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4 Stocks I Dumped (And 5 I Bought Instead)

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Key takeaways

Finance

Disclaimer / Process

  • Quick disclaimer: not a financial adviser
  • Always do your own research before investing
  • Framing: long-term investor; rarely sells (about 1–2 sales per 50 purchases)

Explicit Sale Rationale

Sales are primarily justified by two explicit buckets:

  1. Thesis changed, such as:

    • Business economics shifting
    • Consumer behavior changing
    • Management execution not matching expectations

  2. Opportunity cost during drawdowns/discounts:

    • Sell an inferior business while it’s discounted
    • Reallocate into a superior business that’s also “on sale”

Tickers Mentioned (Buys / Sells)

Sold (4)

  • DIS — Disney
  • PLLD — Prologis (sold about half)
  • NE — NextEra Energy
  • LVMU — LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy)

Bought (5+)

  • TJX — TJX Companies (TJ Maxx / HomeGoods / Marshalls / etc.)
  • META — Meta Platforms (added via dollar-cost averaging)
  • AMZN — Amazon
  • NVDA — Nvidia
  • SPACEX — SpaceX (held/added; no ticker provided in subtitles)
  • NFLX — Netflix (earnings catalyst; added earlier/later not specified in detail)

Macro / Thematic Drivers Cited

GLP-1s / Ozempic

  • Claim: ~1 in 10 Americans are on GLP-1s
  • Expected effect:
    • Appetite suppression
    • Potentially reduced alcohol consumption
  • Used to support the sale of LVMU (alcohol/luxury demand narrative)

Inflation

  • Used to argue:
    • Lower attractiveness of luxury handbags
    • Higher price sensitivity
  • Examples cited:
    • $25 cocktails
    • $3,000 handbags

Consumption / Retail Behavior

  • Off-price retail (e.g., TJX/HomeGoods) framed as more recession-resilient
  • Luxury (e.g., LVMH) framed as more vulnerable under inflation/price sensitivity

Key Numbers, Performance Comparisons, Timelines

Sale Decision Metrics / Comparisons

  • Meta (example used as reallocation rationale)

    • Between August last year and March this year, Meta dropped >30% despite “killer earnings”
    • (Framed as the kind of drawdown that enables reallocation—not necessarily a literal sale event described)

  • Disney (DIS)

    • ~10 years of flat stock performance
    • Sold because perceived streaming/use is low, and parks/streaming don’t outweigh opportunity cost

  • Prologis (PLLD)

    • Sold about half
    • “Traded flat” for ~5 years
    • Relative performance cited:
      • Prologis: ~170% 10-year appreciation
      • Compared against others described as:
        • “Google” up ~800%
        • “Apple” up ~1,000% (as stated)

  • NextEra Energy (NE)

    • Also cited around ~170% over ~10 years
    • Core caution: speaker says they don’t fully understand the business
    • Risk-management justification: more likely to sell at a loss if the stock drops

  • LVMH (LVMU)

    • Down ~26% over the past 5 years
    • Sold using GLP-1 + inflation-based demand narrative
    • Thesis: future luxury/alcohol demand profile is less attractive

Buy Prices / Cost Basis Ranges Cited

  • TJX (TJX Companies)

    • Watching history: in the $90 range
    • Past month: dipped ~10%, triggering reallocation

  • META (Meta Platforms)

    • Dollar-cost averaging in the $500 range

  • AMZN (Amazon)

    • Added in the $230s

  • NVDA (Nvidia)

    • Added in the $190s

  • SPACEX (SpaceX)

    • Added between $130–$150

  • NFLX (Netflix)

    • Earnings timing: “Netflix reports earnings tomorrow”
    • Price expectation: move back toward $100
    • Noted stock was “punished quite a bit” after Warner Brothers acquisition fallout (no specific numbers provided)

Methodology / Framework (Step-by-Step)

  • Hold most positions long-term; sell rarely
  • When selling, check two buckets:

  1. Thesis deterioration / change

    • Business becomes less profitable due to:
      • Macro/behavior shifts, or
      • Management execution problems

  2. Relative opportunity during drawdowns

    • If the position has fallen materially and you see a superior business at a discount:
      • sell/reallocate

Reallocation Rule (Implied)

  • Selling is used to fund stronger/underwritten growth businesses
  • Goal: grow earnings over the next ~10 years (explicit phrase used)

Explicit Recommendations / Cautions

  • Implied buy approach: If “they drop significantly,” the speaker would buy more for long-term holdings.

  • Near-term catalyst stance (NFLX): Expects a potentially large move around earnings either direction; not concerned short-term.

  • Risk-management caution: Avoid holding businesses the speaker doesn’t fully understand, due to behavioral risk when the stock may draw down.

Disclosure / Sources / Presenters

  • Presenter: video speaker (no name provided in subtitles)
  • Disclosures:
    • “not a financial adviser”
    • “Always do your own research”

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