(02-27-2021, 06:23 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(02-27-2021, 12:42 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: My biggest financial regret is not investing in ROKU when we bought 6 devices in Jan 2019 when we cut the cord and switched over to YouTube TV --- I told my fam and friends that Roku was going to take off globally but it took me another 18 months when it was up to $160/share before I actually dove in.   The share price in Jan 2019 was ~$30  and is now $400.  A simple $25,000 investment in Jan 2019 would have yielded $325,000 (a 1,300% ROI in 2 freaking years). 

I think most savvy investors can say their ROI's over the past 10 years far exceed the 300% returns that JNJ would have offered.

One piece of advice that I'll give you.  NEVER ever buy a stock just because you like the product.  I've been there done that.  Buy what makes money.  I can't stand Micro$oft and don't personally use any of their products, yet I bought several hundred shares when the stock tanked (along with the rest of the market) last year.  The stock continues to rise and pays a decent dividend.

I agree.  My regret about Roku is that I saw the future of streaming -- I have 2 kids and they don't give a blip about Comcast or DirectTV .... so the writing was on the wall that streaming TV would take off globally.  Anyway, my recent transactions over the past year was to ride momentum & buy dips.  I know that's coming to an end so I'll be looking to something much more stable in the next few months.  To be honest, I need to get educated on the bond market, gold, and other traditional type investments.  Hopefully, in a few years we'll be traveling so my time dedication to CNBC and the US market will be minimal as I hope to have a real life that doesn't revolve around career and financials.

I'm still intrigued big time by Boeing ...... last weekend should have been devastating as a shareholder but the market didn't react one bit.  I'll likely sell off JNJ by Tuesday (hoping it has a spike on Monday) and perhaps I'll buy in on Boeing as I look more into the long terms aspect of things.

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