History may not repeat on Wall Street, but it’s been rhyming for more than 110 years. It’s been nothing short of a banner year for Wall Street and investors. As of the closing bell on Dec. 5, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.28%), benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.25%), and growth-centric Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC…
Some dividends are more durable than others. That’s due to a combination of the underlying company’s financial strength and the resiliency of its business model. Companies with those characteristics make excellent ones to buy and hold for a lifetime of stable and growing dividend income. Many real estate investment trusts (REITs) have those durable traits,…
Technology stocks stood tall in the first week of December trading, helping the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finish Friday’s session at record closing highs. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lead the way with a 3.3% gain for the week. The S & P 500 closed nearly 1% higher. Both indexes are now riding three-week…
With shares up by 223% year to date, Rigetti Computing (RGTI 37.74%) is soaring as Wall Street becomes more interested in quantum computing. While this industry is less flashy than other hype cycles like generative artificial intelligence (AI), it could be just as impactful over the long term. Let’s dig deeper to decide if Rigetti…
Super Micro Computer (SMCI 6.78%) roared into the year with strength as a leader in the high-growth area of artificial intelligence (AI). The company makes a variety of equipment, such as servers and full-rack scale solutions, crucial to AI data centers, and this has helped revenue soar in the triple digits in recent quarters. The…
Bitcoin’s value soared to new heights this week, extending a post-election surge as President-elect Donald Trump vows to boost cryptocurrencies. Wealth advisers and personal finance experts say they’re hearing from more people taking a fresh look at the market, but their advice remains: Dip a toe in, don’t dive headfirst. “My POV on the risks…
With a market capitalization of around $1 trillion, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.12%) (BRK.B -0.01%) is a very large company. That’s an important fact to consider when you think about what CEO Warren Buffett and his team have been doing so far in 2024. Although nothing big happened on the acquisition front in 2024, investors should…
Valuation & Growth As we’ve seen over the past three years, stock investors don’t like recessions, not even the no-shows. There was much anxiety about an imminent recession from January 3, 2022 through October 12, 2022, as reflected by the 25.4% drop in the S&P 500 over that period. Over that period, industry analysts confirmed…
2024 isn’t over yet, but the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.25%) is set to cap off a banner year. Even though most Wall Street experts had expected only modest returns at the beginning of the year, the S&P 500 is up 28% year to date through Dec. 4, on track for one of its best years in…
Investors are always looking at potential buying opportunities that could be big winners over time. A good place to find these types of situations is to identify previous winners. This can help you narrow down your list of places to park your capital. Looking at history, there are some dominant companies today that have compounded…