If a Bear Market Is Coming, This Is the Single Best Investing Decision You Can Make
In 2026, it can feel like each time the market takes one step forward, it snaps back just as quickly, unable to find the footing needed for a prolonged rally. The worry then becomes that if stocks can’t rebound from a broad sell-off, a bear market may loom, which would be the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.87%) falling by 20% or more from its recent highs.
Read MoreIntuitive Surgical: Stock Price Too High Even For Great Business
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My analysis is focused on high-quality companies, that can outperform the market over the long-run due to a competitive advantage (economic moat) and high levels of defensibility.
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Read MoreDow Jones sells off 700 points as bond yields rebound; Walmart sinks on weak results
The impact of the US Treasury Department’s intervention to calm bond yields was short-lived as benchmark indices on Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, August 20 as the same bond yields staged a rebound from lower levels and poor results from large constituents contributed to the weak sentiment.
The Dow Jones ended the session with losses of 700 points,
Read MoreSebi wanted to curb F&O trading. Have its measures actually reduced trader losses?
Sebi’s latest study shows its F O curbs reduced individual participation and total losses in FY26. But average losses per trader rose, indicating risky options behaviour remains entrenched.
Read MoreWarren Buffett Says Peter Thiel Can Leave The Giving Pledge. That Was Always The Point.
Peter Thiel has been urging billionaires to reconsider the Giving Pledge, calling the philanthropic initiative an “Epstein-adjacent, fake Boomer club” and saying most signers he has spoken with regret joining. Warren Buffett, who helped create the pledge, has a remarkably uncomplicated answer for anyone who agrees with him: leave.
“If they don’t like it,
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Market Commentary: 11 Charts That Show Growth Is Back
Last week, Cathie Wood of ARK Invest had perhaps one of the greatest weeks of her entire investing career. Famous for buying up growth stocks with potentially disruptive innovations, Cathie reported a week that any trader would envy.
Below we highlight eleven charts that reflect just how incredible the performance of her portfolios were,
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Is Crowdstrike a Risky Buy or a Golden Opportunity?
Crowdstrike at this moment in time is the epitome of what makes investing challenging. The blackout experienced around the world due to an error in code left the reputation of the cybersecurity firm in tatters.
The company now faces two major hurdles to win back customer confidence. First, it has to win back the confidence of its clients and secondly it has to resolve the liabilities that may follow the global outage.
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