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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Bitcoin 's (CRYPTO: BTC) undoubtedly one of the best financial assets to have owned in the past decade, as its price has shot up about 20,000% since September 2013. That translates to a ridiculous compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 70%, which trounces what investors in the stock market would have been able to achieve.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

portfolio of nearly 50 stocks and exchange-traded funds for fresh investment ideas. That's why it was alarming when Berkshire started selling a lot of stocks -- including half of its stake in Apple and all of its shares of HP and Snowflake -- during the past year. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

These so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks have all handily outperformed the S&P 500 since 2013 in terms of total return on capital (assuming dividends were reinvested and before taxes). However, picking individual stocks in this space comes with unique risks. The fund tracks the Dow Jones U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Furthermore, Apple has repurchased around $600 billion worth of its common stock since kicking off its buyback program in 2013. Financial stocks are where the Oracle of Omaha feels most comfortable putting his company's cash to work, as evidenced by the $73.7 Financials: 20.91% of invested assets ($73.7

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

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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APRIL 29, 2024

For example, if you invest $10,000 in the market at 55, and make a compound return of 10% per year, about the average for the stock market over time, that investment will grow to $25,937 in the 10 years before retirement. Of course, the 10% compound rate is just the rough annual return of the general stock market over time.

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Dear Mr. Market

OCTOBER 11, 2022

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Other times, he bought parts of businesses by investing in their stocks. In 2019, he added exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to Berkshire's portfolio. Also, he expressed a preference for Vanguard S&P 500 funds in his 2013 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Stock market cycles come and go.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Other Americans may have a number of different reasons for having passed up the wealth-creating engine that is the stock market. Three reasons in particular appear to be common -- and if you're among the people who have been letting one of these things keep you away from stocks, you may want to reconsider.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

In a landmark decision, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 13 applications to create a spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). The crypto market has been eagerly waiting for the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF for quite some time.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

has bearing on the stock market, the economic proposals that are, ultimately, put into place by the incoming president and Congress will help shape the landscape for corporate America in the coming years. Since the start of 2013, Apple has repurchased $700.6 Four weeks from today, on Nov. per share in the current fiscal year.

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