Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

Tag: Amazon

  • Why Billionaires Deserve Our Gratitude, Not Billie Eilish’s Guilt Trip

    Why Billionaires Deserve Our Gratitude, Not Billie Eilish’s Guilt Trip

    Billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg don’t hoard wealth—they build Amazon, Google, and SpaceX, making life better for billions. Billie Eilish’s $50M hypocrisy exposed. Here’s why we should defend billionaires.

  • The Decline of Iconic Brands in a Shifting Market

    The Decline of Iconic Brands in a Shifting Market

    Big, iconic brands that once seemed untouchable are falling out of favor. These companies prided themselves on having a moat—a barrier that keeps competitors at bay. For example, Coca-Cola is such a powerful brand that any potential competitor must invest millions of dollars in marketing just to capture a small share of the soft drink…

  • Global Diversification Is A myth

    Global Diversification Is A myth

    Why I am giving up on global diversification and putting all my money in the U.S. stock market. Early in my journey as an investor, I was led to believe that the smartest thing I could do for my portfolio was to diversify globally. So, I did. I had a bit of everything in my…

  • NVIDIA passed the 3 trillion mark and is more valuable than Apple

    NVIDIA passed the 3 trillion mark and is more valuable than Apple

    That’s of no surprise, ever since the death of Steve Jobs, Apple has lost it’s innovation edge. Tim Cook is a great operator who has taken Steve Jobs legacy as far as could, but Tim Cook is not Jobs. For those of us who own at least a little bit of NVIDIA, let’s open that…

  • No college degree Walmart employee goes from $6.25/h to $240,000/year

    No college degree Walmart employee goes from $6.25/h to $240,000/year

    Journalist Sarah Nassauer, from The Wall Street Journal, interviewed Walmart’s manager Nichole Heart who started earning $6.25/hour at Walmart and now as a manager, she is earning $240,000 a year as a store manager. Walmart U.S. President and CEO Brian Furner announced a new average annual salary of $128,000 this month. High-performing Walmart managers now…