Jon Quast

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8,012 appearances 79 recordings 2 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 6d ago

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing · The Challenges of the China Market · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

So it's actually down 50% from its all-time high, which is its biggest drawback in more than a decade. voice-verified

So that really surprises me voice-verified

Personally, this is a dip I took advantage of because I think that Tractor Supply Company is just a rock solid business year in and year out. voice-verified

I think that its customers really do rely on it for a lot of things such as their animal feed. voice-verified

This is a good dividend growth company as well. voice-verified

17 consecutive years of raising that dividend. voice-verified

I do have a place in my portfolio for dividend growth companies. voice-verified

And with the yield at close to 3%, that's an all-time high for tractor supply companies. voice-verified

So it's one that I went ahead and added in the first half. voice-verified

Well, I think that one thing that stands out to me is that China is capable of making really high quality products now. voice-verified

You think about how it used to be. voice-verified

It used to be you bought, if you wanted to save money, you bought a Chinese product. voice-verified

If you wanted a quality product, you bought American. voice-verified

And that's no longer the case. voice-verified

This is a trend that economists have noted for a while, but I don't think that that has sunk in voice-verified

to the consciousness of the general population, it's just entrenched in our minds that China makes low quality products. voice-verified

But in reality, they've really upped their game. voice-verified

Their manufacturing capabilities are incredibly modern and incredibly tech heavy. voice-verified

And so it's actually able to compete on both the low quality products for just cheapness, but also your higher end quality, they do have voice-verified

viable alternatives to some of these American brands. voice-verified

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