Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Abel, the likely successor to CEO Warren Buffett, bought about $68 million of the company’s shares last Thursday in what appears to be his first purchases of Berk...
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If Hurricane Ian destroyed your home, take these critical first steps for disaster relief and insurance
The full financial and human price of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still unknown, days after it lashed Florida, and now with the Carolinas fresh off its wrath. But even with the immediate search-and...
What will happen with inflation, interest rates and housing? Here’s what to expect in the next two years, and what could go wrong.
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These 20 stocks in the S&P 500 tumbled between 20% and 30% in September
Stocks declined again on Friday, closing out September with large losses across the board as the rally from the June lows partway through August faded into memory. The S&P 500 SPX fell 1.5% on Fri...
Forget the 4% retirement spending rule. How do you feel about 1.9%?
Retirees and near-retirees have known for some time that the famed 4% rule needs to be revised downwards. But by how much? Would you believe 1.9%? That’s the conclusion of new research that replicates...
It’s Time to Buy Tech Again. Here Are 20 Stocks to Start With.
One cruel truth the stock market confirmed this past week is that trying to pick the bottom for technology stocks is a fool’s errand. The Nasdaq Composite’s terrible September—it was down 10.5% on the...
Young people shouldn’t save for retirement, new research says
Most financial planners advise young people to start saving early — and often — for retirement so they can take advantage of the so-called eighth wonder of the world – the power of compound interest. ...
Billionaire Berkshire Board Member David Gottesman Dies at 96
Text size David Sanford “Sandy” Gottesman arrives for a Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg David “Sandy” Gottesman, a Berkshire Hathaway board me...
Debt cancellation got all the attention, but this Biden proposal could impact student-loan borrowers more, critics and advocates say
When President Joe Biden announced in August that his administration planned to cancel $10,000 in federal student debt for most borrowers, Allison Daurio felt some relief. Under the White House’s deb...
Opinion: Micron earnings suggest the chip downturn could be worse than Wall Street expects
Micron Technology Inc. executives warned about a semiconductor downturn in late June, but now say that a “sharp and sudden” drop in demand exceeded even those expectations, suggesting the current chip...
Dividend yields on preferred stocks have soared. This is how to pick the best ones for your portfolio.
This year nearly every type of security has declined — bad news if you look at your portfolio’s value each day and have difficulty sleeping at night. On the other hand, it’s good news if you’re lookin...
Buffett’s Berkshire Might Have Bought More Occidental Stock After the Dip
A recent decline in Occidental Petroleum share price could have prompted Berkshire Hathaway to add to its large stake in the big energy company. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) holds 188.4 m...
‘I would not have been able to do it without him’: I built a property portfolio with 23 units while we were dating. How much should I give to my fiancé in our prenup?
I’m about to marry a wonderful man. I built an investment portfolio of 23 units while we were dating. Now we’re questioning how to create a prenuptial agreement. Over the years, I have identified, pur...
I’m a trustee for my brother: How should I handle his assets in a bear market?
Dear Harry, As a trustee for my brother, I am concerned with the current bear market and wondering if I should get out of the market altogether and place the funds in a money-market account until thin...
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway Could Be Among Top Payers of New Minimum Tax
Listen to article (2 minutes) WASHINGTON—A handful of large companies, such as Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon.com could bear most of the burden from a 15% corporate minimum tax President Biden signed i...
Hong Kong Shares Hit 11-Year Low. Alibaba and Tencent Lead Decline.
Text size Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell more than 3% on the week to reach its lowest level since October 2011. Bloomberg Hong Kong stocks ended a bleak week down more than 1% Friday, pushing ...
Alibaba Pours $1 Billion Into Cloud Computing. The Move Is Critical for Its Growth.
Text size Alibaba stock has tumbled since early 2021 amid waves of regulatory pressures. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba will invest $1 billion into its cloud computing division, doubling down...
Netflix chief accounting officer gives up $2.4 million position after just 4 months on the job
Netflix Inc. is seeking a new chief accounting officer after its current one quit the role after less than four months. The streaming giant NFLX, -5.69% said in a regulatory filing Friday that Ken Bar...
These Are the 7 Worst Housing Markets, According to Lennar
Higher mortgage rates have cut into home sales at a national level—but, as the saying goes, all real estate is local. Lennar , the nation’s second-largest builder by market capitalization, on Thursda...
Brace yourselves, the Fed is about to inflict ‘some pain’ to fight inflation — here’s how to prepare your wallet and portfolio
The Fed is ready to bring the pain. Are you prepared? Weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned there would be “some pain to households and businesses” as the central bank jacks up inte...
Chip Stocks Marvell and Broadcom Can Outperform, Says J.P. Morgan
Text size Dreamstime J.P. Morgan believes two chip stocks can do well even as growth prospects for the cloud market softens. On Wednesday, semiconductor analyst Harlan Sur told investors the weaker ec...
21 dividend stocks yielding 5% or more of companies that will produce plenty of cash in 2023
When the stock market has jumped two days in a row, as it has now, it is easy to become complacent. But the Federal Reserve isn’t finished raising interest rates, and recession talk abounds. Stock inv...