Amazon's Advertising Ascendancy

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This chapter examines Amazon's growing influence in the digital advertising space and its competition with Google. It highlights Amazon's unique advantages in consumer intent and conversion rates, while also discussing the implications of its market expansion on stock prices and investment strategies. Additionally, it touches on the responsibilities of companies like Amazon and Facebook in balancing profitability with social impact and stakeholder interests.

Clay Finck chats with John Huber about the edge retail investors can have to beat the market, how watching sports has helped John become a better investors, what to look for in a company to determine it if has a strong moat and competitive advantage, John’s thought’s on portfolio allocation and selling winners, the three factors that go into a stock’s overall return, what led John to recently making Amazon his biggest position in his portfolio, and much more!

John Huber is the Managing Partner of Saber Capital Management, LLC. Saber manages separate accounts as well as a partnership modeled after the original Buffett Partnership fee structure.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

06:57 - How retail investors can have an edge over other investors in the market.

10:08 - How watching sports has helped John become a better investor.

16:04 - What to look for in a company to determine if it has a strong moat and competitive advantage.

27:16 - John’s thoughts on portfolio allocation and selling winners.

31:52 - The three factors that go into a stock’s overall investment return.

42:50 - What led John to recently making Amazon his biggest position in his portfolio.

56:05 - Whether John considers the company’s impact on society when forming his investment thesis.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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