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American business has done wonderfully over time and will continue to do so," Buffett wrote in his 2013 letter to shareholders. Betting on American companies Before introducing this asset, though, it's important to explain how it reflects one key part of Buffett's strategy : betting on solid American companies.

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MARCH 27, 2025

CraftMark was launched in 2013 by CIC in partnership with Operating Partner Bennie Bray and industry veterans Ahmad Hamade and Jim Zakian. In 2015, CraftMark opened its 225,000-square-foot facility, equipped with three automated production lines to serve major clients such as Subway.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

FTV also announced the expansion of its leadership team with several promotions, including: Karen Derr Gilbert, who joined FTV in 1999 and became partner in 2013, will assume an expanded leadership role as Partner and COO. Mike Cichowski, who joined the firm in 2023 as a Partner, was named Co-Head of FTV Ascend.

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APRIL 20, 2024

Great minds think alike Buffett made an intriguing revelation about his will to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in his 2013 annual letter. In his 2013 letter to Berkshire shareholders, Buffett wrote that an "investor who both diversifies and keeps his costs minimal is virtually certain to get satisfactory results."

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

But then Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) came along in 2013. While this may seem commonplace today, it wasn't in 2013, especially in Latin America. But because these banks had the resources to run thousands of physical branches, they were able to keep a stranglehold on consumers.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

founded PB Materials (Permian Basin Materials) in October 2013 through the simultaneous acquisitions of Texas-based Crockett County Mining , Texas-based Highland Concrete , and New Mexico-based Wallach Concrete. ” WL Ross & Co.

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APRIL 8, 2024

billion) in 2013 to 260 billion renminbi ($36 billion) in 2023, a 13-fold increase in 10 years. billion) in 2013 to 46 billion renminbi ($6.3 As mentioned, shares have lost value over the last decade. Still, during that time, revenue grew from 19 billion renminbi ($2.6 Also, net income rose from 8 billion renminbi ($1.2

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

It also has plenty of AI credibility, as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been the chairman of the board since 2015, shortly after its founding in 2013. Altman was formerly the CEO of the start-up incubator Y Combinator and used that position to invest in Oklo in 2013 as he was impressed with its mission to build a more-efficient nuclear reactor.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Technically, that was the start of a new bull market, but the index didn't reach a new all-time high until March 2013. So let's say that you waited until 2013 to buy, and you'd invested in an S&P 500 index fund. For example, during the Great Recession, the S&P 500 officially bottomed out in March 2009.

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MAY 28, 2024

From the summer of 2012 to the fall of 2013, Bitcoin's price saw significant growth. By late November 2013, Bitcoin's price peaked at approximately $1,100 in the first halving cycle. Bitcoin's price movements after halvings 1, 2, and 3 First and foremost, there's a clear pattern to be found in Bitcoin's price charts after each halving.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

With that move, the stock trades at its highest point since 2013, and is closing in on the all-time high from that year. IBM's transformation As mentioned before, IBM stock peaked in 2013. Following the release of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 earnings, the stock price surged 9% higher in the next trading session.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Also, Buffett seemed to express his opinion in his 2013 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. In that 2013 letter, he emphasized that it's important to "keep your costs minimal." At the end of the third quarter, the conglomerate's stake in VOO was worth slightly more than $17.5 VOO certainly beats SPY on this front.

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MAY 30, 2024

In fact, it only took until Q1 2013 for homes that were potentially underwater to be in the clear again -- all those zero down homes had regained their equity in just six years, despite a massive recession, the housing market imploding, and everything going wrong. Q1 2013 $258,400 $1,000 0.4% Time for a table!

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Earlier in her career, from 2006 to 2013, she served as a senior vice president in investor relations at New York City-based Avenue Capital. Before joining Transom, she was a managing director overseeing investor relations at Anthos Capital (2022 to 2024) and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (2017 to 2022).

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JANUARY 14, 2024

million PS4s since 2013 and 15.8 million PS5 since 2020, while Microsoft has sold 58 million Xbox Ones since 2013 and 25.4 The relationship between Nvidia and Nintendo Nintendo has sold 132.5 By comparison, Sony has sold an estimated 117.2 million Xbox Series S and X consoles since 2020.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Between 2013 and 2023, ExxonMobil grew its dividend by just 36.3% growth from 2003 to 2013 -- so the pace of increases has noticeably slowed. If it keeps it up, ExxonMobil will become a Dividend King by 2032 -- an impressive accomplishment given the volatility of the oil and gas industry. compared to 132.1%

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Operating income totaled $12 billion in 2022, up from $11 billion in 2013. in 2013 to $1.76 Over the decades, Coca-Cola has grown to a massive scale, with revenue of $43 billion in 2022 (complete 2023 numbers are not yet available). Dividends per share have also increased from $1.12

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

After the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, it took the S&P 500 until March 2013 to surpass its old high from 2007 and hit new record levels. By the end, the index had more than doubled from its record close in March 2013. SPX data by YCharts.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

