Quality Stocks That Don’t Pay a Dividend
Many wise investors believe that dividends are the key to long-term investing success. Warren Buffett certainly fits into that category. He doesn’t make big bets on which way a stock will move over the next quarter or even the next year. Instead, he focuses on quality companies that pay dividends.
Buffett knows that as long as a company generates strong cash flow,
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Read MoreS&P 500 Closes Higher to Start the Week on Gains in Energy, Tesla Stocks
The S&P 500 shook off last week’s skid with modest gains, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged the broader market.
The S&P 500 closed up 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.6%. The Dow fell 54 points or 0.1%.
It was a mostly quiet day for markets.
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Read MoreProminent Wall Street Bear Wilson Sets Bullish US Stocks Target
Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson, well known for his bearish views on US equities in recent years, has an outright bullish outlook for 2025.
The strategist expects the S&P 500 to end next year around the 6,500 level, up 11% from Friday’s close, with gains driven by improving economic growth and further Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
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Read More“Lazy Investing” Is a Surprisingly Brilliant Way To Approach Your Financial Life. Here’s What That Means
You’ve heard it a thousand times: “Learn to invest.” It’s a common piece of financial advice,
Trump’s trade war will make or break the European Union
The layman’s narrative of the 1930s is that America’s Smoot-Hawley tariffs set off a beggar-thy-neighbour spiral and caused the Great Depression. It is not true.
This free-trade ideology lies behind much of the confusion over what may happen if Donald Trump goes ahead with his 10pc or 20pc tariffs against everybody and 60pc tariffs against China.
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1 Inflation-Beating Stock That Passes Buffett’s Test
In times of uncertainty, it can be helpful to tap into the wisdom of Warren Buffett, who was active in the market during the last time inflation was this high in the early 1980s. In his 1982 letter to shareholders, Buffett pointed out that businesses that excel in inflationary environments have two key qualities.
First,
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Market Commentary: 1 Stock Has Popped 80% Of The Time
Dick’s Sporting Goods has lots going for it. It’s a well-known brand with a trusted customer base, and its sales have been on the rise the past few years, up 28.3% in 2022 alone before slowing down in 2023.
It’s also got a pretty attractive dividend, paying out 2.7% to loyal shareholders. And at an 11.7x P/E ratio the company is not trading at a particularly lofty multiple.
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