Shareplicity 2

Imagine how much a stake in companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon would be worth if you had bought shares when they first listed. Shareplicity 2 uses that idea as a starting point. Danielle Ecuyer explains how investors can buy US stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs), and how to identify the themes and trends most likely to deliver strong returns in the 2020s and beyond.

Ecuyer has invested in the American stock market for many years, and the book draws on that hands-on experience. It continues from Shareplicity, which was published in 2020, and goes further into the practical decisions involved in building an investment strategy.

The book opens by comparing Ford and Tesla as a sign of established automakers giving way to new leaders, then surveys the US stock markets and their major indices. It considers where the United States stands today and where it may be heading, and it values the twenty largest US companies. Two chapters on secular trends follow, the first giving an overview and the second examining growth sectors and individual stocks. Ecuyer then covers indirect routes into the US market through ETFs and ESG funds, shows how to construct US stock portfolios, and closes with a chapter on what investors need to know.