Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) is well-known for delivering incredible returns for investors in the 60 years since Warren Buffett took control of the company — and for good reason. Since Buffett took over in 1964, Berkshire has delivered an unbelievable 4,384,748% total return for investors. Think about that for a minute. This means that […]
TonyBaggett / Getty Images/iStockphoto Like most market-based investments, the price of gold gyrates in all directions. So how has it performed over the last ten years? If you invested $1,000 in gold a decade ago, how much would it be worth today? Check Out: In 5 Years, These 2 Stocks Will Be More Valuable Than […]
What Percentage Of People Retire With A $1 Million Nest Egg? It’s Far Less Than You’d Expect For decades, the $1 million retirement savings goal has been considered the gold standard for a secure and comfortable post-work life. However, the reality for most Americans is quite different. According to the Federal Reserve’s latest Survey of […]
What Percentage Of People Retire With A $1 Million Nest Egg? It’s Far Less Than You’d Expect For decades, the $1 million retirement savings goal has been considered the gold standard for a secure and comfortable post-work life. However, the reality for most Americans is quite different. According to the Federal Reserve’s latest Survey of […]
Cryptocurrency investments are known for their high volatility, and few exemplify this better than Solana (CRYPTO: SOL). Over the past few years, Solana’s price has seen dramatic fluctuations. In 2020, Solana was worth less than a dollar. During the subsequent crypto bull market, it soared to over $200, making early investors very wealthy. However, the […]
Jenna Gibson was just 39 when she was training for a marathon five years ago — but her plans were cut short by a stroke that almost took her life. Nearly 60% of stroke deaths occur in women, according to a recent study by Mayo Clinic — and now Gibson, a Michigan mother of two, […]
Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is a prodigious income producer. The master limited partnership (MLP) currently makes quarterly distribution payments to its investors of $0.3175 per unit ($1.27 annualized). That puts its yield up over 8% at the MLP’s recent unit price, much higher than the S&P 500‘s roughly 1.3% dividend yield. Energy Transfer’s higher yield […]
Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock went public in 2021 to great fanfare. At the time, shares traded at a price-to-sales ratio of 60. That type of valuation is typically reserved only for hypergrowth companies. If you had put $500 into Rivian stock the day it went public, how much would you have right now? The answer […]
Passive income investors love real estate investment trusts (REITs) because their dividends are often high-yielding and reliable. REITs are required to pay 90% of their income as dividends, which can lead to some high payments. Realty Income (NYSE: O) is one of the best. It’s a retail REIT and leases its properties to some of […]
You certainly don’t have to chase hot tech stocks to earn great returns in the market. As of May 20, an investor that bought $1,000 worth of shares in Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) five years ago would have $3,467, including dividends, for an annualized return of 28%. It completely left the S&P 500 index in […]
Mortality data from 2014 through 2019 collected by the National Park Service revealed the primary cause of fatalities in parks around the U.S., and it’s far from what you might expect. Throughout the six years monitored, there were 2,149 recorded deaths recorded in 177 of the 429 American parks the service oversees. Drowning and hiking-related […]
