Year: 2020

You may have heard the phrase “common stock” thrown around and wondered what it is. Well, common stock is what most people think of when they think of a stock. A share of common stock represents a share of ownership in a corporation. As a result, the more shares a person owns, the larger a stake they own in the company as well.
Investors and traders buy shares of common stock in the hopes of earning a positive return on their investment. They can do this through capital appreciation or through the payment of dividends.
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Billionaire David Tepper is an enormously successful hedge fund manager. For a very long time his long/short equity hedge fund delivered annualized returns of 30% or more after fees. There are only a few hedge fund managers who were able to accomplish this and most of them are billionaires today. We analyzed the performance of […] …read more […]

The rapid global race to develop a coronavirus vaccine hit its first major hurdle, as frontrunner AstraZeneca paused its Phase 3 trial in the U.K. …read more […]

Gold has proven to be a sound investment for millennia. And in modern times, that’s especially true when financial markets are experiencing turbulence. But jewelry and bricks of gold aren’t the only way to get a piece of the action. That’s why we’ve put together this simple four-part tutorial on how to buy gold stocks.

First, let’s start with a quick history lesson. Gold has a long record of being used as currency. But even before the ancient Kingdom of Lydia began using gold coins as money (sometime around 700 B.C.), it was a symbol of wealth for the Egyptians. Because …read more […]

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) by projecting its future… …read more […]

One Wall Street analyst puts forth a staggering valuation on GM’s electric vehicle business. …read more […]

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) saw a decent share price growth in the teens level on the NASDAQGS over the last few… …read more […]

Tiffany & Co. has a bleak short-term outlook as it moves on from its takeover deal from LVMH. …read more […]

(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 […]