“Simon if you’d start a concentrated Portfolio from scratch Today, targeting 16%+ annual returns, which stocks would you pick?” - Amedeo R.

First of all Amedeo thanks for the question in the Sprint Club, I love them as they keep me sharp. After analyzing our community’s favorite 28 companies across financial metrics, competitive positioning, and growth trajectory, I've selected 5 concentrated holdings that offer the optimal combination of profitability, growth sustainability, and risk-adjusted returns. These companies demonstrate exceptional ROIC trends, strong FCF generation, and durable competitive advantages essential for decade-long compounding. This is not financial advice but it’s exactly what I would do if I had to start a portfolio from scratch Today. If you want to access my full watchlist, it is available in real-time in our community.

Key Strengths Of This 5-Stocks Portfolio

Superior Capital Efficiency: Average portfolio ROIC exceeds 25% with all holdings demonstrating improving capital allocation

Secular Growth Drivers: AI infrastructure, Latin American digitalization, mobile advertising growth, search dominance, luxury consumption

Defensive Characteristics: Strong balance sheets, pricing power, and market-leading positions provide downside protection

Compounding Quality: All holdings possess durable competitive advantages capable of sustaining high returns over decades

All 5 have an advantageous position in their field, are able to generate cash under any conditions, and are compounding machines. Become a member to get the 5 companies, and for each one the risk assessment, the growth trajectory, what makes them unstoppable, the expected CAGR contribution to the overall 16%, and the allocation size.