As in every year, Warren Buffett shared Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) largest stock positions (common stocks) in his 2017 annual letter to the shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway’s largest positions included Wells Fargo, Apple and Bank of America shares. The letter said the company had stock holdings totaling $170.5 billion in value at the end of 2017.…
S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following change in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index: Effective prior to the open of trading on January 3, 2018, C.R. Bard Inc (Exchange: NYSE, Ticker: BCR) will be removed from the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. C.R. Bard Inc is being acquired by Becton Dickinson & Co…
As in every year, Warren Buffett shared Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) largest stock positions (common stocks) in his 2016 annual letter to the shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway’s largest positions included Wells Fargo, The Coca-Cola Company and IBM shares. The letter said the company had stock holdings totaling $122.0 billion in value at the end of 2016.…
Millennial investors (those aged 18-35) have unrealistically high income expectations, a worryingly short-term investment outlook, and many dependencies to support both now and in the future, according to the Schroders Global Investor Study 2016. This report surveyed 20,000 end investors in 28 countries. Schroders Global Investor Study revealed: Millennials demand more income (10.2%) than other…
As in every year, Warren Buffett shared Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) largest stock positions (common stocks) in his 2015 annual letter to the shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway’s largest positions included Wells Fargo, The Coca-Cola Company and IBM shares. The letter said the company had stock holdings totaling $112.3 billion in value at the end of 2015.…
As in every year, Warren Buffett shared Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) largest stock positions (common stocks) in his 2014 annual letter to the shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway’s largest positions included Wells Fargo, The Coca-Cola Company and American Express Company shares. The letter said the company had stock holdings totaling $117.5 billion in value at the end…
Barron’s favorite stocks for 2014 had a market beating year, so what are the top-picks for 2015? The top-picks for 2014 beat the market, gaining an average of 20.6% (including dividend), compared with 18.2% for the S&P 500 index. The top gains were US Airways and Intel with a performance of 133% and 51%, respectively.…
The last 2 months Wall Street’s top stock market strategists such as Goldman, ML, CS, UBS have been publishing their predictions for 2015 with respect to the S&P 500. Looking back Wall Street strategists have underestimated where the S&P would go by around 5% on average. See the nice chart of business insider below: Looking…
One month before 2014 ends, which means one that it’s time for 2015 forecasts. UBS strategist Julian Emanuel was the first to present the S&P 500 forecast for 2015. Emanuel’s forecast has a risk range of 1,750 on the downside to 2,400 on the upside and a 2015 year-end S&P 500 price of 2,225. Oppenheimer’s…
