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Industry Focus

Healthcare, technology, energy, consumer goods, and more. Every day, Motley Fool analysts break down a specific industry and the stocks making headlines. Questions? Comments? Email us at IndustryFocus@fool.com.

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Wildcard: Electronic Health Mar 11, 2020

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If you’ve ever been to a doctor’s office, you’ve probably noticed that many offices still rely on paper, pen and fax machine to get their job done. Companies are steadily being digitized, and we’ve got 3 stocks that are helping to get the job done.

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Stocks: CERN, DOCU, PHR

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CG: Demystifying the Car Buying Process Mar 10, 2020

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Dan Kline joins Emily Flippen to talk about how consumers can navigate the often overly complicated process of buying a car, and the innovative companies that are looking to disrupt this outdated process.

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Financials: Stocks are Plunging -- Here's What You Need to Know Mar 09, 2020

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The stock market is plunging, with the S&P 500 down by more than 18% from its all-time highs reached earlier this year. While this can certainly seem scary, Industry Focus: Financials host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP are here to help make sense of things. In this episode, we talk about the market turbulence, why bank stocks have been especially hard-hit, two areas of real estate that could have some good long-term investment ideas, and more. Jason and Matt also dive into the recent news involving JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon's health scare, and why the bank will be fine no matter who is at the helm (although we certainly wish Mr. Dimon a quick and speedy recovery). Plus, we'll dive into another installment of "What's the Last Stock You Bought and Why," in which you'll hear why Matt has put some money into Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT) and Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP) in the midst of the market volatility.

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Tech: Rakuten Mar 06, 2020

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Following a listener tip, we break down "The Amazon of Japan" -- Rakuten. While the company is known for its e-commerce platform, it does so much more, including: payments, credit cards. life insurance, securities, advertising, and mobile network services. The company is well positioned for many mega-trends, but does it belong on investor's watch lists?

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Energy: Auditing, Fraud, and the Rise of Non-Gaap Accounting with Francine McKenna Mar 05, 2020

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As investors, we depend on financial statements to understand how the businesses we own are performing. Therefore, we also depend on auditors to make sure those financial statements are accurate. Financial journalist Francine McKenna joins the show this week to discuss auditing and accounting issues including conflicts of interest between auditors and shareholders, the role of auditing in catching fraud, accounting issues at companies like Disney and Square, what we lose as non-Gaap accounting becomes more and more commonplace, how companies will decide to disclose coronavirus impacts on their business, and more.

Stocks Mentioned: DIS, SQ, BB, NTON, BRK-B, BRK-A

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Wildcard: A Fresh IPO and a Basket of Healthcare Stocks Mar 04, 2020

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On this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard Wednesday host Jason Moser chats with Fool analyst and IF Brian Feroldi about a recent IPO in the healthcare space, 1Life Healthcare. Then they dig in to the most recent results for all four stocks in Jason's Healthcare and Wealthcare basket.

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CG: How ESG Investing Has Changed The Consumer Goods Landscape Mar 03, 2020

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Motley Fool analyst Maria Gallagher joins Emily Flippen to talk about some of the most pervasive trends in consumer goods, including how millennials have shifted their consumption patterns to better align with "Environmental, Social, and Governance" practices.

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Financials: A Chat With Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey Mar 02, 2020

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This week's Industry Focus: Financials is a special one. Host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP chat with Square (NYSE: SQ) co-founder Jim McKelvey, author of the soon-to-be-released bookThe Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time. McKelvey shares his experiences in Square's very early days, tells stories of his journeys through the business world, and more. You don't want to miss this one!

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Tech: The Selloff Feb 28, 2020

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There's no way around it -- this was the worst week for the stock market since 2008. As reports of coronavirus have spread, concerns over individual safety, travel and global supply chains have spooked the global markets and sent stocks down. Even stalwart businesses have felt the pinch. We talk about what's going on in the market and the important lessons for investors.

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Energy: The Techification of Defense Feb 27, 2020

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Per a listener request on Twitter, we’re diving into the defense industry with Industry Focus contributor Lou Whiteman. On the first half of the show, we take a look at the winners and losers from the most recently proposed defense budget. On the back half of the show, we discuss Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), the biggest IT business in the defense industry and an interesting way to play increased “techification” of the defense industry.

Stocks Mentioned: NOC, GD, HII, OSK, TXT, LMT, RTN, LDOS, AMZN, MSFT, SAIC

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