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Is It Better to Collect Social Security at 62, 67, or 70? A Broad-Based Statistical Analysis Offers a Clear Answer.

The Motley Fool

Nearly nine decades ago, the Social Security Act was signed into law to forge a financial foundation for America's aging workers who could no longer provide for themselves. After all this time, Social Security remains a financial pillar for a majority of retirees. For more than two decades, Gallup has polled retirees and non-retirees every year to gauge how reliant they currently are, or expect to be, on their Social Security check.

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Australian gold miners strike $3.2bn takeover deal

Financial Times M&A

Northern Star to acquire rival De Grey in all-share transaction as gold price surge continues to drive consolidation

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The Stock Market Is Doing Something It's Never Done Before -- and Investors Could Be "Playing With Fire," According to Warren Buffett

The Motley Fool

Happy days might seem to be here again for many investors. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is near its all-time highs with the index on track for a second consecutive year of 20%+ gains. However, major problems could lie ahead. The stock market is doing something it has never done before -- and investors could be "playing with fire," according to Warren Buffett.

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Private market investors ponder transition investment

Top 1000 Funds

Investors putting capital to work in private market transition assets face unknowns around government policy, but the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Oxford has heard that private credit also fits well with the long term nature of transition investments and brings valuable relationships with investee companies.

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Is AI Stock Arm Holdings Going to $160? 1 Wall Street Analyst Thinks So.

The Motley Fool

The artificial intelligence (AI) stock craze, although it's moderated some in recent times, is a long-tail trend that began around two years ago. Many investors are understandably convinced that the technology is going to be ubiquitous before long, and they're still scrambling to find investments that might take good advantage of this trend. One of the more durable AI stock plays, U.K.

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Holdsport deal gives Old Mutual PE their exit

Africa Capital Digest

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Holdsport deal gives Old Mutual PE their exit first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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Here's the 1 Potentially Disappointing Thing About Nvidia You Need to Know Right Now

The Motley Fool

This year, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been on fire, soaring more than 170% so far, and there have been plenty of good reasons for this top performance. The tech giant has proven its dominance in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market, showing that the world's biggest AI customers are lining up to get their hands on its latest platform. Nvidia says demand for its upcoming Blackwell architecture and chip has surpassed supply, and that's set to continue.

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Should You Forget Nvidia and Buy 2 Other Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Right Now?

The Motley Fool

There's no denying that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the poster child of the artificial intelligence (AI) craze. The semiconductor business elevated to new heights thanks to sizable investments from multiple tech giants looking to build out their network infrastructure and processing capabilities, leading to monster gains for the company and its stock. In the past five years, shares of Nvidia have gone bonkers, skyrocketing 2,370% (as of Nov. 27).

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BluePeak makes sustainably-linked investment in Sancella

Africa Capital Digest

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All Retirees on Medicare Need to Do This by Dec. 7

The Motley Fool

Millions of older Americans get their health coverage through Medicare. But Medicare coverage isn't one-size-fits-all, and it's not something to simply set and forget. Whether you're on original Medicare and have a Part D plan for drug coverage or you have all-in-one coverage through Medicare Advantage, it's important to review your plan choices every year during the program's fall open enrollment.

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Ninety One holds impressive first close for ACO Fund 3

Africa Capital Digest

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Prediction: 2 Stocks That'll Be Worth More Than Palantir 5 Years From Now

The Motley Fool

You can't deny Palantir 's (NASDAQ: PLTR) monster stock run over the last year. Shares are up 237% in the last 12 months and a whopping 600% since going public back in 2020, making long-term investors a fortune. Now, Wall Street traders are piling in to see if the momentum will continue. Palantir's earnings have grown, but not nearly as fast as its stock price.

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Mawingu secures equity and debt funding for Habari acquisition

Africa Capital Digest

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3 Reasons Lam Research Is a Must-Buy for Long-Term Investors

The Motley Fool

While the "Magnificent Seven" stocks often get a lion's share of attention in the tech world, semiconductor stocks outside Nvidia are often ignored by a lot of investors. And the semiconductor capital equipment ("semicap") stocks -- the makers of high-tech machines that produce semiconductors -- are ignored even more. This is despite the semicaps having some of the best businesses around.

