These were the die-hard philosophies in 2021 of a new generation of traders. Come hell or high water they refused to sell no matter the FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt), and irrespective of what southern turn stocks took.
But as the bear market started to gather steam and its growl turned into a roar,
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Some financial commentators deserve your attention more than others. As CNBC and Bloomberg need to trot out wealth advisors and research analysts every hour to fill up air time, it’s hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Stanley Druckenmiller is one of the rare voices worth listening to every time he speaks. And what he said is nothing short of frightening for the average investor.
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C3.ai is blazing a trail in the world of AI, catching the attention of the biggest companies worldwide. This validation is one reason investors are adding the stock to their portfolios, especially since it has dropped over 90% from its all-time high.
It’s a billion dollar company that has landed trillion dollar partnerships with a majority of the FAANG companies.
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Is crypto dead? This question has been on the minds of many investors in recent months, with the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, down over 50% in the last year and the entire market losing $2 trillion in value.
With cryptocurrency being one of the most polarizing topics in economics today, there are countless opinions on whether this crash signals the end of crypto or it is a market correction that was inevitable before the next bull market comes running.
Before the Federal Reserve announced its most recent 75 basis points hike, a former hedge fund investor told me “If they increase rates by another 0.75%, I’m going all in on 2 year Treasury notes”. He believed such a hike would crush the economy, and he is not alone. A well-respected professor from arguably the top finance school in the world agrees.
So far this year, Warren Buffett has made massive energy bets, including his continued investment in Occidental Petroleum (OXY). The billionaire’s relationship with this once-troubled energy company began in 2019 and now looks like a long-term play.
What was once an opportunistic buy has turned into a significant partnership.
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When you find a stock that pays an 8% dividend yield, you have to question its sustainability.
Medical Properties Trust (MPW) is one such stock, and while it may seem like a potential dividend trap, this healthcare REIT’s recent earnings were solid.
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Yesterday the market fell as the Fed hiked rates, and more importantly signaled that it would continue to do so for longer than originally expected. But you might be surprised to discover this market reaction was highly unusual for 2022.
We’ll get back to the market in a moment but first, a quick throwback.
There hasn’t been a start to the year as bad as this one since 1970. By June, the market had officially slid into bear market territory.
But among the laundry list of lemons, one compelling buy candidate now is Lemonade (LMND), a growth stock that fell out of Wall Street’s favor and collapsed from all-time highs of $81.68 per share to a recent 52-week low of $15.99 per share.
Buffett is no stranger to billion dollar bets. Despite how the market has been this year, his strategy has not changed. If anything, Buffett has been investing more aggressively by taking advantage of plummeting stock prices.
In the past, Buffett has been critical of Robinhood (HOOD),
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