Are FAANG Stocks A Good Investment? | Recap + Highlights - Ep. 532

Mar 29, 2020

It’s Sunday, which means...It’s recap time! 

This week, I talked about the FAANG stocks - these are the five most popular powerhouse American tech companies - Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google. The FAANG stocks have generated some amazing returns for investors for the last several years, which begs the question - are FAANG stocks still a good investment? 

Here’s what we covered in each episode this week: 

• The amazing returns in the FAANG stocks over the last 10 years
• The hidden concentration that you might already have in FAANG stocks....and how much is too much in FAANG stocks
• Then I talked about...are FAANG Stocks Worth Buying Now?
• And...What Makes A Good FAANG Stock?

Hopefully after listening to the One Minute Retirement Tip this week, you understand FAANG stocks - what they are, how you likely already own them even if you don’t think you do, and how to determine if these stocks are a worthwhile investment for you. 

If you missed any of these episodes or if you want to revisit any of them, you can find them on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play by searching for the “One Minute Retirement Tip with Ashley”. 

Tomorrow, we are starting a brand new theme: How to generate income in retirement. This is a timely topic as the interest rate on the 10 year treasury just plunged to a new record low, hitting under .5% as investors - scared of the Coronavirus and it’s economic shockwaves - piled their money into safe US treasury bonds and drove the rate down. Now, what that means for you is that if you go out and buy a 10-year treasury bond today, you’re going to get a measly .5% per year in income. If you invest 10,000, you’ll get $50 a year in interest for the next 10 years. Not too exciting and a little depressing when you’re nearing retirement or in retirement, and bonds need to be making up a higher percentage of your portfolio. Which begs the question - with rates so low, where can you find income now? I’ll cover that next week. 

That’s it for this week! Thanks for listening and I hope you have a blessed Sunday! 

My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the “One Minute Retirement Tip”.

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