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Visa signs off on EM financial inclusion fund commitment

Africa Capital Digest

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Got $5,000? Here's How to Make Almost $500 in Extra Income in 2025.

The Motley Fool

Many companies return a portion of their profits to investors in dividends. That enables their shareholders to generate some extra income each year. Some companies really pay their investors well. For example, AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) , Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) , and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) currently offer dividend yields of 6.7% or higher.

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Amethis’s latest fund lands commitment from FinDev Canada

Africa Capital Digest

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Up 21% in 2024, Is This Vanguard ETF the Best Way to Invest in Warren Buffett Value Stocks Like Berkshire Hathaway, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, and Chevron?

The Motley Fool

This has been another great year for the broader stock market indexes. And while it's true that megacap growth stocks have been leading these indexes to new heights, many value stocks are also delivering sizable gains. Investment management firm Vanguard has a low-cost exchange-traded fund (ETF) that targets megacap value stocks. It holds Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , as well as top Buffett stocks Coca-Cola , Bank of America , and Chevron.

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SPE Capital adds Dislog to AIF I’s portfolio

Africa Capital Digest

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Are You Ready for These 4 Social Security Changes Coming in 2025?

The Motley Fool

If you're one of the millions of older Americans who are collecting Social Security, then it's important to pay attention to changes that are coming to the program in 2025. But here's a news flash -- even if you're decades away from being eligible for benefits, it still pays to read up on the ways Social Security is changing in the new year. The Social Security Administration commonly announces key changes to the program in October that are set to take place a few months later in January.

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LeapFrog’s latest emerging consumer fund closes with more than $1bln

Africa Capital Digest

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3 Unstoppable Growth ETFs That Could Turn $2,000 Into $132,000 With Practically Zero Effort

The Motley Fool

Investing in growth exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a fantastic way to build wealth, and it takes less of your time and effort than buying individual stocks. While there's nothing wrong with opting for individual stocks, to do it well, you'll need to heavily research each company you're interested in buying. A properly diversified portfolio should contain at least 25 to 30 stocks, and not everyone has the time or interest to build a personally customized set of investments.

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Do We Need More Bubbles?

A Wealth of Common Sense

One of my all-time favorite headlines from The Onion was this gem from all the way back in 2008: Bubbles do seem to be in our DNA for some reason. We’ve had a handful of manias this century. The dot-com bubble popped in early 2000, which laid waste to the stock market (especially tech stocks). That led to the housing bubble of the mid-aughts1, which combined with a global credit orgy, led to the Great Financial Cri.

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Is IonQ Stock a Buy?

The Motley Fool

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has taken its investors on a wild ride over the past three years. The quantum computing startup went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Oct. 1, 2021, and its stock opened at $10.60 on the first day. It soared as high as $31 the following month but sank to about $3 by December 2022. Like many other SPAC-backed startups, IonQ disappointed its investors by missing its premerger targets and racked up steep losses.

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Overcoming challenges in achieving goals

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Tim Daniel Clairmont, MSFS, LACP Goals fuel success and give you direction. Even if you have goals and a clear charted path to achieve them, though, it doesn’t mean the way is always easy. We can’t control every detour and obstacle on our path. We’ll have challenges. Conquering challenges Everybody struggles at different moments in their career, and all kinds of situations can cause you to struggle.

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The Low-Effort Way I Saved Over $400 Shopping Online in 2024

The Motley Fool

Image source: Getty Images I'm a fan of shopping online. There's nothing better than being able to shop for what I need without leaving the house, so I place frequent online orders. In addition to saving money by shopping online deals, coupon codes help me score additional discounts at checkout. I've saved over $400 this year by entering coupon codes at checkout.

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Pharma deals fall to lowest level in almost a decade

Financial Times M&A

Experts forecast Trump administration could usher in new era of mergers and acquisitions among drugmakers

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As Indexes Soar, Does Warren Buffett Know Something Wall Street Doesn't? He Just Made a Move That Could Be a Warning for Investors.

