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Want to Beat the Average Stock Market Return? Here Are 10 Stocks to Help

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The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) stock market index has delivered a gain of 67,036% (including dividends) since it was established in 1957. But, historically, investors who purchased specific individual stocks have far outperformed the return of the S&P 500. That's twice the long-run average of the S&P 500.

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Should You Buy Reddit Stock After Its Sizzling IPO?

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In 2012, Meta Platforms (then known as Facebook) made a big splash with its initial public offering. Twitter followed in 2013 but was later taken private by Elon Musk and rebranded as X. Reddit 's (NYSE: RDDT) shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

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"Rule Breaker Investing" Essays From Yesterday, Vol. 6

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For example, this particular episode, I'll be sharing an essay from January 2008, then we'll jump forward to 2012 and 2013. Well, finally, the fourth and final essay shared this episode was the last one I ever wrote for Motley Fool Stock Advisor. That's when our stocks really go bananas. The tilt is unmistakable.

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The end or the beginning? Thoughts on the current startup environment

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Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? There are a ton of companies being funded at $500+ million valuations--seriously limiting exit opportunities. Many of the private companies like AirBnb, Dropbox, and Square and that have been rumored to have big valuations are real, growing businesses. stock market."

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"Rule Breaker Investing" Great Quotes, Vol. 19: Authors in August

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You couldn't buy Vanguard it's a private company, but if you'd bought those three companies he was writing about that were cheating with their unfair competitive advantages more than two decades ago, you'd be a very happy investor today. The book came out in 2012. He probably wrote in 2002 or one. I didn't hear about it.

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Transcript: Brad Gerstner

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Or are you looking at startups or private companies that have been for around for a while that are potential disruptors? Anybody who, who’s in the stock market will tell you gross stocks are down 50 to 70% during that period of time. And so like it, you know, because the cloud in 2012, 2013 was out of favor.

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Pollster, Poker Player, and Author Nate Silver on Gambling, VCs, and AI

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The stock market or the one RFK Jr. In 2012, all 50 states were "called by the Mal correctly." Nate Silver: That kind of set me up for no matter what happened, you're going to come down from that peak because polling is not always as accurate as it was in 2008 or 2012. Which pair matters more? found for this election?