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AUGUST 6, 2024

Delivering an aggregate return of more than 5,180,000% in Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) since becoming CEO in 1965, and effectively doubling up the annualized total return of the broad-based S&P 500 spanning almost six decades, has garnered Buffett quite the following. Buffett releases his annual letter to shareholders.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Nonetheless, the next five years will likely see it growing faster than the last five years, and shareholders are apt to benefit. billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, and in 2023 it reported free cash flow (FCF) of nearly $22.1 So, with this information in hand, we can estimate using its 2023 annual revenue of $54.3

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

in 1965, he grew the value of shareholders' stakes by an average compound annual rate of 19.8% through 2023. By comparison, the S&P 500 produced a total compound annual return of 10.2% Berkshire's best years of outperformance typically come when the rest of the market fails to meet its average returns. in that period.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

If you would like to build lasting wealth in the stock market, consider investing in businesses with long histories of rewarding their shareholders with rising cash payouts. Management expects to grow its worldwide store count to 50,000 by the end of 2027, up from 41,822 stores at the end of 2023. housing market.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Since the start of 2023, Supermicro shares have gained a staggering 650%, making it one of the market's top performers. As a result of this split, shareholders will receive nine additional shares of stock for each share they own after the market closes on Monday, Sept. trillion in 2023 and is expected to soar to $30.1

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Investors seeking better-than-average returns typically have to take on greater-than-average risk. In his 2023 letter to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders, Warren Buffett identified one company that has better prospects than the average American corporation. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

Since ascending to the CEO chair in 1965, he's overseen a greater than 5,230,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) and nearly doubled up the benchmark S&P 500 's annualized total return, including dividends. billion in net-equity security sales Q1 2023 : $10.41 Image source: The Motley Fool.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

But when you practically double up the average annual total return, including dividends, of the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) spanning almost six decades, you're bound to earn quite the following. billion in net-equity sales Q1 2023: $10.41 Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool. over 282 days.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Since spinning off from pharmaceutical juggernaut Pfizer in 2012, the company has grown its shareholders' initial investment by some sixfold, equating to an annualized total return of 17% over 12 years. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Dividend stocks reign supreme Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders are almost always profitable on a recurring basis, as well as time-tested. But what's most important to investors is that dividend stocks have crushed non-payers in the return column over the last half-century. 30, 2021 to as high as 12.6%.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

For investors, dividend-paying stocks offer an immediate return, and those with consistent, rising payouts have performed even better, with less volatility than the benchmark S&P 500. billion capital expenditures in the first half of 2023. In the first half of 2024, Alphabet spent $31.4 The company poured $25.2

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock has likely impressed its shareholders with a nearly 60% gain over the last year. After selling the logistics enterprise and suffering through some impairment charges, Shopify has again become profitable and stock price growth has returned. Investors might also remember that the $1.3

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AUGUST 23, 2024

This pays shareholders $3.16 Also, despite the rising stock price, shareholders earn a dividend yield of almost 5.3%, comparable to some CD interest rates in today's market. Its dividend return of around 5.3% The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

The real estate investment trust (REIT) has paid its shareholders over $14.1 billion it paid in 2023. million at the end of 2023's second quarter to 870.3 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Realty Income (NYSE: O) is a dividend juggernaut. Its current monthly level is 2.9%

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the second-most valuable company in the world, has rewarded long-term shareholders with monster gains, and has been one of the leading players in two revolutionary trends -- cloud infrastructure and integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into software. Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Revenue of just over $25 billion rose 62% compared to fiscal 2023. billion loss for fiscal 2023. Indeed, shareholders should remember that Micron has historically traded at a low valuation due to the memory industry's volatility. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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AUGUST 24, 2024

This is undoubtedly a wonderful business that has rewarded its shareholders tremendously. But at the end of the day, management and shareholders are probably hoping that the new technology will result in higher iPhone unit sales. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Without the aid of fancy trading algorithms or specialized software, the "Oracle of Omaha" has consistently located plain-as-day value and absolutely crushed the benchmark S&P 500 in the return column. Buying back stock and lowering the number of outstanding shares is incrementally increasing the ownership stake of existing shareholders.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Investors should focus on companies with sustainable payouts, a management team committed to shareholder returns, and businesses that are poised for long-term profitability. This laser focus could pave the way for enhanced operational efficiencies and accelerated innovation, potentially unlocking long-term value for shareholders.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

