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August 12 2022

How Warren Buffett Makes $4 Billion a Year in Dividends

While practically everyone is familiar with Warren Buffett’s history as a value investor, fewer people know about the massive dividends his portfolio produces. From five of Berkshire Hathaway’s top holdings alone, the Oracle of Omaha manages to bring in over $4 billion per year. Below are Warren Buffett’s top five dividend-paying stocks.

Bank of America

Financial giant Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is a top holding for Berkshire Hathaway and its leading dividend income producer.

August 5 2022

Top 3 Healthcare Stocks In Cathie Wood’s Flagship ETF

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To say the least, this year hasn’t been kind to Cathie Wood’s “disruptive innovation” investment strategy and her ARK funds. Unfortunately for investors of ARKK, the ETF has been a massive letdown this year, sinking nearly 53% thus far — much worse than the S&P 500, which is down almost 18% year to date.

July 29 2022

Is It Finally Time To Buy Block?

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Until December 1, 2021, Block (SQ) was known by its original name, Square. The company, founded in 2009, had spent more than a decade developing payment systems that helped individuals and small businesses exchange money. The Square payment platform is still one of Block’s most popular products. The small device can turn practically any smartphone or tablet into a point-of-sale system that accepts credit card payments.

July 22 2022

320 Million Reasons To Buy This Gaming Company

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Unity Software (NYSE:U) provides a 2D and 3D development environment for games and other content. Developers using the Unity engine can create and monetize their own content, including real-time 3D content. The software is used in architecture, design and animation but is most prominent in the gaming sector.

July 15 2022

Is Peloton Finally a Buy?

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The COVID-19 pandemic created an unexpected wave of uncertainty, and many businesses struggled to stay afloat. However, others thrived thanks to stay-at-home orders — and Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) was one of them.

The at-home fitness brand enjoyed exponential gains, but they were relatively short-lived. As fast as Peloton soared,

July 8 2022

Could This Stock Be the Jewel of Your Portfolio?

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In a stock market where technology stocks grab so much attention, a jewelry stock may easily go under the radar. But Signet Jewelers (SIG) has dazzled in more ways than one as you’re about to see.

From its humble Bermudian beginnings in 1950, Signet has grown to about 3,600 jewelry stores and holds the title of the world’s biggest diamond retailer.

July 1 2022

1 Underrated Tech Stock to Beat the Market

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The CPaaS, or communication platform as a service, market is seeing tremendous growth. According to Juniper Research, the CPaaS industry could hit the $10 billion revenue mark globally by the end of 2022. And if businesses continue adopting APIs for business-to-customer and customer-to-business interactions, it could reach $35 billion by 2026. One underrated company serving this industry has the potential to beat the market: Twilio (NYSE:TWLO).

June 24 2022

Is SNAP a Buy After the Crash?

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When a stock bombs, it’s usually best to run for cover. Every once in a while, though, it’s worth a closer look. If the fundamentals are strong, the future prospects are good, and the selloff was overblown, it’s possible the company’s stock is on sale.

So many stocks have dipped to record lows in recent months that it makes it tough to separate the great buys from the risky ones.

June 17 2022

If You Could Only Buy 1 Stock, This Would Be It

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Putting all your eggs in one basket is usually a bad idea, unless that basket is heavily diversified. Yet most companies fail the diversification test. Google is still largely a bet on advertising. Uber is mostly a bet on ridesharing and food delivery. And Netflix is a bet on streaming content. If even the titans of technology fail the diversification test,

June 10 2022

Is Upstart a Screaming Buy?

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Rooted in concerns over the Federal Reserve and its response to rising inflation (and the risk of a possible recession spurred by an overreaction), stocks across a whole slew of industries have taken huge tumbles in recent months. Naturally, this has resulted in dips across the board.

Take Upstart, for example.

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