The Ivy

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:

• Johnson & Johnson
• Procter & Gamble
• Coca Cola
• Altria Group
• Target
• Sysco
• Parker Hannafin
• American States Water Company
• Tootsie Roll Industries

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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Each investor has their reasons for investing in select stocks. While some invest based on technicals, fundamental research, or macroeconomic factors, others focus on “shadow investing”. With this strategy, you follow in the footsteps of expert, high-net-worth investors — like Stanley Druckenmiller.

After three decades as a successful hedge fund manager,

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Not even Warren Buffett can claim a perfect track record. Over the course of the past century, almost no investors have emerged unscathed. Whether legends like Jesse Livermore or titans like Carl Icahn, all have suffered tremendous losses at different times. 

But a rare few have had scintillating performances, growing in every market condition,

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Few companies have disrupted the tourism industry like Airbnb (ABNB). Last year, the vacation home rental company generated almost $6 billion in revenue from 300 million bookings, representing a 73% year-on-year increase. So, it’s no wonder that in early 2021,

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The most popular stocks in 2021 became pariahs in 2022. Here’s a short list of the top stocks at the start of the year and how they fared as November rolled around:

• Peloton -91.4%
• Affirm -88.5%
• Asana -87.5%
• Docusign -83.1%
• Snap -82.4%
• Doordash -81.7%
• Shopify -80.6%
• Coinbase -80.5%
• Okta -79.0%
• Twilio -78.8%
• Block -76.6%

As you can see,

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When Palantir first came public, it was met with a degree of skepticism and mystery. The company had long been famous for its connections to government and intelligence. But since its public markets debut, Palantir has largely disappointed.

The early pop in 2021 to $35 per share has long faded and now, sitting under $10 per share,

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When Facebook changed its name to Meta (META), it made an all-in gamble before it had even been dealt a hand. The metaverse is a concept so new that even its definition is still up for debate. Some say it’s a virtual world where you can be anyone you want,

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