1 Huge Reason Investors Should Stay Away From Facebook

Today, Andrew discusses a huge reason for investors to avoid Facebook. The tech company stumbled after a recent report showed a sag in usage numbers. Overall users fell 1% in the past six months, and in Facebook's 23 largest markets, 14 featured negative or flat usage numbers. But even more importantly, this could indicate negative long-term trends. With an unclear idea of how exactly to back its incredibly high valuation with actual profits, and continued criticism regarding its ad effectiveness, Facebook could easily see some tough times in the near future. Andrew continues to avoid the very risky stock.

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