My Top 5 Stocks + Premium $HIMS Deep Dive.
What are my top 5 stocks?
After my $KDP segment on Monday, I got lots of messages asking what my top holdings are. I want to preface this segment by saying these are not the top 5 holdings of the FlyerPicks portfolio – that is a separate entity, these are my top 5 personal long-term stocks that I own. For the sake of the list, I will exclude ETFs, but it should be noted that both $VOO and $QQQ would’ve cracked the top 5 if they weren’t omitted.
#5: $KDP (Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.)
Well, this should come as no surprise. Keurig Dr Pepper just cracked my top 5, and is acting as my consumer staple safety stock. If you want a deeper dive into my $KDP thesis, feel free to revisit Monday’s free article. In short, I like their brand moat & diversity, and their low volatility + dividend is what I am looking for.
#4: $HIMS (Hims & Hers Health Inc.)
If you follow me on TikTok or X you should recognize that I’ve been buying shares of $HIMS since below $12/share, and it’s now resting above $50/share. I could see some huge short-term volatility for $HIMS, but since I’m up an average of 355%, I’m not too worried about that. I might trim some of my position ahead of their earnings next week.
#3: $ORCL (Oracle Corp.)
Oracle is my big software play (with Salesforce and Okta just missing the top 5 list). I think Microsoft is too big & clunky, and I think Palantir is way too overvalued – so Oracle is the perfect Goldilocks technology infrastructure stock for my portfolio. I think they have more than enough AI exposure through their OpenAI partnership, without being too engrossed in the possibility of a bubble pop. And yes, an AI bubble pop can happen… let’s not forget our immediate reaction to DeepSeek a few weeks ago.
#2: $GS (Goldman Sachs Group Inc.)
The financial sector is my 2nd favorite one to invest in, and Goldman acts as my biggest exposure. They make tons of money, their stock chart is super steady, and their dividend yield acts as a safety net in my portfolio for any market downturn.
#1: $AMZN (Amazon.com Inc.)
It was the best stock in the world 20 years ago, it’s the best stock in the world today, and I don’t see why it couldn’t be the best stock to own a decade from now. Will other stocks outperform Amazon in both the short and long term? Obviously. The odds of picking literally the best performing stock for the next decade is impossible, and is likely an IPO that hasn’t happened yet – but Amazon is great. It has the size advantage, so I can sleep at night knowing that it won’t be getting liquidated anytime soon. But its largest plus would be the innovation edge, of not only technological advancements, but societal integration as well. Amazon will be my top stock for years to come.
*None of this newsletter and/or any subsequent content pieces are financial advice. This newsletter and/or any subsequent content pieces are all intended for entertainment and educational purposes only. Please invest wisely under your own accord.*
Fortune Teller:
Welcome to the Friday portion of this week’s Fortune Teller segment. If you’re new around here, I made a handful of stock market predictions on Monday, and now we will review them to see how they fared.
Where I was right: “$SEDG will beat earnings estimates on Wednesday & jump in share price.” – I’m counting this as a win even though they missed EPS estimates, the stock did make a pretty sizable jump like I was hoping.
Where I was right: “$NVDA will end the week red.” – At the time I am writing this (10:55 AM on Friday), Nvidia is down -0.07% for the week – so technically I am right, as of this very moment. It could easily swing back the other way, but since it’s so close, I am going to count it as a win.
Where I was right: “$RIVN will post a record EPS on Thursday – making a push towards profitability.” – This happened! Rivian earnings numbers were strong.
Where I was right: “The Dow will once again be the worst performing major U.S. index this week.” – This is turning into a very frequent occurrence. Too easy of a prediction!
Where I was wrong: “Healthcare will be the best performing sector this week.” – Healthcare actually did perform really well this week as I expected, but the $UNH investigation news this morning is dragging the sector way down. Unfortunate!
Where I was wrong: “Retail-favorite $GRAB will soar +20% this week.” — They started the week off strong, but didn’t quite reach that 20% mark after some lackluster earnings.
4/6 is pretty good – especially considering the Healthcare sector was on pace to be correct up until this morning. That just goes to show how unpredictable the stock market is. Remember kids, anybody who tries to say they can predict stocks with 100% accuracy is lying to you. Let’s move on…
FlyerPicks Portfolio:
The FlyerPicks portfolio is currently up 41.85% since inception, while the S&P 500 is up 13.92% over the same time period. With just 15 stock holdings, it’s easy to track, and you can have full access to it with an upgraded subscription. You’ll also get the Investment Checklist PDF, and each week’s premium-exclusive segment which follows after the FlyerPicks weekly update. This week’s premium-exclusive segment dives into why $HIMS is down so much today, and how I see it performing after earnings next week.
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