Describe your thought process for choosing a stock that you would like to invest your money in. Imagine you are trying to convince your friends or parents why you think it is a good investment. Try to give two or three reasons why you think the company would make a good investment: - Tell us the name of a company whose stock you think would make a good irvestment. - What attracts you to this company and how did you hear about them? - How does the company make their money (what do they do)? - Why do vou think demand for their product will be strong moving forward? - Are there any global or national trends that will help grow future demand. - Does the company have any competitors? If sa who are they? - Are there any risks to the company that could negatively impact future earnings growth? - Your post should be 200-300 words long - Repiy to the posts of at least two classmates (50-75 words) Example: I think that Roku would make a good investment. Roku makes devices that allow people to stream video on their televisions without a cable subscription? In recent years there has been a rise in popularity for streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney +. To watch these services you need a device that allows you to access the streaming apps on your television. These include Amazon fire TV, Apple TV and Roku. Of these three companies Roku is the only one that is a pure play on streaming video. Apple and Amazon have other businesses that make it so streaming is a very small part of their earningss, while Roku is what we call a pure play on streaming as it is their only business. This means increases in streaming by consumers will positively impact Roku's earnings more than Apple or Amazon. I believe as more and more people cut the cord, this will help Roku see increased demand for their product Additionally, Roku has started having contracts with TV manufacturers to have Smart TV's pre-loaded with Roku's platform, which is an additional source of revenue for them. Overall I think that the growth of streaming video demand, paired with the acceleration of cord-cutting from traditional cable services will increase demand for Roku's services. Additionally. because they are the only pure play on streaming I feel they are better positioned to profit from the global rise in streaming relative to their larger competitors. There are risks to the firm as they could see increased competitive pressure from Amazon or Apple in their business. Additionally there could be a switch in technolagy in the future that renders today's streaming devices obsolete. It was only 10 years ago that DVD's were the primary source for video at home, 10 years before that it was the VCR. In the end I feel the potential upside of future demand growth outweighs the downside of risks from increased competition.