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Warren Buffett is one of the most famous figures in the financial world. His knack for picking stocks has made him a billionaire several times over, and it has created astonishing wealth for other investors. Shares of Berkshire Hathaway have doubled the annual return of the S&P 500 since Buffett took control in 1965. Not surprisingly, investors often seek stock market advice from Buffett, but readers may be surprised to learn Buffett has consistently offered the same advice, as he reminded… Source link

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Warren Buffett: ‘There will be no finish line’ at Berkshire Hathaway  Yahoo Finance Source link

What does Warren Buffett like in a stock? You could put a solid business moat high on the list. High returns on invested capital (ROIC) would be up there, too, as would an outstanding management team. And we can’t leave out an attractive valuation. Google parent Alphabet (GOOG 0.69%) (GOOGL 0.63%) checks off all of those boxes and dominates its core search market. It’s a strong challenger in others, as well, notably including cloud hosting. Alphabet’s ROIC consistently trounces the levels… Source link

‘They will come to a bad ending’: A year since its $69K peak, Bitcoin has plummeted more than 70% — here’s why Warren Buffett has hated cryptocurrency all along It’s been a tough year for Bitcoin and its backers. And even back in 2018, the Oracle of Omaha predicted that it and other cryptocurrencies were headed for trouble. “They will come to a very bad ending,” Warren Buffett told CNBC at the time. After hitting an all-time peak of around $69,000 per unit on November 10, 2021, the world’s… Source link

Warren Buffett recommends low-cost index funds for most people — but BofA says the S&P 500 is the ‘worst thing to hold’ right now. Buy these 4 top sectors to avoid confusion Warren Buffett likes index funds — particularly those that follow the S&P 500. “In my view, for most people, the best thing is to do is owning the S&P 500 index fund,” he once said. Don’t miss But that strategy may not be optimal in the current market environment according to Bank of America’s head of U.S…. Source link

Warren Buffett knows philanthropy. He’s pledged to give away more than 99% of his wealth (during his lifetime or after his death) through the Giving Pledge, a program he created with his buddy Bill Gates to encourage the world’s billionaires to donate at least 50% of their wealth to charity. Buffett also supports a couple of charities with which he has deeply personal connections, and often does so by unconventional means. In particular: auctions. (For Buffett, seeing how these pan out… Source link

What will happen with Warren Buffett’s billions when he dies? Some of it might go to every kid on the planet. So reports the Wall Street Journal in a recent investigation of the future of Buffett’s fortune, which is worth $96.8 billion at the time of this article’s publication. In 2006, the Berkshire Hathaway CEO pledged to give away 85% of his stock in the company to charity, designating the majority of it to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Four years later, he vowed to… Source link

Here’s why Warren Buffett bought all the Occidental Petroleum shares he could, even with oil prices well above $100 Warren Buffett kept a lot of cash on hand in recent years. At the end of 2021, the cash pile at his holding company Berkshire Hathaway had grown to a near-record $146.7 billion. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Buffett is a value investor, after all, and valuations were bloated in the U.S. stock market after significant rallies in 2020 and 2021. “We find little that… Source link

Warren Buffett’s portfolio is full of buyback opportunities which he calls ‘the best use of cash’. Here are 3 companies with the biggest hidden dividend potential The fact that the world’s most famous investor, Warren Buffett, appreciates shareholder rewards shouldn’t be surprising. After all, a sizable and predictable return is the whole point of investing. Buffett takes this philosophy seriously and seeks out companies with the most generous shareholder rewards program. All five of his… Source link