After a few months of diligent research and allow the highly volatile period of elections to pass, here is the updated stock picks for 2021. I have removed a number of companies from the previous list and have added some.
Removed:
- AAPL - Product rollout has been subpar according to consumers
- AMD - This actually may be a buy. Unfortunately, its YTD has been less than optimal. This is why it has been removed. It is a real good time to get in on the dip. I will revisit this shortly.
- NFLX - Subscriptions are flatling and hurt by competitors
- DIS - Marvel will not recoup production expenditures this year from movies. Additionally, Disney theme parks will not reach full capacity this year.
Added:
- ROKU
- SHOP
- ETSY
- SHOP
- MCD
- NVDA
- SQ
- DAL
- CCIV
- GM
My picks are for the more passive investor. The person who either can not or does not want to day trade and have to continuously monitor his or her shares. Most of the picks are from solid performers with proven track records. CCIV is the only "new" company. All research and reports point to a solid year for the company. this is why I choose CCIV or NIO. Although Tesla's YTD is low, I am confident in it's performance and we will see another surge later this year. Buy now to benefit later.
If you are looking for additional buys, I strongly suggest looking into airlines and other travel companies such as cruise ships and hotels. I may edit the list to add a rental car company.
In my opinion, the best way to go about building your portfolio off of my suggestions is to use a platform that allows fractional shares. I prefer M1 because you can set up automatic deposits that will be automatically invested into your stock portfolio evenly. You also have the option to adjust percentages as well. Other platforms offer fractional shares as well. However, I can not speak to those due to my non-use of that function on those platforms.
Here is a YTD snapshot of how my current picks are performing. To keep this thread transparent and honest, I will start the updates on May 13th after one month of activity.
YTD Snapshot
Stock | 1/4/2021 | 4/13/2021 | Current % Change |
CCIV | $ 10.04 | $ 21.71 | 116% |
DAL | $ 38.73 | $ 47.53 | 23% |
ETSY | $ 172.08 | $ 222.05 | 29% |
GM | $ 40.51 | $ 58.19 | 44% |
GOOG | $ 1,728.24 | $ 2,263.02 | 31% |
GOOGL | $ 1,726.13 | $ 2,251.01 | 30% |
MCD | $ 210.22 | $ 231.56 | 10% |
MSFT | $ 217.69 | $ 257.20 | 18% |
NVDA | $ 524.54 | $ 617.20 | 18% |
ROKU | $ 317.90 | $ 380.59 | 20% |
SHOP | $ 1,092.40 | $ 1,223.67 | 12% |
SQ | $ 221.16 | $ 269.99 | 22% |
TSLA | $ 729.77 | $ 738.90 | 1% |
VOO | $ 339.03 | $ 378.67 | 12% |
No excuses this time people!!!! It only takes $10 or less to get started. This is your opportunity to take control of your financial futures.