![]() ![]() One of the first places many professionals and DIYers will turn to is the second most widely used search engine, YouTube ( GOOG, GOOGL). While as the saying goes, "there is nothing more expensive than a "cheap" Mercedes," you can save significant amounts of money if you are handy and can tackle on basic repairs and maintenance yourself. My own "aha" moment came over the last few months after having purchased a new "winter beater," an older Mercedes E320. Over the past few weeks, many of us have spent time putting together gifts for our kids and inevitably used hand tools. In that same fashion, a number of brands are displacing the traditional "professional" tool market and its ultimate brand, Snap-on ( NYSE: SNA). ![]() McDonald's displaced the traditional restaurant business as much as email and computers displaced the need to "Xerox" or fax something. The key was, most people did not realize it yet. One of the most impactful moments in the movie is found in the beginning, when Ray Kroc, portrayed by Michael Keaton, is a traveling milkshake mixer salesman running across the McDonald's burger brand and instantly coming to the realization that this was something different and what would revolutionize the traditional dine-in restaurant industry. In the amazing movie, " The Founder," you will find the story of how McDonald's ( MCD) became what it is today. ![]()
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