There’s a reason even Warren Buffett advocates his heirs to buy an exchange-traded fund over Berkshire Hathaway when he passes on. They are low-cost, tax-efficient, and, for the most part, transparent.
But not all ETFs are built the same, and the Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF has some features that will be highly attractive to some investors.
In 2024, value investing legend Warren Buffett did the seemingly unthinkable by selling stocks aggressively in a year that saw the S&P 500 climb by about 23 percent.
While the exact figures on Buffett’s selling won’t be known until Berkshire Hathaway releases its Q4 earnings report, the total stood at a staggering $133 billion as of the end of Q3.
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Warren Buffett appeared to take a hard look at the market last year and decided he wanted to sell shares in plenty of companies, including Apple, Bank of America, and Charter Communications. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, even sold every share (nearly 4 million) in Floor & Decor Holdings. Overall, Buffett unloaded $133 billion in shares in 2024.
If you’re looking for steady income, dividend stocks are a powerful tool providing regular cash payouts as you wait for stock price appreciation.
While no dividend are paid out at the behest of the Board of Directors and so never guaranteed, four top dividend stocks to consider this year include Genuine Parts Company (GPC),
Ultragenyx may not have crossed your radar but it’s already in billionaire Stan Druckenmiller’s portfolio. What has he spotted in this novel therapies for rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases firm that convinced him to take a position?
Its focus on underserved patient populations, deep pipeline of innovative products, and strong track record in obtaining regulatory approvals make it an attractive long-term investment,
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Shares of Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) have had a rough few months, dropping 15.7% over the last 90 days even as the overall market finished 2024 on a high note. With shares still sold off, investors may find themselves wondering where Uber goes from here. Let’s take a look at what’s driving UBER down,
Semiconductor and data infrastructure company Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) absolutely trounced the market last year by a factor of over 3x, delivering a trailing 12-month return of almost 94%.
While the stock was rising gradually all year, the company’s shares soared in early December and finished the year extremely strong.
Why are Marvell shares rising,
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With around $65.7 billion in net assets, Schwab’s US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is one of the most popular funds among investors seeking dividend income from their portfolios.
In the last year, SCHD has even beaten out the S&P 500 by delivering a 27.1% market price return compared to 25.0% from the S&P.
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Thanks to surging stock prices over the past two years, dividend yields on major stock indices have fallen to fairly low levels. The S&P 500, for instance, currently carries an average yield of just 1.3%.
The mature companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average fare a bit better, and some of them offer yields that exceed the S&P 500 several times over.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) has been one of the undisputed victors in the AI boom and has defined the stock market for the past two years.
In the last 12 months alone, PLTR shares are up more than 350% on the back of rapid growth in the commercial business and tremendous investor enthusiasm for AI applications in the corporate world.
