The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom

The Stocks Behind Everyday Life (Part 2)

Oct 6, 2025
The hosts dive into how everyday experiences can spark investment ideas. They analyze major companies like Google, Salesforce, and Starbucks, discussing their performance and growth potential. Zoom’s dramatic stock fluctuations post-pandemic are explored, along with DoorDash's rise and Wendy's struggles. The conversation also covers reliable players like Otis Elevators and Netflix’s content strategies. Finally, the differences between Uber and Lyft are examined, emphasizing the importance of recognizing investment opportunities in the familiar.
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INSIGHT

Google's Hidden Strengths

  • Google dominates search and YouTube, giving it a powerful advertising moat.
  • Google Cloud has become profitable and materially contributes to growth now.
INSIGHT

Software Scale With Compensation Caveat

  • Salesforce is large and still growing with high software gross margins.
  • Watch stock-based compensation and operating margin when assessing future EPS growth.
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Ubiquity Meets Per-Customer Limits

  • Starbucks is ubiquitous but per-customer spend limits total revenue growth.
  • International expansion, especially China, is a key growth lever.
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