G O’Fiachra

A lot is made of Buffett’s approach to investing but it can be simplified to a level even a 12-year old understands.

While it’s easy for sophisticated investors to get caught up in the weeds of price-to-earnings multiples, competitive advantages, book values, and balance sheets, there is arguably a much simpler approach Buffett has taken to investing that can be applied by just about any investor willing to spend a little time musing on the topic.

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Buffett says he doesn’t time the market but when you look at his past moves, it’s clear that the old sage uses metrics that happen to coincide well with smart market timing.

Take his purchases at the bottom of the market in 2008-09 when he deployed almost 50% of his cash pile within the space of just a few weeks in October 2008.

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On August 1st, Intel released its Q2 earnings report, much to the chagrin of longtime shareholders.

In the release, the company reported a 1% year-over-year revenue drop alongside a quarterly net loss of $1.6 billion. Much more concerning was the company’s plan for a cost reduction campaign that involved layoffs, reduced capital expenditures and a suspension of the company’s quarterly dividend.

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If one market analyst is to be believed, the path of the market that will lead to most pain will involve a move higher from the early August lows followed by a sharp correction in September and October, repeating a pattern not seen since 1998.

Back then July marked the high and October the low,

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You’ll never guess who has turned bearish on AI? It seems one of the most prestigious names on Wall Street, Goldman Sachs, has done a U-turn and is betting against a continuation of the momentum previously seen in artificial intelligence stocks.

While Goldman has a long history of staying bullish, often for too long,

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