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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When word first leaked that Buffett or one of his lieutenants bought a pre-IPO company, shock waves were felt around the investing world.
What company could be so attractive to the Oracle of Omaha and his investment team at Berkshire Hathaway that they would take the plunge on a business with no history in the public markets?
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A conservative utility stock that is fast-growing sounds like an anomaly. A clean energy stock with a reliable dividend seems like a unicorn. But NextEra Energy (NEE) ticks all those boxes. NextEra is a unique electric power and energy infrastructure company that continues to report impressive financial strength.
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Following the company’s second-quarter report, Amazon (AMZN) stock surged, but not because of its e-commerce business.
Amazon’s growth rate slowed, and the company took a loss in e-commerce. However, its cloud services business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), reported a 36% jump in operating income.
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Although it’s essential to protect your investments, it’s equally important to remember that bear markets don’t last forever. While some began panic-selling, others have treated the downturn as an opportunity to buy assets at a discount. When the tide turns,
