Bill Combs

3M has faced several lawsuits and lawsuits recently as some 300,000 soldiers have sued the company over earplugs that were not supposed to work and allegedly damaged soldiers' hearing. However, the company is also facing many other problems. Another problem is that the company will be paying back a fine of USD 12.5 billion over 13 years for long-term water pollution. In...
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The SP500 index is up over 14% for the year, which is very respectable. The $SPY is up this year mainly due to technology stocks, which are up tens of % this year and some are even up over 100%, such as $NVDA or $META. The SP500 is rising this year mainly thanks to $AAPL, $MSFT, $NVDA, $META, $AMZN and $GOOGL. However, the question is whether these technology stocks will...
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People in the U.S. are starting to use streaming platforms more and more on TV and less and less on radio and cable. Time spent using streaming platforms on TVs is growing and currently accounts for 38.7% of total TV usage.

I...
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Investors, what ETFs are in your portfolio and how much of your portfolio is ETFs?

I always buy a portion of $SPY at the beginning of the month, which makes up about 40% of my portfolio, and I still buy a portion of $^NDX, which...
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I recently came across a company called UnitedHealth Group that I found very interesting. UnitedHealth Group is an American healthcare and health insurance company that is one of the biggest players in the US healthcare and insurance industry. The stock of this company has been rising for a long time and looking at the chart you can see that the stock is very stable. The...
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Technology stocks are up tens of % this year, some by more than 100%. For example, $META stock is up 140% for the year and $NVDA stock is up 180%. I'm increasingly regretting not buying tech stocks sooner and buying more of them. However, I still bought some tech stocks. I was buying $AAPL stock at $133 and then I was still buying $GOOGL stock at $98.

What tech stocks do you...
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Investors, do you prefer value or growth stocks and which are your favorite stocks?
I prefer value stocks, and my favorite stocks are $AAPL, $CVS, or $MO, for example.

bad and good debt

Bad debt

We know bad debt when someone takes out a loan that doesn't make or save any money. For example, a loan for a holiday, a mobile phone, or someone borrows money to buy their family presents for Christmas. I see this bad debt as a problem, and I think a lot of people unfortunately take advantage of this bad debt.

Good debt

Good debt can be identified by...
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Monster Beverage Corp is an American company that focuses on the production and distribution of energy drinks, and this company is best known for Monster Energy. When I was looking at the stock chart of this company throughout history, I have to say that I was surprised to see how much the stock of this company is rising. Over its entire history, $MNST stock has risen an...
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Today, Alibaba Group reported its results, which beat expectations. I don't like the politics in China and I don't know if I want to invest in Chinese stocks at the moment. However, if the share price drops to $85 or lower, I would probably think about buying.

Do you have $BABA stock in your portfolio and how do you view Chinese stocks?

I've mentioned ASML stock here a couple of times, a company I like a lot, and until a few weeks ago I wasn't sure whether I would buy this stock or not. Last week, despite the stock being high, I bought a portion of $ASML stock. I see great potential here and the company is expecting high revenue growth and overall expects great growth going forward.

I don't often buy stocks...
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US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company reported its results today, which beat expectations and $LLY shares are up more than 15% in response. Fundamentals are quite solid and the stock is up over 40% for the year, which I like and since I see potential in healthcare and I like pharmaceutical and medical companies, I like this company even more :D. The stock may be up,...
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Investors, if you could only have 5 stocks in your portfolio, what would they be?

For me, it would probably be $AAPL, $GOOGL, $CVS, $BRK-A and $ASML.

Tyson Foods is an American company that operates in the food industry. This company is the world's second largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork ( JBS S.A is the number one ). I have been looking at this company recently and I have to say that the company's fundamentals are stable and fairly solid. Shares of $TSN are down over 10% for this year and it seems...
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Airbnb's stock is up more than 60% this year, which is very respectable. Airbnb reported its results on Thursday which beat expectations and it looks like the company is going to do increasingly well. I took a quick look at the company's financial statements and I have to say that I really like the fundamentals. I don't know if I would want to include $ABNB stock in my...
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