The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2024

You can confidently add these three stocks to your diversified portfolio for less than $1,500. Enbridge: A stock that pays enormous dividends Midstream energy company Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) could be just the stock you're looking for if collecting fat dividend checks is your thing. Yes, smoking rates have declined for many years.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Through decades of strategic investments, Buffett and his team have built Berkshire Hathaway into one of the world's most valuable public companies, with a market capitalization of over $780 billion. That portfolio includes more than 50 stocks today, but here are two in particular that I'd recommend buying right now.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 27, 2024

Meanwhile, public companies that didn't offer a payout trudged their way to a less-impressive annualized return of 4.27% over the same 50-year stretch, and were, on average, 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Coca-Cola also possesses a powerful brand that resonates with shoppers. Stanley Black & Decker.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Since 1965, he has steered his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , to average annual returns of 19.8% Today, Berkshire Hathaway owns a portfolio of 56 publicly listed stocks and securities worth $352 billion, as well as dozens of wholly owned companies under the conglomerate's umbrella.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 10, 2024

This company has its fingers in a lot of different pies. The easy way to describe Berkshire Hathaway is to call it a conglomerate. But even that doesn't really do justice to the massive portfolio of businesses it owns. Image source: The Motley Fool. That's why Berkshire Hathaway ended up creating B shares.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

He focuses on investments in solid companies that he believes will grow in value over many years. Berkshire Hathaway 's stock portfolio is full of outstanding businesses. The conglomerate has since sold D.R. Of course, Warren Buffett isn't fazed by these ups and downs. Buffett (through Berkshire) purchased D.R.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

of its stock portfolio. Apple You don't get the esteemed title of the world's most valuable public company by accident. It accounts for over 46% of the portfolio. And who better to do it than Apple, which has more resources than arguably any other company? million worth of shares.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway The first "boring" company that's quietly but steadily delivered a nearly 20% annualized return spanning almost six decades is conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). Image source: The Motley Fool. since taking over in the mid-1960s. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2023

When you consider Buffett is worth over $110 billion, and his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , is one of the premier blue chip stocks on the market, it's easy to see why that might be the case. The portfolio consists of around 50 companies, but a handful make up most of it. As of Sept.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 7, 2024

Find as many of these stocks as possible and stuff them into a diversified portfolio. The company's a conglomerate of household products, home to brands like Tide, Charmin, Gillette, Old Spice, Dawn, Cascade, Febreze, and many more. million over PepsiCo's lifetime as a public company.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 15, 2023

What started as a small messaging service company called QQ has become a conglomerate covering gaming , entertainment, fintech, cloud computing, and more. While many factors contributed to Tencent's success, one of the most important aspects is the company's ability to choose the right strategies and execute them well over time.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

While no one knows this answer with any certainty, a strong argument can be made that the following five companies will reach the $1 trillion mark before 2030. Since becoming CEO of Berkshire nearly six decades ago, the affably named "Oracle of Omaha" has guided his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) to a nearly 20% annualized return.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The study showed that growth and dividend stocks are popular investing strategies for young investors, so here are three great companies you can buy right now that fit the bill. Berkshire Hathaway The study also indicated that most younger investors own less than 25 stocks, potentially needing more portfolio diversification.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 23, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , the massive conglomerate led by Warren Buffett, is best known for its $365 billion stock portfolio and for its subsidiary businesses like GEICO, Duracell, and many others. And this is just a tiny fraction of the publicly traded companies Berkshire could buy.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2023

What truly differentiates NextEra Energy from its peers is its renewable energy portfolio. The most obvious reason to buy shares of Berkshire Hathaway is that you (sort of) get billionaire CEO Warren Buffett as your portfolio manager. annualized return in his company's Class A shares (the Class B shares didn't debut until 1996).

