4 Reasons I Own Amazon And So Should You

Posted On March 11, 2019 9:31 am
By: Dividend Sensei

Even dividend investors should own some growth stocks, and here are four reasons Amazon is definitely one of them.

Summary

While 96% of my retirement portfolio is dividend growth stocks, I do own one non-dividend payer, Amazon.
That’s because I consider this company to be a way to tap into some of the biggest secular economic trends of the future.
Amazon continues to grow like a weed, both its top and bottom line.
The company’s wide moats in most of its market segments, courtesy of its multi-platform and sticky ecosystem business model, makes the company about 26% undervalued today.
Even assuming much slower future growth and significant multiple compression, Amazon should be capable of delivering 10% to 20% total returns over the coming five years, crushing the S&P 500.

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Dividend Sensei

I'm an Army veteran and former energy dividend writer for The Motley Fool. I'm a proud co-founder of Wide Moat Research, Dividend Kings, and the Intelligent Dividend Investor. My work can be found on Seeking Alpha, Dividend Kings, iREIT, and the Intelligent Dividend Investor. My goal is to help all people learn how to harness the awesome power of dividend growth investing to achieve their financial dreams and enrich their lives. With 24 years of investing experience, I've learned what works and more importantly, what doesn't, when it comes to building long-term wealth and income streams and achieving long-term financial goals.