New York and Hong Kong-headquartered Cornell Capital was founded in 2013 by Henry Cornell , the former vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs merchant banking division, to invest in companies in the consumer, energy, financial, and industrial sectors. .” Ms. billion in capital commitments.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

billion in 2013 to $23.6 From 2013 to 2022, AMD's operating income increased from $89 million to $1.3 AMD's revenue jumped from $5.3 billion in 2022. Given the increase in demand for CPUs and GPUs due to increased use of artificial intelligence, it would not be surprising to see AMD's revenue continue expanding. billion.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Crypto assets have appreciated roughly 23% on average during this month, using data going back to 2013. So-called "Uptober" reflects traders' expectations for how digital assets will perform in the month of October. That alone is enough for many investors to get excited. Is this just short-term noise?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Kiyosaki's gloom-and-doom prophecies Kiyosaki posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, last week reminding his social media followers about the 2013 reprinting of Rich Dad's Prophecy. 4, Kiyosaki pointed to the 2013 printing of Rich Dad's Prophecy in a post on X, stating, "Unfortunately, RD's Prophecy is here." Depression ahead?

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JULY 5, 2023

billion in 2013 to $23.6 Given that Nvidia's stock price soared in response to the increase in demand, AMD might be an excellent way to ride this AI wave. Already, AMD has boosted revenue from $5.3 billion in 2022. Additionally, AMD has proven it can run its business with excellent profits at scale.

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MAY 25, 2024

Since spinning off from Abbott in 2013, AbbVie has increased its dividend payout by over 287%. You won't find many companies with a stronger dividend program than AbbVie. It's a Dividend King with 52 consecutive years of dividend increases. Its forward dividend yield is around 4%. AbbVie's financials are rock-solid. billion.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Quality Factor ETF has been around since 2013 and has a massive $50 billion of assets under management. It's a large fund with a robust return history that might just be the perfect investment in an uncertain market. This unsung ETF could be your portfolio's new best friend This is not a new concept.

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APRIL 2, 2025

Gail Federici, who previously co-founded and sold John Frieda Professional Hair Care to Japans Kao Corporation for $450m in 2002, launched Color Wow in 2013. The brands strong consumer base and success in the colour-treated haircare category make it a compelling target for investors seeking scalable opportunities in the personal care market.

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MAY 27, 2024

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APRIL 25, 2024

As the table below shows, a four-year run of benefits increases topping 2% is something that has not happened since 2008. Year COLA Year COLA Year COLA 2003 2.1% 2015 0% 2023 3.2% 2024 2.6% (projected) 2009 0% 2017 2% 2010 0% 2018 2.8%

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APRIL 9, 2024

SPX data by YCharts Now let's say you waited a little longer and began investing in January 2013. The market was roughly a year and a half into its bull market, and stock prices had been rising steadily in that time. Yet by 2020, you'd only have earned returns of around 157%. At that point, the market had been surging for several years.

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JUNE 17, 2024

Cybersecurity can be costly, but breaches can be costlier CrowdStrike was one of the first cybersecurity companies to use artificial intelligence (AI)-native cybersecurity solutions with its Falcon platform released in 2013. As the above graph shows, cyberattacks are costly.

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JULY 2, 2024

In 2013, it was $113,700, and in 2003, it was $87,000, just to give you a few reference points. To get the highest possible benefit, you would need to earn more than this amount in at least 35 different years. In 2023, the maximum taxable earnings for Social Security (also often referred to as the "wage base") was $160,200.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

Its smartphone banking services took the Latin American market by storm in 2013 when it began grabbing business from conventional banks that were charging customers high prices for basic financial services. That's because it operates solely in Latin America, where it boasts more than 100 million customers.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

2012 2.4% -1% 2013 3% 9.9% On five of those occasions, the S&P 500 continued to rise in the fourth quarter, as the table below shows. Year S&P 500 September performance S&P 500 Q4 performance 2009 0.9% 2018 0.4% -14% 2019 1.7% 2024 ??? ??? Average 2.7% Source: YCharts, data compiled by author.

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APRIL 27, 2024

Questioning Dogecoin's utility Dogecoin was created in 2013 to be a fun-loving alternative to Bitcoin. Dogecoin has tanked 27% in the month of April. Extreme volatility is the name of the game, as various hype cycles can quickly come and go. That's really what the purpose was.

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APRIL 19, 2024

In Buffett's 2013 letter to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.A) That approach results in low costs, with just $6 charged to investors annually per $10,000 invested. Similar funds that use portfolio managers have fees that are many multiples of that rate -- upwards of $79 on average.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

International Business Machines is around 15% away from its all-time high from March 2013. Even crazier -- Intelligent Cloud in the first half of fiscal 2024 generated nearly the same operating income as all of Microsoft in fiscal 2013. Its revenue growth has nearly mirrored the increase in the Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

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JULY 23, 2024

By doing all of that, Nike has maintained a competitive advantage for decades, one so profound that it was tapped to become one of the 30 components of the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2013.

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