Stock rationale - wildenhaus



Sir James Calhoun, OBE10/20/14Economics P6Stock RationaleMy approach to this stock market simulation is to target holiday shoppers. We all know that Cyber Monday results not only in online retailing but also shipping. This is why my portfolio contains online retailers, transportation services, and product developers.My first stock is Apple. Their latest installment in the iPhone line is the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The sales have been astronomical: nearly 40 million iPhones have been sold since its release one month ago, and sales are expected to go even higher this holiday season. Because of this, I bought 11 shares of Apple. (Source: )My next stock is Amazon. As Cyber Monday and the holiday season approaches, many consumers turn to Amazon to get their orders fulfilled. In fact, Amazon has recently hired 80,000 workers in order to fulfill the massive list of orders anticipated this season. This reason alone makes Amazon a sure choice. (Source: )My third stock is Alibaba. Alibaba is a wholesale commerce website that stocks many shop owners. Not all online sales are going to be online: I need to target physical stores too. What better way is there to accomplish this than investing in Alibaba? (Source: )My final stock is UPS. UPS handles a large chunk of the online sale shipping. There is no doubt that UPS will be expecting exponential profits this season. With a large base of consumers, sales from sites such as Amazon, Newegg, Alibaba, and other leading e-commerce stores will in turn stimulate this stock, paving the way for growth. Even UPS knows this, as they recently hired 63,000 employees in anticipation for this season. (Source: ) ................
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