Thursday, August 22, 2019
Last year, the Federal Reserve said it planned to hike interest rates three times in 2019. Thanks to the market’s slide late last year, those plans have been shelved. Now there are some folks on Wall Street who think the Fed will cut interest rates three times this year. How times have changed! With lower […]
Following a string of high-profile scandals, Warren Buffett’s favorite bank has never really recovered, with its recent quarterly results confirming the ongoing struggle. Is there any way back to centre for the beleaguered bank?
Among the many most promising technologies is something called deep learning. A simple definition of deep learning is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to carry out a form of advanced pattern recognition or advanced analytics. Deep learning has become the hottest subsector within AI thanks to technological breakthroughs in both image and language recognition […]
Last year at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting, billionaire Warren Buffett stated: “We have got a big appetite for wind or solar.” This high-yield stock is a pure play wind and solar energy producer that was just upgraded by Goldman Sachs. View the recent share price decline as an opportunity to invest in the […]
Could this be Warren Buffett’s Valentine’s Day Massacre? On February 14, Berkshire Hathaway filed a 13-F form with the SEC, updating the market on its quarterly holdings. It showed a surprising fourth-quarter acquisition – Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA). Berkshire bought 18.9 million shares for $358 million. Following the stock’s inevitable “Buffett Bounce,” […]
In today’s world, there is one certainty when it comes to investing that you need to be aware of… new technologies will disrupt nearly every industry. Take the stodgy airline industry. The Internet of Things (IoT) is about to make airlines more profitable than they’ve ever been in the past. I’m sure you’re wondering how […]
The true believers in Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) became even more enthused last week. That’s when rumors began circulating that it was nearing a deal to begin producing cars in China for the local market. However, I thought another item out of China was more newsworthy. Swedish carmaker Volvo, which is owned by the parent of […]
Investing is not a game. The stakes are very real. If you make a mistake, real money is lost… money that you have worked very hard to attain. Mess up here and you can foul up your plans for your ‘golden years’ Or perhaps helping your children with skyrocketing college costs. Or whatever you’re planning […]
One of the current financial press “fake news” themes is the belief that online retail sales will wipe out the businesses with brick and mortar stores. Along with the retail company stocks, the share prices of shopping center real estate investment trusts (REITs) have experienced severe declines. A recent investment by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway […]
Forget Warren Buffett’s advice, here is the three stocks you should own instead of the S&P 500. Warren Buffett’s best investment advice is to simply buy low-cost index funds. Notably, the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (NYSE: VOO), is where he suggests his heirs put most of their fortune. Buffett says, “Put 10% of the cash […]
