Why Jamie Lynne Spears' pregnancy matters to investors

Posted Dec 19th 2007 5:11AM by Timothy Sykes
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Scandals

Today's biggest headline is that Britney Spears' 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn, is pregnant. This could have more of an impact on the markets than any Fed announcement! Kidding. But just when you thought Britney Spears might be in danger of losing her crown as America's leading advocate of white trash family values, Britney's baby sister swoops in and rescues her big sister, securing that crown on behalf of the entire Spears family. (Pamela Anderson is making a run for it by divorcing -- and now possibly reconciling with -- her third husband of only two months, Rick Solomon, who is best known for his role in the bestselling adult video "1 Night in Paris," which he made with then girlfriend Paris Hilton.) More importantly, this news offers a solid lesson for investors.

Seriously -- let me explain.

You see we've all cringed at Britney's circus-like behavior and thought that maybe, just maybe, her baby sister would be spared such embarrassments. But, like stocks in the same industry, children, especially those with the same DNA, raised in the same environment tend to possess the same qualities. The Spears' sisters both have (or had) the looks, incredible talent, an unholy desire for headlines of any kind and the ability to continually make poor decisions.

Let's compare these entertainment siblings to some popular stock siblings.

The leading internet search engine companies, Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) have near identical stock charts as do solar leaders First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Sunpower (NASDAQ: SPWR) as well as the leading automobile makers Ford (NYSE: F) and General Motors (NYSE: GM). All different companies with varying growth rates, competitive advantages, valuations, etc, but when it all comes down to it, everyone's stock performance is scarily sibling-esque.

Granted, this is a very simplistic view and there are many exceptions to the rule, but the lesson here is that individual companies don't necessarily matter as much as what industry they're a part of and, perhaps more importantly, investor's perception of that industry. So, take note, you must not only thoroughly research individual companies, but all the industry/environment-related variables too – so quit wasting time reading the gossip pages!

Timothy Sykes writes the blog timothysykes.com, is a former hedge fund manager, the star of the TV show Wall Street Warriors and author of the book, An American Hedge Fund: How I Made $2 Million as a Stock Operator & Created a Hedge Fund

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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)

12-21-2007 @ 10:30AM

BestChild said...

I am afraid that I don't think Jamie Lynne is enough mature to be responsible for what happened. Jamie Lynne's baby daddy may be facing statutory rape charges for having sex with a minor and depending on which state such case happened, he could face up to 10 years behind bars. In fact, both Britney and Jamie Lynne deserve to be criticized. Britney becomes pamper more and more, totally different from her first debut. Jamie Lynne sets a bad example for teenager have sexual affairs. Then we get back to 2000, "Britney Spears' Heart to Heart" (a book) was published. I got to read it online at:
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=74002
It thought highly of Britney Spears' success, and made sense that Lynne Spears was very successful mom who educated a navie, diligent and docile girl. But now what happens, Spears clan has continuous accidents to expose to the world. A sharp contrast. Why they chance so much? Show biz's fault? Blind by wealth and fame? God knows!

12-21-2007 @ 3:37PM

maria said...

jamie you're so young for carry a baby now,if you wonna go out with a friend some day you can't because you need to watch for your baby.you're so young and beautiful lady,you need to think wat you gonna do with your life now.i'm a young mother and i can't go out because i need to watch for my baby now

12-21-2007 @ 4:01PM

maria said...

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12-30-2007 @ 5:45PM

mariah said...

i can not believe jamie is pregnant because her sister is a slut and i loved brittney in the movie crossroads and then she went wrong and now i hope jamie doent because she is my new favorite!

12-31-2007 @ 2:45PM

ja-n said...

I keep thinking that women are waiting too long to have children. I'm now 32 and while it is still possible I may have to face fertility issues. While Jamie might not have the maturity of a 25 year old (I didn't think I was mature at 25) she does have the support to care for a child. She has the means and she will always have a nanny. If I could go back I would have had a child at 21.

1-02-2008 @ 8:14AM

Francesca said...

Although I don't advocate pregnancy at 16 It astounds me about most with their *holier than though* attitudes.
I would love to know many if answering honestly would admit to having sex at that age. Fortunately you had sex on the 28 days of the month you or your girlfriend couldn't get pregnant.
Jamie Lynn happened to have sex on one of the 2 days days she was ovulating.
Judge not less ye be judged.

1-05-2008 @ 3:33AM

Krystal said...

Im 14, and I was pregnant. I had a miscarriage. Its really depressing to go through, so I'm glad Jamie has kept her baby because she would of had to go through alot of depression, and if you think getting knocked up is bad, think about what she could of done for depression like her sister!

1-06-2008 @ 1:42PM

haha you lot are aruging over someone you dont know said...

seriously guys.. who cares?! yeah so shes abit of a wierdo - runs in the family obviously but argueing over it? its really sad! none of you know her, she wouldnt care if anyone was sticking up for her or not neway, so lets do something constructive with our lives instead of stalking strange teenage celebs?