The Motley Fool

MARCH 19, 2025

Even newcomers to the stock market understand that investing is ultimately a matter of trade-offs. And ironically, your highest-odds/best-payoff approach isn't trying to beat the market at all, but instead just aiming to match its performance by buying and holding simple index funds. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

Mutual Funds 244

Mutual Funds Conglomerates Business Development Companies Stakes 244

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Instead, Ares Capital is one of the stocks owned by New England Asset Management (NEAM). You might not have heard of NEAM, but it's been a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway since the giant conglomerate acquired General Re in 1998. Ares Capital ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC).

Initial Public Offering 147

Initial Public Offering Conglomerates Debt Capital 147

The Motley Fool

MARCH 23, 2024

If it's not coming from Berkshire's biggest stock positions, where's all of this value coming from? It's a conglomerate that just so happens to use much of its idle cash to hold stocks of publicly traded companies. None of these are companies you can directly invest in on your own.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Conglomerates Prospects 130