Why Is Warren Piling Into This Monster Insurer?
Imagine a business that has quietly dominated its industry for decades, steadily outperforming its rivals while keeping an impeccable balance sheet.
Add to the fact that it has thrived during economic downturns and periods of rising interest rates when its peers faded.
In recent years, it’s seen its earnings surge, boosted by both disciplined underwriting and a strong investment portfolio. » Read more about: Why Is Warren Piling Into This Monster Insurer? »
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Super Simple Investing Method That Made Buffett Rich
A lot is made of Buffett’s approach to investing but it can be simplified to a level even a 12-year old understands.
While it’s easy for sophisticated investors to get caught up in the weeds of price-to-earnings multiples, competitive advantages, book values, and balance sheets, there is arguably a much simpler approach Buffett has taken to investing that can be applied by just about any investor willing to spend a little time musing on the topic.
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Why Buffett’s Latest Move Is So Scary
Buffett says he doesn’t time the market but when you look at his past moves, it’s clear that the old sage uses metrics that happen to coincide well with smart market timing.
Take his purchases at the bottom of the market in 2008-09 when he deployed almost 50% of his cash pile within the space of just a few weeks in October 2008.
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Avoid This Semi Stock Like The Plague?
On August 1st, Intel released its Q2 earnings report, much to the chagrin of longtime shareholders.
In the release, the company reported a 1% year-over-year revenue drop alongside a quarterly net loss of $1.6 billion. Much more concerning was the company’s plan for a cost reduction campaign that involved layoffs, reduced capital expenditures and a suspension of the company’s quarterly dividend.
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Billionaire Bets The Farm On Under-the-Radar Health Stock
Stanley Druckenmiller is among the most astute stock pickers in the world and often ahead of broader market consensus. That may be attributable to his view that it’s best to buy with an eye on where things will be in 18 months versus today.
One of his latest buys, and a big one at that,
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Is Cava’s Rapid Expansion a Risky Overstretch?
CAVA has been growing like a weed, now sporting 341 locations across 25 states. While the pace of new openings slowed slightly this year with just 33 new restaurants in the first 28 weeks of 2024 compared to 43 in 2023, the management still reported a solid 32.6% year-over-year revenue increase, and generated $487 million.
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How Do You Pick a Winning Stock?
Investors will often pour through dozens or even hundreds of stocks looking for the best investment options to add to their portfolios. Before doing this, however, it’s important to first understand what a good stock is.
Let’s take a look at some of the factors that define a good investment to understand what makes a potentially lucrative stock.
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81 percent of Gen X worried they won’t get Social Security benefits
The majority of Generation X Americans are worried that they won’t get Social Security benefits paid out once they retire, according to a new survey released Thursday.
The new Bankrate poll found that 81 percent of Gen X were concerned that their promised benefits will not be paid once they reach retirement age.
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