Month: September 2020

(Bloomberg) — The markets are in a “raging mania” and rising inflation is a big threat, investor Stan Druckenmiller said.Inflation could hit 5% to 10% in the next four to five years, Druckenmiller said Wednesday in a CNBC interview, adding that the Federal Reserve has created conditions that have sent valuations soaring. Deflation is also a risk, he said.“Everyone loves a party but inevitably after a big party there is a hangover,” he said. “We are in a raging mania.”Investors, however, in general don’t see much risk of higher inflation in the U.S., according to prices in the market for …read more […]

Chou Associates Management recently released its Q2 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. In U.S. dollars, a Series A unit of Chou Associates Fund decreased by 32.3% in the first half of 2020 while the S&P 500 Total Return Index decreased by 3.1% in the same period. You should check […] …read more […]

A few weeks ago billionaire Nelson Peltz’s Trian revealed its 13F portfolio. Nelson Peltz has a great reputation as a long-term activist investor. Probably because of this reputation effect whenever he discloses a new activist position, we see a pop in that stock’s price. We disagree. Nelson Peltz was a great long-term investor but he […] …read more […]

Slack shares fall despite the company reporting earnings that beat estimates. Morningstar Analyst Dan Romanoff joins the On the Move panel to discuss. …read more […]

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If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Hayden Capital’s top stock picks. Hayden Capital, an investment management firm, is bearish on JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ:JD) stock. In its Q2 2019 investor letter – you can download a copy here – the firm discussed its investment […] …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — The luxury industry’s biggest takeover is unraveling as LVMH moved to call off a $16 billion purchase of Tiffany & Co., which countered with a lawsuit to try to keep the deal on track.The Louis Vuitton owner cited delays related to a U.S.-France trade dispute, while the jeweler said the French giant was trying to leverage the protests against police brutality and the Covid-19 pandemic to seek a lower price.Tiffany shares plunged as much as 11% in New York, while LVMH gave up gains to trade 0.3% lower in Paris.The deal, struck in November 2019, ran into trouble …read more […]

How do you pick the next stock to invest in? One way would be to spend days of research browsing through thousands of publicly traded companies. However, an easier way is to look at the stocks that smart money investors are collectively bullish on. Hedge funds and other institutional investors usually invest large amounts of […] …read more […]

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey have plowed through 823 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F filings show the funds’ and investors’ portfolio positions as of June 30th, when the S&P 500 Index was trading around the […] …read more […]

A stocks definition is the first step for any individual to become an investor. And this isn’t an exclusive club. Anyone and everyone, from all walks of life, can buy stocks.
So, what are stocks exactly? And how can you use the stock market to develop a passive income stream? Let’s take a closer look below.

Stocks Definition to Live By
Stocks are securities that represent ownership in publicly-traded companies. When you own a stock, you instantly become a shareholder in said business. You’re called a shareholder because you now share in that company’s assets and profits.
For the company itself, going public presents …read more […]

Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Brian Sozzi discuss the latest news in the auto industry, including analysts’ reaction to the Nikola, GM deal and Tesla. …read more […]

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next four days. You can purchase shares before the… …read more […]

Yahoo Finance’s Emily McCormick joins The First Trade with Alexis Christoforous to discuss Slack’s second-quarter report. …read more […]

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. We at Insider Monkey have plowed through 823 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F […] …read more […]