Money 13 Research shows that 70% of millennials are not invested in the stock market, despite its proven ability to create wealth over long periods of time. One of the most common reasons millennials sit on the sidelines is the misconception that they need more money to get started. That logic fails to consider the […]
Investor 38 All three major U.S. financial indexes moved significantly higher in 2023, a welcome turnaround from the steep losses incurred in 2022. Year to date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 12%, the S&P 500 increased 23%, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 41%. While the markets as a whole improved and valuations escalated, […]
Buffett17 TMF Even Warren Buffett wouldn’t buy every stock in Berkshire Hathaway‘s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio at this point. We know that for sure for a simple reason: He hasn’t been scooping up more shares of most of them. However, there are some stocks that Berkshire owns that a strong case could be made […]
Buffett12 TMF Nearly $121 billion. That’s how much Warren Buffett is worth at the time of this writing. The total is substantially more than it was 12 months ago thanks to Berkshire Hathaway‘s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) solid gains this year. But Berkshire Hathaway’s gains stemmed in large part from great performances from several of […]
dividends cash Successful investing is not as complicated as some make it out to be. Sticking with the brands you use every day, and holding for many years, is a great place to start. Top stocks, such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), have a long record of beating […]
Older woman laptop Earlier in the pandemic, coronavirus products boosted the revenue and the stock prices of companies selling those products. But these days, those products actually have done just the opposite, dragging down performance. It’s important to keep in mind, though, that some of these players offer (or are set to offer) revenue growth […]