What’s the next $1 million name?

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The video taps into the universal desire for financial success and wealth creation by showcasing historical examples of massive investment growth. The rapid-fire listing of well-known companies and the aspirational premise make it highly shareable and engaging.

Summary

The video highlights several companies like Walmart, Nike, and Apple, showing how a $5,000 investment in them years ago would now be worth over $1 million. It suggests that identifying the next such company is an interesting investment challenge.

Structure

1Introduction of the concept of $5,000 investments growing to $1 million.
2Listing historical examples of successful investments (Walmart, Nike, Costco, Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Starbucks, O'Reilly Auto, Amazon, Monster Beverage, Apple, Netflix, Tesla, Nvidia, AMD).
3Mentioning the source of information (Ticker Take, pros, YouTube, podcasts, Substack newsletter).
4Concluding thought about the future potential of investments.

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What’s the next $1 million name? #stocks I know, I know… you can’t go back. But it’s always interesting to look back and try to think about which $5,000 investment today could be worth $1 million down the road. On Ticker Take, we speak to all sorts of pros to get their takes. You can find us on YouTube and all podcast platforms. Plus be sure to subscribe to our weekly Subtack newsletter. It’s free! Thanks for watching. By the way, these numbers are as of July 2026. And data is always subject to change. This is not financial advice. #investing #stockmarket

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Walmart: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Nike: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Costco: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Microsoft: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Oracle: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Qualcomm: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Starbucks: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. O'Reilly Auto: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Amazon: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Monster Beverage: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Apple: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Netflix: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Tesla: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Nvidia: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. AMD: ACTS - mentioned as a company that was a good investment. Removing it would change the list of companies. Ticker Take: APPEARS - logo in the corner, likely the creator's brand. Removing it would not change the video's content.

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Walmart: 42 years ago Nike: 41 years ago Costco: 37 years ago Microsoft: 35 years ago Oracle: 34 years ago Qualcomm: 34 years ago Starbucks: 34 years ago O'Reilly Auto: 29 years ago Amazon: 24 years ago Monster Beverage: 22 years ago Apple: 21 years ago Netflix: 19 years ago Tesla: 15 years ago Nvidia: 11 years ago AMD: 11 years ago $5,000 investments that are now worth more than $1 million.

Transcript

What’s the next $1 million name? I know, I know… you can’t go back. But it’s always interesting to look back and try to think about which $5,000 investment today could be worth $1 million down the road. On Ticker Take, we speak to all sorts of pros to get their takes. You can find us on YouTube and all podcast platforms. Plus be sure to subscribe to our weekly Subtack newsletter. It’s free! Thanks for watching. By the way, these numbers are as of July 2026. And data is always subject to