G O’Fiachra

Diversify is the name of the game. Spread your eggs across a lot of baskets. That’s what the professionals say, but why then do the rich do the exact opposite so often?

Take Bill Gates, for example, he’s got 65% of his portfolio allocated to just 3 stocks. Billions upon billions of dollars are invested in less than a handful of stocks and one of them in particular is likely to really surprise you.

 » Read more about: 65% of Bill Gates Portfolio Is In 3 Stocks  »

Famously, a common pitfall of ordinary traders is to buy the dip and ignore the stocks going from strength to strength. It’s just so tempting to buy stocks that have sold off in the hopes of making the big returns while ignoring those powering higher from one day to the next.

If we turn our attention to those stocks that have been going higher this year,

 » Read more about: 36 Stocks Up 30% Year-to-Date  »

In a move that has piqued the interest of many investors, Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, recently purchased call options on Broadcom.

Her stake, valued at somewhere between $1 million and $5 million, is a significant vote of confidence from a well-connected political figure. It also raises the question,

 » Read more about: 1 Under-the-Radar AI Stock Set To Soar  »

Riddle me this. If a stock is so awful why does the CEO keep buying so much of it? That’s precisely the situation with SoFi. The share price is down an astonishing 33% year-to-date and yet the boss keeps acquiring stock at a furious pace, and Motley Fool just ranked it one of the safest banks in America.

 » Read more about: If The CEO Is Loading Up, Should You?  »

Spruce Point Capital has earned a reputation for highlighting companies with high downside risks that are potential shorts. Remarkably, they have spotted a highly bearish opportunity in Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway portfolio.

Their attention has honed in on Floor & Decor, which Spruce Point believes has expanded too aggressively and is now entering markets with lower median incomes that will not sustain current margins.

 » Read more about: Is This Buffett Stock About To Plunge?  »