How to Tell "Failing Forward" from Just Plain Failing

When a company is struggling to hold on to customers or find ways to eke out revenue, you'll often see it begin to release news of adjustments or pivots in its business model, replete with claims that the new strategy will turn things around. I've seen this time and time again in recent months, and it can be difficult to determine whether these are true buying opportunities for companies on the cheap, or signs of a failing stock rattling off comforting words. Recently I received an interesting question from a Money Map Report reader, Jack, that gave us a great example of this. The stock was as high-profile as they come, Twitter. Jack asked, "Twitter's going to advertise shopping goods so you can buy while you Tweet; is it time to recommend the stock?" An astute question, but my answer is an unequivocal "No." Here's why... Tags: failing forward , NYSE: TWTR , should I buy twitter stock , Twitter stock , TWTR stock To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2015 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post How to Tell "Failing Forward" from Just Plain Failing appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .