Block (SQ) was tarnished with the same brush as ARK Invest this past year. High growth was thrown out, but when Block share price plunged, did the baby get thrown out with the bathwater?
As it turns out, Block is poised for continued profitable growth.
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Uber Technologies has been one of the most revolutionary companies of the last decade. With its innovative ride-sharing platform, Uber has revolutionized how people travel from one place to another and spearheaded the “gig” economy. But as Buffett famously said great technologies don’t always translate to great investments. And so far, that seems to be the case for Uber.
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AT&T (NYSE:T) has been one of the top stocks for investors seeking dividend income for decades but its share price has languished. That could all be about to change because the telecom giant recently implemented a long-term plan to restructure its business model, which could in turn re-ignite its share price.
Some stocks can fortify your portfolio against a downturn — particularly reliable dividend stocks. These income-producing stocks offer a way to earn predictable yield when the major markets are struggling to gain much ground.
If your goal is to add top-notch dividend stocks to your holdings, there are a handful of great options.
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Macroeconomic and geopolitical variables have put the stock market under immense pressure this year. Investors now fear that surging inflation and rising interest rates could send the economy into a recession. If you think the market has yet to hit rock bottom, it may be time to add inverse ETFs, like ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG),
According to Apollo, the housing slowdown is on pace for the fastest ever decline in history. Relative to past corrections, which appear to meander slowly downward by comparison, the 2022 housing market appears to virtually fall off a cliff.
Within 7 months of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, the cumulative change in existing single-family home sales eclipsed a record -20%.
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A great investor knows when to pivot and let go of investments that once fit within their portfolios but may no longer suit their current and future goals. That may explain why Buffett cut his holding company’s position in U.S. Bancorp (USB) by more than half.
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Dividend kings are a rare breed. A company must have increased its dividend consecutively for the past 50 years to qualify for the elite status. The list of companies that make the cut is small, as a result, and includes:
The total number of companies that are on the list could hardly be counted on your fingers and toes.
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World trade is truly global and interconnected. Perhaps the chip industry exemplifies this most. Apple sells phones around the world that rely on manufacturing by TSMC who is in turn supplied by a Dutch company few investors know anything about. And it’s that little-known Dutch company that quite possibly triggered Warren Buffett to make a huge purchase in its most recent quarter.
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ARK Invest (ARKK) was a darling of Wall Street for several years. It focused on disruptive technologies and its promise to outperform the market attracted enormous interest. Then interest rates rose and growth stocks fell out of favor. Since then, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B) has been slowly but surely overtaking ARK Invest,
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