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The majority of investors are feeling pessimistic about the market.

Over 53% believe stock prices will fall in the next six months, according to the latest weekly poll from the American Association of Individual Investors, while just 29% believe the market will continue climbing. With bond market chaos, oil price pressure, and inflation,

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The US stock market is facing a major turning point. Movements surrounding decisions at the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) and monetary policy are intensifying.

Review of Last Week

Last week, the US market was a very volatile week centered on major monetary policy meetings. The three main topics that influenced the stock market and the stock price reactions are as follows.

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Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA -0.04%)(BRKB +0.11%) announced Friday that Warren Buffett has been named chairman emeritus, effective immediately. His son, Howard Buffett, a Berkshire director since 1993, is the conglomerate’s new chairman.

Warren Buffett isn’t leaving the company.

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Are you only looking at stock prices?

When investing, it is inevitable that your eyes will be drawn to the stock prices themselves, such as the S&P 500 or NASDAQ 100.

“It went up today,”
“The NASDAQ fell,”
“My unrealized gains increased.”

Of course,

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BYD‘s (BYDDY +0.68%) August sales numbers further confirmed that the company is no longer a young start-up nipping at the heels of Tesla (TSLA -0.53%). The Chinese auto giant sold 440,293 new energy vehicles (vehicles powered by an alternative to fossil fuels) last month.

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Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been an amazing wealth builder for its long-term investors. Check out the average annual returns below:

Source: Data from Morningstar.com as of September 16, 2026.

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Everything from tariffs to artificial intelligence controls is expected to be up for discussion

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Hello, I’m Ko.

How are you all spending your Sunday morning before the long weekend?
I’m writing this article while watching the steady rain and enjoying the sound of it.

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When you first start investing, don’t you find it strange how the number of things you ‘want’

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“The P/E ratio is low,” “The P/B ratio is below 1x,” “It’s clearly undervalued compared to industry peers”—when you find stocks like these, I completely understand the urge to enter a position thinking, “This must be a bargain.” When I first started swing trading, I often entered positions based solely on undervaluation, only to have a bitter experience when the stock didn’t move as expected.

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