Image source: Getty Images What a week it’s been for investors. Over five days, the FTSE 100 is down 8.4%, while the FTSE 250 dropped 6.3%. This leaves both indexes down over one year, by 0.4% and 7.6%, respectively. Notably, the FTSE 100 has outperformed the FTSE 250 for some time. Over five years, the…
Image source: Getty Images After what looked like the start of a recovery in March, the S&P 500 fell a further 3.4% last week. As of 2 April 2025, America’s most widely followed stock market index is down 4% year to date and 511 points from its all-time high set in mid-February. As the Trump…
Image source: The Motley Fool If history is anything to go by, growth stocks can generate spectacular returns. But it’s not just about how much earnings per share (EPS) are going to increase in future. In the 1977 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett identified a key metric for investors to pay attention to….
Image source: The Motley Fool As one of the most successful investors alive today, it’s not too surprising to hear that Warren Buffett seemingly predicted the recent US stock market correction. While Buffett didn’t explicitly call for stocks to fall, he’s repeatedly highlighted his concerns over valuations. What’s more, actions often speak louder than words….
Image source: Getty Images The US stock market has been a bit volatile of late. Here in the UK, FTSE 100 investors have continued to enjoy the stability benefits that our flagship index is known for. But for those investing in US stocks or simply a S&P 500 tracker fund, the past few weeks have…
Image source: The Motley Fool Having kicked off his investment journey at the age of 11, Warren Buffett’s no stranger to stock market volatility. But for newer investors, the last few weeks haven’t been particularly pleasant, especially for those allocating capital across the pond. The US offers a lot of exciting growth opportunities for British…
Trump’s trade war continues this week, with the President promising fresh new tariffs on aluminum and steel. The latest move comes after Trump signed executive orders imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. The Canadian and Mexican tariffs were cancelled/delayed at the last minute, while the tariff on China went into effect with one of…
Image source: The Motley Fool Warren Buffett has made many billions of pounds in the stock market. But he started as a schoolboy, with no shares at all until he spent some money from a paper round to dip his toe in the market. I am applying some lessons from Buffett as I aim to…
Image source: Getty Images Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock’s started to plateau after delivering some huge returns in recent years. Over six months, the stock’s up around 20%. This means £10,000 invested then would be worth £12,000 today, plus a little extra given the depreciation of the pound. However, the trajectory certainly hasn’t been smooth. Six months…
Image source: The Motley Fool Billionaire investor Warren Buffett started investing in the stock market as a schoolboy and is still at it decades later. Over that time, he has accumulated a lot of investing wisdom. Here are five pieces of that Warren Buffett approach that I try to follow and think could help investors…