Is Buffett Primed To Pounce On a Crash?
In 2024, value investing legend Warren Buffett did the seemingly unthinkable by selling stocks aggressively in a year that saw the S&P 500 climb by about 23 percent.
While the exact figures on Buffett’s selling won’t be known until Berkshire Hathaway releases its Q4 earnings report, the total stood at a staggering $133 billion as of the end of Q3. » Read more about: Is Buffett Primed To Pounce On a Crash? »
Read MoreAlert: 1 Under the Radar Stock BIG Money Is Buying
Investment Alert: Buy Medtronic (MDT) Under $89
Disclaimer: Investment Alerts have a medium to long-term time horizon. These do not constitute financial advice and you should contact a financial advisor before deciding whether it is appropriate for your individual circumstances.
We last reported on Medtronic in March when the stock was hovering around the high-$70s.
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Read MoreMarket Commentary: How To Spot The Next Big Move
Want to know when the next big move is coming in a stock? It’s not as hard as it might seem to figure it out.
To begin, look to the past. If a big move has already occurred, you could be looking at a good candidate. Next, you want to see that a stock has paused or consolidated for a while so that the moving averages “catch up”
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Read MoreMarket Commentary: How To Read Charts To Make Money
Is the stock falling or consolidating? Is it pulling back in an uptrend or rising in a downtrend? Sometimes it’s just hard to know what’s what, and even harder to know how to make money from chart patterns, so let’s life the veil.
Key Points
- View charts on a weekly time horizon and a 2 year time frame to get a clear overview of broader trends.
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Read More1 Low-Cost Schwab ETF That Beat The Market
With around $65.7 billion in net assets, Schwab’s US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is one of the most popular funds among investors seeking dividend income from their portfolios.
In the last year, SCHD has even beaten out the S&P 500 by delivering a 27.1% market price return compared to 25.0% from the S&P.
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Read MoreThe Burst
3 Ways To Protect Against a Market CRASH
With news coming out that Buffett has lightened up on Bank of America, a core holding since 2011, in addition to his sales earlier in the year of his largest equity holding, Apple, concerns are rising that the Oracle of Omaha is reading the tea leaves and seeing gloom on the horizon.
That’s not a surprise given that the so-called Buffett Indicator,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Spotlight: Dine On Steak After This Brazilian Breakout
Rates are going up everywhere, at least that’s what the financial press would have you believe. On July 26, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell oversaw a rate hike that placed interest rates at 22 year highs, pegging them at 5.25-5.50%.
The market had largely priced in the rate hike and so the S&P 500 fell just 0.17% on the day.
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Read MoreThe Daily
Starmer hails India trade deal as 'launchpad' after meeting Modi
Sir Keir Starmer has praised the UK-India trade deal as a “launchpad” for closer ties after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai.
The two leaders met to discuss ways to expand business and trade links after they signed a landmark trade deal in July.
Sir Keir’s two-day visit to India’s financial capital involved the UK’s largest-ever trade delegation of more than 100 CEOs,
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