Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast! Today's episode will be an investing class! Here we will take a stab on Patrick O'Shaughnessy's question posted in Twitter. (Link to the tweet- https://bit.ly/3HDqty4) The question goes like this: You get to teach an investing class by using three long term single case use stocks from any era. Berkshire's not allowed. Listen on as we discuss each of our picks that are sure good primer into what a great business is and vice versa! Timestamps in the episode: -Andrew's first case study: Coca-cola ($KO), a centennial multi-bagger brand. [02:14] -The most obvious names can oftentimes make the most wealth in the stock market. [05:44] -Dave's first case study: Visa ($V), the payment toll road king. [06:33] -How Visa's business model changed into a scale not everyone expected it to be. [07:45] -Andrew's second case study: Circuit city, the fallen electronics retailer. [10:44] -Why a business that prioritizes growth at all cost can fall the hardest. [11:53] -Dave's second case study: General Electric ($GE), a mature business on its last legs. [14:44] -A perfect example of a company going through each stage of its business life cycle. [15:02] -Why not all growth are not created equal. [18:00] -Differentiating good acquisitions from bad ones. [20:18] -Andrew's third case study: Tesla ($TSLA), the picture perfect growth machine. [21:57] -A business on its early innings in real time. [25:05] -Dave's third case study: Amazon ($AMZN), the e-commerce retail behemoth. [26:41] -The management's relentless focus on free cash flow. [27:48] Note: Timestamps may differ and are approximate, depending on your podcast player. For more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein You can find the transcript of today's show below: IFB260-Which-Companies-Would-You-Use-to-Teach-a-Finance-Class.docxDownload Contact [email protected] to advertise on Investing for Beginners podcast. The Investing for Beginners podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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