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Warren Buffett bought Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) about 60 years ago. At the time the business was in decline and the purchase seemed like folly. But today, Berkshire Hathaway is ...
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There are many reasons Costco has an army of fans. For starters, the store combines high quality with low prices. Plus, you can get great value on everything from gas ...
Diversification, schmiversification. That seems to be the attitude of billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman. His Pershing Square Capital Management owns a total of 10 stocks. Two of those stoc...
On Nov. 21, shares of CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) were down 47% from a peak they reached in March. This might be a little surprising to folks who have been following this developer of gene t...
Vanguard offers 86 exchange-traded funds (ETFs). With such a large lineup, it might seem there would be a Vanguard ETF for any market condition.
But what if President-elect Trump's proposed tariff...
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People who shop at Costco often enough are usually encouraged to upgrade from a basic membership to an Executive membership. The obvious downside of Costco...
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Figuring out what an ideal checking account balance is can be tough. You don't want to keep too much money in your checking account, because often, these a...
With the end of the calendar year in sight, many older investors will soon be making significant withdrawals from their traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs), 401(k)s, etc. -- in partic...
There are a lot of things to like about Altria (NYSE: MO), particularly if you are a dividend investor. But there are also a few very important things to be worried about.
No company is perfect, s...
You'll generally hear that the monthly Social Security benefit you lock in based on your filing age will be the same amount you collect for life. For this reason, it's important to sign up at the r...
It's a good time to invest in the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The market for AI is expected to surpass $184 billion this year, and forecast to reach more than $826 billion b...
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) once again showed that it is the company most benefiting from the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build-out, as it continued to show astronomical revenue growth in...
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With interest rates in the news every few weeks, and lately always on the decline, it can be hard to know just what to do with your money, or what will happen when you...
Selling goods and services is the fundamental bedrock of the global economy. And what helps guide people on where to spend their money? Advertising. Therefore, it shouldn't come as a surprise that ...
If you're looking for tomorrow's investment winners, the technology sector is one the best places to start. It has produced plenty of market-smashing stocks in recent decades, and artificial intell...
Investors often look to major pharmaceutical stocks as an area that is likely to provide an anchor for their portfolios. Thanks to their supposedly consistent cash flows, they often appear to be ca...
Palo Alto Networks' (NASDAQ: PANW) troubles early in the year are beginning to seem like a distant memory after the company once again posted solid earnings results.
The stock plunged in February ...
As the stock market has moved higher, one victim has been dividend yields. With the average payout for the S&P 500 down to just 1.25%, such stocks have lost a bit of appeal at a time when inves...
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New car prices have rapidly risen over the past few years and are up $10,000 compared to five years ago. Thankfully, the largest price increases seem to be behind us, ...
Another quarter, another Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sale from Warren Buffett. The legendary investor sold a massive chunk of Apple stock yet again in the third quarter, estimated to be worth more than $2...
Dividend investors were shocked when W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) announced that it would be cutting its dividend in late 2023. The decision came after 24 consecutive years of dividend increases and was ...