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1 Spectacular Tech Stock Down 81% to Buy Hand Over Fist in February

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DLocal is far from a "broken" IPO DLocal solves numerous payment pain points for merchants, such as cross-border and localized payments, foreign exchange settlements, and tax management and compliance. Image source: DLocal 2023 investor presentation.

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Warren Buffett-Led Berkshire Hathaway Sells Some Apple Stock. Should You?

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Berkshire's evolving Apple position Berkshire began acquiring Apple stock in 2016. Apple has become Berkshire's largest holding because the buying spree between 2016 and 2018 proved to be a genius move. Buffett defended it by saying some tax-related factors made the move advisable, but he still seemed to regret it.

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Warren Buffett Just Bought $345 Million of His Favorite Stock (Hint: Not Apple)

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He has architected dozens of savvy acquisitions, made many prudent investments, and repurchased company stock in a manner that has undoubtedly created shareholder value. Apple Berkshire first took a stake in Apple during the first quarter of 2016, and it became the biggest position in the company's portfolio by the fourth quarter of 2017.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 53% of His Hedge Fund's $10.6 Billion Portfolio Invested in Just 3 Stocks

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He will then buy shares and use his influence to unlock shareholder value. The investor first accumulated shares of the largest hotelier in the world in 2016, but it wasn't until 2018 that he had an opportunity to establish a significant position in the stock during the market downturn. billion in public equity holdings.

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Warren Buffett Once Referred to Apple As the Best Business in the World. So Why Did He Just Sell 116 Million Shares?

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So, in 2016, Buffett turned heads after revealing he took a sizable position in Apple stock. During Berkshire's 2024 shareholder meeting a couple of weeks ago, Buffett addressed the reduction of his Apple position head-on. businesses via corporate tax payments. The reason? Image source: Getty Images.

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Here's Why It's Time to Follow Warren Buffett and Sell Apple Stock

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According to his comments at Berkshire's 2024 annual shareholders meeting, Buffett is worried about the capital gains tax rate increasing from its current 21% to 28%. As a result, Berkshire is trying to lock in gains at a lower tax rate while it can. Apple isn't the same company that Berkshire bought in early 2016.

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Warren Buffett Has Nearly 50% of Berkshire Hathaway's Investable Portfolio in 1 Incredibly Safe Bet

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for shareholders. For example, he put a lot of money into Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) between 2016 and 2018, spending around $36 billion on that stock over the period. Buffett's stated reasoning for that move was that he wanted to take advantage of the current corporate tax rate. That's nearly twice the 10.2% Should you follow Buffett?