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by inter_netuser 1594 days ago
and all of your investments did worse than Amazon or Tesla, that haven't been particularly profitable.

Amazon hasn't been profitable on paper for decades. Tesla took until 2021 to make a profit.

You'd underperform terribly if you were to wait until they make a profit, as markets are forward looking and you are paying attention to trailing indicators.

Profits today for an organization size of Amazon is execution of a plan put in place 5 years ago.

If you are about to dive into value investing: Berkshire made most of their money from Apple, which was a side bet made by a hired portfolio manager, not Buffett himself.