That's good news for shareholders, as the commercial market is far bigger. Both segments accelerated relative to last year, enabling the company to more than double its growth rate relative to the year-ago quarter, from 13% growth in Q2 2023 to 27% total growth in Q2 2024. Founded in 2003, Palantir began assisting the U.S. of revenue.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

As CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , Buffett offers tons of investment advice and commentary in his annual letters to shareholders and at the conglomerate's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Buffett pointed to the value of his investment in Amex during his 2022 letter to shareholders.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

Despite taking shareholders on a very bumpy ride, Uber (NYSE: UBER) has been a huge winner. Investors would've more than doubled their money owning this business, compared to a 34% return from the S&P 500 index. The Q2 top-line gain comes on the heels of a 17% revenue jump in 2023. But is now the right time to buy Uber?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The company reported triple-digit sales growth in the last five quarters, and shares have surged more than sevenfold since January 2023, making it the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) during that period. For instance, the Russell 2000 returned 105% during the last decade, compounding at 7.4% FTAI Aviation: 0.5%

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

In the past decade, Home Depot has averaged a higher operating margin and return on invested capital than Lowe's. same-store sales decline, after this metric fell in the previous quarter and in fiscal 2023. Returning capital to shareholders Lowe's is a mature business. 2, Lowe's reported a 5.1% In Q2, Lowe's produced $2.4

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AUGUST 27, 2024

While Treasury bonds, housing, and commodities like gold, silver, and oil, have had their moments in the sun and, in many instances, made investors richer, no asset class has come close to matching the average annual return from stocks over the last century. That's not something for shareholders to complain about.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Since ascending to the CEO chair in the mid-1960s, the "Oracle of Omaha," as he's now known, has overseen a cumulative return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) billion in net-equity sales Q1 2023 : $10.41 Berkshire Hathaway's nearly 20% annualized return over the last six decades suggests Buffett's strategy works.

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JULY 29, 2024

Despite being just as fallible as any other investor, the Oracle of Omaha has overseen a greater than 5,260,000% return in Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) Returns of this magnitude are why 40,000 people flock to Omaha, Nebraska, every year to hear Buffett speak about stocks, the U.S. billion Q1 2023 : $10.41

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AUGUST 10, 2024

returned by the S&P 500 over the same period. That's the third straight quarter Buffett has trimmed his stake in Apple , a company he called "a better business than any we own" at last year's shareholder meeting. He explained his reasoning behind the sales at the most recent shareholder meeting.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

In 2023, the company had to cut prices to maintain sales and hasn't grown the top line since. The conventional wisdom has been that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), Lucid's biggest shareholder, will come to the rescue. That may seem like good news, but these new funds are senior to common shareholders.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

Its stock has delivered an incredible compound annual return of 19.8% Robust profitability, reliable growth, strong management teams, and shareholder-friendly programs like stock buybacks and dividend schemes are just some of the attributes he looks for when deciding to invest. million by the end of 2023. to join them.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) , Chevron (NYSE: CVX) , and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) are three industry-leading behemoths that reward their shareholders with a blend of dividends, buybacks, and earnings growth. And it's not as if management has put a tremendous financial strain on the company in order to placate shareholders. compared to 132.1%

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JANUARY 3, 2025

But shares currently trade at 52 times earnings , a discount to the multiple of 62 times earnings in January 2023. The odds of another 800% return in the next 24 months are very slim, perhaps nonexistent, but Nvidia could still generate better returns than the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over the next five years.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

CEO Warren Buffett has been delivering outsize returns. 10, he's overseen a nearly 5,500,000% aggregate return and watched his company (briefly) hit the trillion-dollar mark, which is something only eight publicly traded companies have accomplished. For almost 60 years, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

per-share hit in 2023 because of the impact of higher interest rates. The company relies heavily on debt to fund growth in its utility and renewable energy businesses, so falling interest rates should be good news for NextEra Energy shareholders in more ways than one, including dividends.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

American States Water (NYSE: AWR) and Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW) are both Dividend Kings -- meaning they have paid and raised their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years -- a track record that showcases their ability to grow earnings and pass along growing profits to shareholders through dividends.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

It can be comforting to hold stocks of strong companies that regularly pay passive income to shareholders. Management continues to wisely allocate capital and remove costs from operations to boost margins, all of which go toward supporting growing earnings and dividends to shareholders. It's highly profitable, with $4.60

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

22, 2023, Deere reported its full fiscal 2023 results and forecast $7.75 billion Deere earned in fiscal 2023, but it was still impressive given that it had worked through so much pent-up demand in the prior few years. Deere's capital return program uses both dividends and buybacks to reward shareholders.

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