Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger used concentrated stock positions to compound wealth. The methods … More
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Charlie’s portfolio was concentrated in very few securities and therefore his record was much more volatile but it was based on the same discount-from-value approach.
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Taiwan’s commerce ministry included on Sunday Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list, as trade and technology frictions between the self-ruled island, China and the U.S. increase.
Inclusion on the “strategic high-tech commodities” list means Taiwanese companies will need to obtain export permits before selling goods to the respective companies.
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Taiwan has placed Chinese tech giants Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
Realty major DLF Ltd will invest around ₹5,500 crore to develop a luxury housing project in Gurugram, as it seeks to achieve record sales bookings this fiscal on high demand.
According to sources, the company will soon launch an 18-acre project ’DLF Privana North’ in Sector 76/77 Gurugram, comprising more than 1,150 apartments.
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Pinpointing stocks that can double in under five years is a key skill for investors, allowing them to beat the market with a safety margin. The market tends to double once every seven years, so if it can double in five, there is some wiggle room to allow for outperformance.
However, few stocks have this potential,
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I guess not all marriages are made in heaven. I say that because of the surprising number of questions I get from divorced women about Social Security. Or from divorced men asking questions about benefits potentially due to their ex-wives. I’ve gone over this topic in more than a few past columns.
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There are significant implications to starting Social Security benefits at 62, including a reduced monthly amount and an earnings limit of $23,400 in 2025 that impacts part-time work.
Volatility has rocked U.S. stocks, so we decided to check in on the U.S. stock funds in the Kiplinger ETF 20. Most performed in line with expectations, but some investors may find one outcome surprising.
First, a little context. After peaking in February, the S&P 500 Index plunged 19% before recovering some in early April.
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Apple (AAPL -1.62%) is in the bottom 10% of S&P 500 stocks when measuring year-to-date performance. The stock trades down almost 22% at the time of this writing.
Here are three reasons why the sell-off in Apple has gone far enough,
There’s a lot on the domestic calendar this week. But investors and the world are watching global affairs, too.
As the weekend began—with Iran and Israel striking each other—was an urgent matter, with people dying in both countries and Iran reportedly pulling out of planned talks with the U.S. The news raised questions not only about the path forward for commodities and other markets but stability in the region and beyond.
