Warren Buffett is widely regarded as the best investor of all time. Over six decades, Berkshire Hathaway‘s stock has crushed the broader market, and a big part of that can be attributed to the stock-picking abilities of Buffett and the team at Berkshire.
Naturally, investors watch every move the 94-year-old and Berkshire make,
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At the start of the year, the world’s wealthiest individuals were seeing their fortunes grow at an astonishing rate—an estimated $10 billion in daily gains throughout January.
But just a month later, the rally has reversed, with a combined $138 billion erased from the net worths of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg,
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The European Central Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates at its policy meeting next week, so investors will be focused on trying to find clues about its likely moves later this year.
A quarter-point cut on March 6, which is fully priced in by the swaps market, would bring down the deposit facility rate to 2.5 per cent,
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A historic marker that’s outside of President Trump’s control spells trouble for Wall Street.
In October, Wall Street’s bull market rally celebrated its two-year anniversary, and it’s shown little sign of slowing down. Since 2022 came to a close, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 1.39%),
Constructing the ‘perfect’ UK stock market portfolio is a mighty challenge. I doubt it can be achieved with a one-size-fits-all combination of shares.
That’s because investing’s a personal matter. For instance, an investor seeking steady dividend income should consider different stocks from one chasing share price growth.
Relying solely on the index could result in limited exposure to emerging markets or Asia, and missing out on potential opportunities in other sectors
THE S&P 500 was up by more than 23 per cent last year – not bad, right?
Investing in low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking broad indexes like the S&P 500 has gained much popularity for a reason.
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SIFs will follow differentiated equity strategies, including the Equity Long-Short Fund that can invest minimum 80% in equity with up to 25% shorts through derivatives.
The Ex-Top 100 Long-Short Fund is another category under SIF that can invest minimum 65% in stocks outside top 100 by market cap.
Sector rotation long-short funds under SIF can also invest minimum 80% in up to four sectors with max 25% short exposure at the sector level.
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One lesson all investors can glean from the legendary Warren Buffett is that successfully navigating the stock market requires patience and the discipline to stick with a long-term strategy. It’s normal for stocks to face volatility with the occasional sell-off, but holding a diversified portfolio built with several high-quality companies is a proven approach to navigating through any market environment.
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As the reciprocal tariff plan of the US is expected to get greater clarity within a month and a bilateral trade deal between the two countries is expected only by last quarter of 2025, one of the options for India to avoid the new taxes by the world’s largest economy is to propose zero duties on some industrial products,