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

And the best part is they can offer a combination of safety and enough that can grow your nest egg safely in a diversified portfolio. UnitedHealth Group Healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) might be the central cog in the U.S. The company's balance sheet has a sterling reputation. healthcare machine.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Consider buying one (or all of them) and watch your portfolio grow. UnitedHealth is a true wealth compounder that any long-term investor can hold in their portfolio for as long as the U.S. today, yet the dividend consumes only 60% of the company's cash flow. Here is what I found. healthcare system allows corporations to thrive.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But following four-plus decades of acquisitions, mergers, bankruptcies, innovation, and economic shifts, only two public companies still hold this pristine credit rating. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005. if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $879,935 !*

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 16, 2023

The logical next stock-split stock: Costco Wholesale If there's one publicly traded company that makes for the most-logical stock-split candidate , it's warehouse club Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). Healthcare company UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) , whose shares closed at $508.01 Shares ended at just shy of $563 on Aug.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 9, 2024

Study the management team and board of directors Public companies are obligated to apprise investors of who is on their management team, as well as provide the identities of prominent board members, directors, and major shareholders. So don't hesitate to buy competing businesses, as it often isn't contradictory in any way.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 1, 2024

recently released its annual report, revealing that the conglomerate holding company held a record high of $168 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2023. While Berkshire's growth prospects may be limited in some regards, there is simply no other public company in the market as well-positioned for a market downturn.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 2, 2024

I'm talking about conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , which has been led by billionaire CEO Warren Buffett since the mid-1960s. Second, the Oracle of Omaha and his team have a penchant for buying shares of companies that pay a regular dividend.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 8, 2024

The company's financials are among the best on Wall Street, and it is one of two public companies with an AAA credit rating, something not even the U.S. As a mature healthcare conglomerate, Johnson & Johnson won't blow you away with growth. billion and Ambrx Biopharma for another $2 billion. government can boast.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2023

One of the ways to prepare is to have stocks in your portfolio that can withstand these conditions. is the cream of the crop when it comes to conglomerates, having amassed a market capitalization of over $770 billion (as of Dec. Part of what makes Berkshire Hathaway a good buy to hedge a market crash is its vast portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 8, 2024

The thing I want to follow up about though, is that there's also a lot of fish staying out of the water because it's a real pain to be a public company and there's a lot of private equity firms keeping these smaller companies private. It's a mini conglomerate that welcomes comparisons to Berkshire Hathaway.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey and contributor Matt Frankel dive into Boston Omaha , a company that could be poised to be the next great conglomerate. I think ultimately that's the attraction with such a real estate portfolio is there a lot of different ways they could go with it. Has the company earned that swagger?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. You guys have a broader solution portfolio, and that's going to help NRR expand. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. We delivered 57% growth and 21% EBITDA margin, top percentile of public companies out there. Spoiled is over $100 million of net revenue.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 29, 2024

Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. Something that looks this sharp belongs in your portfolio." Do you think this company is an attractive buyout candidate? What do you think?",

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The Motley Fool

MAY 9, 2024

Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005. if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $553,959 !*

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 23, 2023

Given Splunk's flexible and highly scalable data architecture, our industry-leading security and observability solutions and our quickening pace of innovation, we are in a unique position to help enterprises bolster resilience by harnessing AI across our product portfolio. Was that for the whole portfolio or just cloud only?

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 30, 2024

Are these all run independently or are they run as part of a big conglomerate or a little bit of each? 00:05:59 [Speaker Changed] So over my two plus decades at the company, the answer is yes and yes, right? We then grew up into the kids and family group and added other brands into our portfolio. It’s a public company.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 25, 2023

We also won a co-brand portfolio with Allegiant Travel Company, the parent company of Allegiant Air. And finally, we signed a co-brand agreement with Indian conglomerate, Adani, serving 400 million customers through retail, airports, and online travel services, among others. Hopefully, we've delivered for you.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Model portfolios and stock ranking, all based on your investor type. Mary Long: Constellation Software is a conglomerate of over 500 software businesses. The general theme to this family is that they're all, at least right now, well run vertical market software, aka VMS companies. This year we're rolling out a new offering.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 30, 2024

Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. This puts us in a good position to extend and secure our contract portfolio over the coming years. Moving on to the results we are reporting today.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this city when you think of public companies based in Washington, DC, any standout performers come to mind for you? Maybe to the Motley Fool's shame, no Fool service had ever recommended this stock until Backstage portfolio did last month. David Gardner: I'm so glad we found you, you found us. That's how Marriott started.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school. KKR took a stock exchange company called who Houdaille, private, and it was the first time there’ve been — RITHOLTZ: ’79 or something like that? And so it was a whole new idea, I found it very interesting.

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