The Motley Fool

Warren Buffett has proven his ability to score investment wins through good market times and bad. At the helm of Berkshire Hathaway , he's helped deliver a compounded annual gain of nearly 20% over 58 years, soaring past the S&P 500 's 10% compounded annual increase during that time period. That's why investors tend to take notice of Buffett's investing moves and what he has to say about investing at a particular point in time.

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10 Sunday Reads

The Big Picture

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • There’s a real math problem with MicroStrategy’s obscene valuation premium : MicroStrategy is worth around 3x as much as its bitcoin holdings. Let’s talk about the implications of that. ( Sherwood ) • Feds: Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers : Tether is being used on a massive scale by large scale drug traffickers, to the point where Tether is sold cheaper in Me

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Warren Buffett Sold $133 Billion Worth of Stocks This Year: Here Are 2 He's Not Selling

The Motley Fool

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has been selling stocks at a higher clip than usual this year. Through the first three quarters of 2024, Berkshire sold $133 billion worth of stocks. This mostly reflects recent sales of Berkshire's largest holding , Apple , but it also trimmed its Bank of America stake, which has also been a sizable investment for Berkshire in recent years.

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Meet the Newest Stock in the Nasdaq. It's Soared 918% Since Last Year, and It's Still a Buy Right Now, According to Certain Wall Street Analysts.

The Motley Fool

The Nasdaq Composite is a comprehensive technology-focused index that tracks the performance of more than 3,000 stocks listed on the exchange. Earlier this month, the index hit (another) all-time high, marking the 27th so far this year. After its recent sprint higher, the Nasdaq is taking a well-deserved respite, down about 1% from its peak (as of this writing).

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Prediction: This Unstoppable Vanguard ETF Will Beat the S&P 500 Again in 2025

The Motley Fool

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is having a very strong year, with a 27.3% gain so far. That's more than twice its average annual return going all the way back to 1957. However, the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) is performing even better, with a 30.9% year-to-date gain. That's because technology stocks are leading the S&P higher in 2024 thanks to trends like artificial intelligence (AI), and this Vanguard exchange-traded fund (ETF) assigns them a much higher weighting.

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This Little-Known AI Stock Is Up 315% in 2024, and History Says It Could Soar Again in 2025 (Hint: Not Palantir)

The Motley Fool

Shares of Palantir Technologies have advanced 290% year to date as unrelenting demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) platform has led to a series of strong financial results. While impressive, Palantir is only the second-best performing member of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) this year. The top spot goes to electric utility Vistra (NYSE: VST).

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Better Artificial Intelligence Stock: SoundHound vs. Palantir

The Motley Fool

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the hottest investment theme on the planet right now. And for good reason. AI could be revolutionary for everything from business to our daily lives. For example, AI can make cars safer or save pharmaceutical companies time in the development of drugs. And these transformations, as they improve efficiency and products and services, could lead to significant earnings growth for companies using or developing AI tools.

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Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chip Stock Is Going to Skyrocket After Dec. 3

The Motley Fool

The market for artificial intelligence (AI) chips has been dominated by Nvidia , which explains why the semiconductor giant recently delivered another stellar set of results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 (which ended on Oct. 27). The chipmaker's revenue shot up a whopping 94% year over year to $35.1 billion, while its immense pricing power helped it more than double its adjusted earnings to $0.81 per share.

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A Bull Market Is Here: 2 Smart Stocks Down 16% and 65% to Buy Right Now

The Motley Fool

Powered by big gains for Nvidia , Microsoft , and other mega-cap tech giants, the S&P 500 index has staged an incredible 26% rally so far in 2024. Meanwhile, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is up an even better 28% across the stretch. But while high-profile tech companies have been dominating the headlines and rocketing to new valuation highs, investors shouldn't overlook the potential for wins in other sectors.

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I'm Not Counting on Social Security COLAs to Carry Me Through Retirement. Here's What I'm Doing to Combat Inflation Instead.

The Motley Fool

It's official: Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 has been announced. Come January, current beneficiaries will be receiving 2.5% more than they're getting now, mirroring 2024's overall inflation rate. Somehow it doesn't seem like enough, however. Although it's a purely mathematical matter, most people -- and retirees in particular -- seem to be struggling more than they have in the past to keep up with rising costs.

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