it in the US vs UK vs elsewhere.
4/ when I got a chance to speak, I had 5 bullets written down: a) we should harness technology and capitalism to make reparations for what America did to Black people. I gave https://t.co/SlrW8zCd58 (a project a couple friends co-started) as an example) ...
5/ b) capitalism and product know-how and technology can be harnessed for social justice c) historically oppressed minorities need to stick together and lastly, d) "Wiley, how could you say such hurtful things about Jews as a people?" That's what I had ready to say, anyway.
Introducing "The Balloon Effect"
Many businesses & creators have experienced a similar pattern of success.
From @MrBeastYT and @MorningBrew to @oatly and @Rovio.
Let's break down what "The Balloon Effect" is and examples of it in real life.
Keep reading 👇
1/ What is "The Balloon Effect"?
It is a particular pattern of growth.
It is not Instagram's growth trajectory.
It is not https://t.co/5axsTUKek6's growth trajectory.
"The Balloon Effect" is defined by several years of hard work & grit complemented by slow, linear growth.
2/ And then one day, one month, or one quarter...everything changes.
A business hits a tipping point and its trajectory shifts entirely.
Gradual growth turns to exponential growth & your brand and your size explode.
Like a step function.
3/ Now, you're probably wondering.
Why is it called "The Balloon Effect"?
Because filling/popping a water balloon follows the exact pattern I just described (and so many businesses experience).
Long unsexy slog 👉 Exponential tipping point.
4/ Initially, you turn on the faucet & water takes up space in the empty balloon.
Through effort you open the faucet, yet the results are unexciting.
But it's what must be done for water (or growth) to happen at all.
It's not sexy, but it's necessary.
Many businesses & creators have experienced a similar pattern of success.
From @MrBeastYT and @MorningBrew to @oatly and @Rovio.
Let's break down what "The Balloon Effect" is and examples of it in real life.
Keep reading 👇
1/ What is "The Balloon Effect"?
It is a particular pattern of growth.
It is not Instagram's growth trajectory.
It is not https://t.co/5axsTUKek6's growth trajectory.
"The Balloon Effect" is defined by several years of hard work & grit complemented by slow, linear growth.
2/ And then one day, one month, or one quarter...everything changes.
A business hits a tipping point and its trajectory shifts entirely.
Gradual growth turns to exponential growth & your brand and your size explode.
Like a step function.
3/ Now, you're probably wondering.
Why is it called "The Balloon Effect"?
Because filling/popping a water balloon follows the exact pattern I just described (and so many businesses experience).
Long unsexy slog 👉 Exponential tipping point.
4/ Initially, you turn on the faucet & water takes up space in the empty balloon.
Through effort you open the faucet, yet the results are unexciting.
But it's what must be done for water (or growth) to happen at all.
It's not sexy, but it's necessary.
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Trump is gonna let the Mueller investigation end all on it's own. It's obvious. All the hysteria of the past 2 weeks about his supposed impending firing of Mueller was a distraction. He was never going to fire Mueller and he's not going to
Mueller's officially end his investigation all on his own and he's gonna say he found no evidence of Trump campaign/Russian collusion during the 2016 election.
Democrats & DNC Media are going to LITERALLY have nothing coherent to say in response to that.
Mueller's team was 100% partisan.
That's why it's brilliant. NOBODY will be able to claim this team of partisan Democrats didn't go the EXTRA 20 MILES looking for ANY evidence they could find of Trump campaign/Russian collusion during the 2016 election
They looked high.
They looked low.
They looked underneath every rock, behind every tree, into every bush.
And they found...NOTHING.
Those saying Mueller will file obstruction charges against Trump: laughable.
What documents did Trump tell the Mueller team it couldn't have? What witnesses were withheld and never interviewed?
THERE WEREN'T ANY.
Mueller got full 100% cooperation as the record will show.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump has submitted his answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 20, 2018
Mueller's officially end his investigation all on his own and he's gonna say he found no evidence of Trump campaign/Russian collusion during the 2016 election.
Democrats & DNC Media are going to LITERALLY have nothing coherent to say in response to that.
Mueller's team was 100% partisan.
That's why it's brilliant. NOBODY will be able to claim this team of partisan Democrats didn't go the EXTRA 20 MILES looking for ANY evidence they could find of Trump campaign/Russian collusion during the 2016 election
They looked high.
They looked low.
They looked underneath every rock, behind every tree, into every bush.
And they found...NOTHING.
Those saying Mueller will file obstruction charges against Trump: laughable.
What documents did Trump tell the Mueller team it couldn't have? What witnesses were withheld and never interviewed?
THERE WEREN'T ANY.
Mueller got full 100% cooperation as the record will show.
