Warren Buffett and his partner Charlie Munger are two of the most successful investors in history. The cornerstone of their investment strategy is focusing on companies with a “moat.”
A moat is a competitive advantage that allows a company to maintain its market share and profitability over time.
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If there’s on thing that won’t change in a volatile market, it’s human behavior. Whether it’s cycles of fear and greed, currency debasement, or euphoria and panic, one thing is constant over the centuries and even millennia, and that is people will react the same way to similar events quite predictably.
One constant through all the ups and downs is that humans will figure out a way to connect,
Airbnb is one of the most successful startup companies in recent history. Not only has it disrupted the hotel industry, but it has generated billions of dollars in revenue. So what is behind Airbnb’s success, and why should investors take a closer look at the company?
Airbnb is an online marketplace that connects people who need a place to stay with people who have accommodation to rent out.
It’s not always obvious where to go to make more money. Side hustle? Buy crypto? Bank savings account? Bonds? What’s the right answer? Here are 9 statistics that show why investing in the stock market is perhaps the best wealth creation engine of all time.
In real terms, $1 invested in the stock market has grown over the past 150 years to as much as $19,000.
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50% a year? Impossible, you think. How could Warren Buffett possibly earn that much from a single investment?
You’re about to find out.
There’s a reason Warren Buffett earned the name the Oracle of Omaha. He can see (decades into the future) the effects of powerful forces that move slowly from one day to the next but that create tectonic shifts in economic fortunes over time.
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Charlie Munger said at the 1996 Annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting: “Warren talks about these discounted cash flows. I’ve never seen him do one” [“It’s true” replied Buffett. “If (the value of the company) doesn’t just scream out at you, it’s too close”]
“Since I know of no way to reliably predict market movements,
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It’s easy to get lost in the financial weeds. What should you focus on? Growing revenues, technical breakdowns, sentiment extremes? The list is endless and every day the noise amplifies. Before you know it, you’ll be paying attention to excess inventories at retailers and trying to correlate it to seasonal sales cycles. But how does all that help you make money?
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Some stocks are just plain old boring. In bullish markets, you can gloss past them for better opportunities. But in bear markets, they can save your portfolio. One such company is Procter & Gamble.
Less than a year ago it was trading at over $160 per share. Since its 52-week high was reached,
Several significant headwinds are affecting Align Technology (ALGN), none of which the global medical device company has control over. As a result, the company’s stock has been punished this past year, plummeting over 68% — but it won’t be cheap forever.
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With retirement portfolios losing almost $1 in every $4 invested this year, investor sentiment is clearly bearish. Losing almost a quarter of your invested portfolio is bad, but that’s assuming you had it invested in the S&P 500.
For those who speculated on high growth names like Affirm, Upstart, and SoFi, the bear market has acted like a grim reaper to their holdings.