Before the Federal Reserve announced its most recent 75 basis points hike, a former hedge fund investor told me “If they increase rates by another 0.75%, I’m going all in on 2 year Treasury notes”. He believed such a hike would crush the economy, and he is not alone. A well-respected professor from arguably the top finance school in the world agrees.
When you find a stock that pays an 8% dividend yield, you have to question its sustainability.
Medical Properties Trust (MPW) is one such stock, and while it may seem like a potential dividend trap, this healthcare REIT’s recent earnings were solid.
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There hasn’t been a start to the year as bad as this one since 1970. By June, the market had officially slid into bear market territory.
But among the laundry list of lemons, one compelling buy candidate now is Lemonade (LMND), a growth stock that fell out of Wall Street’s favor and collapsed from all-time highs of $81.68 per share to a recent 52-week low of $15.99 per share.
Is your portfolio built to withstand terrible times? If not, the future could be bleak. At least, that is the takeaway after listening to Palantir boss, Alex Karp.
Karp spoke with early Palantir investor, Stanley Druckenmiller and shared perhaps the bleakest outlook on the future of any prognosticator in recent times. Indeed, if Karp is right,
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In the first quarter of 2022, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B) purchased close to nine million shares of Ally Financial (ALLY), a digital bank that specializes in auto lending. He now owns around 30 million shares, valued at over $1 billion.
The market has punished Ally this year but is it missing something.
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Rental properties are a lot of work. Leaky plumbing is just the beginning. Tenants calling at all hours, damage to property, managing timely rent payments, and arranging utility bills are all par for the course.
The upside is earned income from rentals are classified as passive income from the IRS. Though, if you’ve been down in the trenches managing rental properties,
If you’re looking to build your portfolio for the long term, you want stocks that will continue to increase in value over the years.
Long-term investing makes better financial sense than short-term trading. Buying the dips and selling the rips is notoriously hard over a long time period. By contrast, it’s hard to find any extended time period in the market when buying and holding hasn’t produced positive returns.
When Nvidia reported earnings in late August, the top line number came in line with analysts’ forecasts: revenue rose by about 3% from the prior year. However, net income came in lower than expected and the share price dipped. A closer look under the hood reveals warning signs that suggest the stock is worth avoiding now.
Technology stocks were hammered this year. Some high-growth stocks plummeted as much as 90%. But plenty of stocks offer immense long-term potential, so how do you sift through the noise?
Here are three stocks that offer the opportunity to retire rich.
During Apple’s recent dip,
Berkshire Hathaway is Warren Buffett’s best known investment vehicle. But another, little-known portfolio sits under his Berkshire investment vehicle and one of the stocks recently added to its portfolio might surprise you.
Almost a quarter of a century ago, Buffett snapped up General Re for its reinsurance operations. Under the General Re umbrella came a subsidiary called New England Asset Management,
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