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What Are the Risks With Express Scripts?

Is Express Scripts a risk to your portfolio?

By Jim Mueller, CFA and austin smith – Mar 24, 2013 at 2:00PM EST

What can go wrong with Express Scripts? In the following video, Jim Mueller outlines the two biggest risks: an insurance company switching to a competitor, and government regulations. Insurance companies are always looking for a better deal, so Express Scripts is always vulnerable to losing an account. And government regulations constantly increase and could limit revenues.

For more, check out the video.

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About the Author

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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