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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.
In my career, I have done well working in teams of people who I could build relationships with. But if I had been forced to work in a sales role, my family would have starved.
Small talk is not my strong suit.
Case in point, much to my horror, my wife recently invited another couple over for a visit on a Saturday night. Nice people, but for me not something to look forward to.
(Don’t worry, we stayed outside, so proper social distancing was in place the entire time.)
At one point, the conversation finally turned in my favor …read more […]

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Why “FAANG” Is Out and “MAAN” Is In

What do vampires and the stock market have in common?
That’s easy…
They both have FAANGs!­
In all seriousness, I’m sure by now you’ve heard of the five megacap tech stocks, also known as FAANG, that rule the Nasdaq: Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Google parent company Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL).
When looking at gains since inception, you’ll find each of these companies has soared anywhere from hundreds to thousands of percentage points higher.
But year to date, only two have emerged as the clear winners amid the COVID-19 crisis…

Amazon and Netflix have proven to be the most …read more […]