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3 Reasons to Sell Express Scripts?

Is it time to get out of Express Scripts?

By Jim Mueller, CFA – Updated Apr 10, 2017 at 1:59PM EST

Express Scripts (ESRX +0.00%)  investors need to consider some of the risks in buying shares of the company. In this video, Fool Jim Mueller outlines three risks to the company's future health. Acquisitions, for example, may be more difficult to come by as Express Scripts could be viewed as having a monopoly on the pharmacy management business. Will the economy discourage new customers? Will synergies be achieved with its acquisitions? Investors need to think about these matters before jumping in.

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Jim Mueller, CFA
Advisor for Motley Fool Options, Future of Entertainment, and Energy Insider, Jim learned how businesses are run while putting his Ph.D. in biochemistry to use at a small biotech company. Jim started investing over two decades ago, initially making the same mistakes most people do. He changed careers to work at the Fool, where he's improved his investing process while developing an appreciation for the importance of investor psychology and taking the long-term view. He received the CFA charter in 2015.
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