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Apple made a splash recently with its announcement that iPhone users who have an Apple Card are now eligible to earn up to 4.15% annually. The announcement came as a shot across the bow to the already fragile banking industry. After all, who is more trusted than Apple with its fortress balance sheet to hold your money in a safe place?
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Warren Buffett had a lot of interesting things to say recently in a discussion with CNBC’s Becky Quick, but a few really stood out to us.
Asked whether the economy is in a better or worse place than six months ago, Buffett was unequivocal. He first mentioned a business in his portfolio experiencing a 22% sales decline.
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When you go hunting for dividend-paying stocks, a tenured growth streak offers a lot of confidence that the company can sustain its payout to shareholders. One stock that fits that bill is Enterprise Products Partners, a midstream energy company that offers a mouth-watering 7.44% dividend.
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When Stephen Mandel makes a big bet, it’s worth finding out why. He’s the President and portfolio manager at Lone Pine Capital, a $10 billion fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
As we analyzed his portfolio, it became clear why he’s running a billion dollar fund – just about every stock in his portfolio is undervalued on a discounted cash flow forecast basis.
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In an inflationary environment where purchasing power is eroded with each passing day, dividend-paying stocks look ever more attractive. And while some income-oriented investors flock to well-known names for good reason, other stocks often fall under the radar yet offer ultra high yield dividends.
We set out to identify stocks with high returns on invested capital that had significant upside potential and offered high yields too.
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Imagine having access to an indicator that has reliably predicted recessions with high accuracy for almost a century. Surprisingly, there is an indicator that has done just that, without receiving much mainstream attention.
This indicator was recently tallied at the end of February, so what does it say? Interestingly, the indicator’s reading contradicts the predictions of other signals that suggest a lingering bear market.
» Read more about: 1 Indicator Has Been Right for 77 Years: What’s It Saying Now »
Investors will almost never have as good a pulse on the future prospects of a company as insiders will. There’s naturally an information asymmetry that comes along with weekly meetings, and proximity to management.
The water cooler chatter is a real phenomenon that acts as a communication channel spreading information around a company.
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According to Berkshire Hathaway’s fourth-quarter 13F and 13G filings, Buffett and his investment team added shares to several existing positions, including Lousiana-Pacific Corp. (LPX), Paramount Global (PARA),