GICS Sectors as Taylor Swift Albums

If GICS Sectors were Taylor Swift Album’s… Then would Jerome Powell be Travis Kelce?

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Courtney May
October 25, 2023

Partnered with: The Siberia Job

Welcome to Stonk Enjoyer (Stonk Enjoyer’s Version).

This Friday, 1989 Taylor’s Version releases to the public so obviously I’m going to base my newsletter around that since she is taking over the world, one break-up song at a time.

This is not investment advice and is intended for entertainment purposes only

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What am I HODLing:

I talk about Sector Investing a lot in here.

For this piece, we are going to use the Global Industry Classification of Sectors or GICS. These are categories that group stocks based on what kind of business they run.

Then IB analysts try to convince you that they are tech stocks (jk).

There are 11 economic sectors:

  • Consumer Discretionary

  • Consumer Staples

  • Energy

  • Materials

  • Industrials

  • Healthcare

  • Financials

  • Information Technology

  • Real Estate

  • Communication Services

  • Utilities

Today we are doing some cutting-edge financial research: We are going to be describing industry sectors as Taylor Swift albums, and we’ll have the stocks to match the songs that prove it.

Another thought: If GICS Sectors were Taylor Swift albums… Then would Jerome Powell be Travis Kelce?

If you hate Taylor Swift, I’m sorry… I really had to do it. (And before you hit unsubscribe, I’m not a full-blown swiftie.)

I promise you’ll remember the sectors better after this.

T-Swift Albums as Economic Sectors:

1. Reputation = Consumer Discretionary

🎵Tracks:

🚗“Getaway Car:” $GM, $FORD,

👗“Dress:” $M (Macey’s), $GPS (Gap)

👯‍♀️“Gorgeous:” $LULU (Lululemon)

2. Lover = Energy

🎵Tracks:

🌞“Daylight:” Solar Stocks: $JKS (JinkoSolar) and $FSLR (Frist Solar)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿“London Boy:” $BP (British Petroleum)

☢️“Afterglow:” $SO (Southern Company’s 6 Nuclear Reactors)

3. Speak Now = Communication Services

🎵Tracks:

📞“Speak Now:” $T (AT&T), $VZ (Verizon), $TMUS (T-Mobile)

🍿“If This was a Movie:” $AMC, $WBD (Warner Brothers), $DIS (Disney), $PARA (Paramount)

📖“The Story of Us:” $SNAP, $META

(because of insta/snap stories)

🏆Honorable mentions

  1. “Gold Rush”: $BTC

  2. “Lover”: $MTCH

  3. “Cruel Summer”: FTX

  4. “You Need to Calm Down”: 10 Year Treasury Yields

  5. “Bad Blood”: Theranos

Now you know what sectors Taylor was investing in during the different ~era~ of her life.

What am I Reading?

Last week we kicked off the Stonk Enjoyers Book Club!

We gave away a hot dog shirt… so lit.

Join the next one if you like hot dogs or books.

Here are the details:

  • Current Book: Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

  • Next meeting: 11/6/23 at 5 PM PST

  • Location: X Spaces

  • Discussing up to Chapter 38

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