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One of Warren Buffett's 8 "Forever" Holdings Just Became Wall Street's Newest Stock-Split Stock

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At the moment, Berkshire's $386 billion investment portfolio comprises 44 stocks and two exchange-traded funds. But for eight of the company's 44 stock holdings , there's simply no exit strategy. But make no mistake about it: These nearly four-dozen securities aren't created equally. Image source: Getty Images.

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History Says This Is When the Stock Market Might Slow Down

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Buying and holding is still the ideal strategy Given how hot the markets have been (not just this year but in 2023 as well when the S&P rallied by 24%), it wouldn't be surprising to see stocks start to cool off at some point this year.

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The Good News About High Valuations; the Problem With Glide Paths

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If the purpose is that you sell it to somebody else, the private equity, or you do an IPO, if that's the exit strategy that you have in mind for your private equity investment, you will still have to convince the person who buys it from you that it has long term value. The same thing then let's translate that to private equity.