3 Growth ETFs to Buy With $2,000 and Hold Forever
A simpler strategy may also ultimately be a more fruitful one.
Do you want more exposure to growth stocks but aren’t interested in keeping tabs on a bunch of different growth stories? You’re not alone. And, good news! There are several growth exchange-traded funds (or ETFs) that are up to the task.
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Read More'Worst hack in history' as $1.5bn in cryptocurrency stolen
Heist highlights concerns over crypto industry security
Anyone who owns crypto may well be feeling a little nauseous after the biggest ever theft of funds by hackers.
Bybit is the second largest cryptocurrency exchange. It would have had careful security protocols.
And yet somehow their systems were penetrated and an as-yet unidentified individual or group made off with around £1.1 billion in assets.
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Read MoreBerkshire operating earnings surge 71% in fourth quarter, cash hoard balloons to record $334 billion
- The Warren Buffett-led conglomerate said its operating profit — which encompasses earnings from the company’s wholly owned businesses — skyrocketed to $14.527 billion during the final three months of 2024.
- That was led by by a whopping 302% jump in insurance underwriting from the year-earlier period to $3.409 billion.
Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a massive surge in fourth-quarter earnings from its operating businesses,
Read MoreWarren Buffett’s cash pile hits $334 billion in 2024; ‘Berkshire Hathaway paid more taxes than tech titans in trillions’
American multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive officer, Warren Buffett, disclosed in his annual report that the firm’s cash pile for the year ended 2024 was at $334.2 billion, a rise in cash reserve for the 10th consecutive quarter.
Buffett’s cash hoard rose to a record level of $334.2 billion in 2024,
Gold prices set a new high in February: What's fuelling the cost?
The price of gold has set a new all-time high in February of over $2,950 (Rs 2.52 lakh) per 28.34 grammes, outperforming the US markets. Experts suggest this surge comes owing to the fear of inflation stoked by US President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs, along with increased demand from central banks
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The gold price has surged to a new all-time high above US$2,900 (Rs 2.52 lakh) an ounce this month.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Crazy Great Depression Stat Scares Investors
Some things only look crazy in hindsight. Did anyone in 1929 know they were on the cusp of The Great Depression? A tiny minority, at best. The rest, well, they all piled into stocks, and a just few of them too.
Fast forward almost a century and investors appear to be committing the same financial crime,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
If Trump Were Assassinated, What Would Happen?
The near assassination of former President Donald Trump plunged the country into a perilous situation. It’s unclear what the reaction would have been had Trump been struck lethally but as you can see, the proximity to death was a hair’s breath away.
Some estimate the final turn of his head, a 0.05 second movement was what saved his life.
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Market Commentary: 2 Sectors Will Hold Up Claims Buffett
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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