Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Takes 11% Stake in HP

Text size Warren Buffett Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc. Berkshire Hathaway has accumulated an 11.4% stake worth $4.2 billion in HP Inc. , the maker of personal computers and printers, ...

Here’s how much a 40-year mortgage would save you each month vs. a 30-year loan. And the ultimate cost.

The U.S. home-financing market has been dominated by the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan for decades. Now some key players in the U.S. housing market think it is time to give home buyers the option o...

Revolut: a travel insurance partnership with Allianz

The global financial super-app with over 18 million customers worldwide, has announced a new feature for Premium and Metal users. Partnership between Revolut and Allianz Revolut, the global financial ...

7 red flags that signal it may be time to dump your financial adviser

Getty Images/iStockphoto In these trying financial times, more Americans are leaning on financial advisers for money advice. While in 2020, 22% of Americans said a financial adviser was their most tru...

Nice Surprise: The IRS May Want to Give You Money This Year

If you paid for daycare, health insurance, or your kid’s college tuition in 2021, you may be eligible for a fat credit on your 2021 taxes—even if you haven’t qualified in past years. A number of credi...

Your 401(k) Statement Will Soon Have Lifetime Income Estimates. What to Know.

Participants in 401(k)s should begin seeing a “lifetime income illustration” on their statements this year, getting an estimate of how much guaranteed monthly income their current account balance woul...

Warren Buffett Has Amassed Over 90% of His Wealth Since He Turned 65

Text size Warren Buffett Drew Angerer/Getty Images Who says you can’t get really rich when you’re old? One of the Warren Buffett’s remarkable achievements is that he has generated over 90% of his weal...

Opinion: Social Security benefits should not be cut

The American Academy of Actuaries — a group of usually sober and sensible people — recently issued a brief making the case for “Raising the Social Security Retirement Age.”     Their argument is strai...

How to Plan for Part-Time Retirement

Phased retirement arrangements might be a good fit for older employees who want to scale back on work but aren’t yet ready to leave for good.  “It requires some planning,” said Elliot Dole, an adviser...

In a Less-Globalized World, Be Careful Where You Park Your Plane

There may be no better illustration of globalization’s retreat than investors getting burned for owing planes in the wrong place. This week, Moscow claimed that almost 800 commercial aircraft have alr...

Here Are 3 Ways to Get Better Yields Than Bonds, With Some Measure of Safety

Despite the recent surge in bond yields, some alternative investments provide much better yields with varying degrees of safety. They include Treasury savings bonds, multi-year guaranteed annuities fr...

These 3 Value Stocks Keep Hitting Higher Highs

Businessman trading online stock market on teblet screen, digital investment concept getty These are not considered “disruptive innovation” equities. They are not the leading components of the NASDAQ-...

Opinion: I want to leave a Roth IRA to my sister with special needs — what’s the best way to do that?

Q.: I have a Roth IRA that I would like to leave to my sister. She has mental-health issues and I want to have a way to leave money to be distributed monthly without paying it all out in handling fees...

Opinion: The Trust Act is not the way to fix Social Security

Last month, I was invited to a forum on “Trust Fund Solutions,” which means Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is still pushing his TRUST Act. One of the bill’s co-sponsors — Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) — also a...

Do I need to file a tax return if most of my income is Social Security?

Recently we received the following email from a reader: I would like to know if I live off my Social Security check and have no other income must I file a federal tax return? I have a yearly income of...

Lemonade’s Insurance dApp to Protect Farmers Amidst Climate Change

The non-profit arm of Lemonade, the Lemonade Foundation, has announced that it will extend its support to vulnerable farmers who have been severely affected due to climate change. The Lemonade Foundat...

Lemonade to Offer Blockchain-Powered Climate Insurance for Farmers in Emerging Markets

Lemonade, a top American insurance company, has revealed the formation of the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition meant to offer blockchain-enabled climate insurance to the most vulnerable farmers acros...

Lemonade Is Working With Avalanche, Chainlink on Weather Insurance for Farmers

Lemonade (LMND), the $1.7 billion company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is rolling out a newly created decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition...

Warren Buffett Does Deal Making Differently. Alleghany Acquisition Shows How.

Text size Warren Buffett Drew Angerer/Getty Images When it comes to acquisitions, Warren Buffett does things differently, and Berkshire Hathaway ’s deal on Monday for Alleghany illustrates his unique ...

Warren Buffett Puts Some of His $144 Billion to Work With Alleghany Deal

Warren Buffett Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Text size It was only three weeks ago that Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett wrote of the unpleasantness associated with h...

Warren Buffett’s Deal for Alleghany Is Great for Berkshire, So-So for Alleghany

Berkshire Hathaway ’s agreement to buy insurer Alleghany for $11.6 billion looks like an excellent deal for Berkshire, but only a so-so one for Alleghany. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK. A and BRK. B...

Warren Buffett Finally Found An Exciting Company To Buy

Warren Buffett speaks during the Forbes’ 2015 Philanthropy Summit Awards Dinner (Photo by Dimitrios … [+] Kambouris/Getty Images) Getty Images Last month, Warren Buffett lamented in his an...

Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Insurance Firm Alleghany for $11.6B

Multinational conglomerate company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) is acquiring insurance and reinsurance firm Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y). On Monday morning, Berkshire Hathaway said it had agree...

Warren Buffett Extends Buying Run In $11.6 Billion Alleghany Deal

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway  (BRK.A) – Get Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A Report agreed Monday to buy insurance group Alleghany Corp.  (Y) – Get Alleghany Corporation Report...

Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Reinsurer Alleghany for $11.6 Billion

Text size Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy Alleghany shares for $848.02 a share in cash, or a tot...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway strikes $11.6 billion deal for reinsurer Alleghany Corp.

Warren Buffett picked the industry he arguably knows best, insurance, for his first major deal in two years. Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, -0.74% BRK.A, -1.05% struck an $11.6 billion, all-cash deal to bu...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agrees to buy insurance company Alleghany for $11.6 billion

Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett is making moves. Berkshire Hathaway said Monday morning it agre...

The Aflac CEO Who Ruffled Feathers With His Duck Ads

In Personal Board of Directors, top business leaders talk about the people they turn to for advice, and how those people have shaped their perspective and helped them succeed. Previous installments fr...

Yes, Roths Are Tax-Free Retirement Accounts. But TFRAs Refer to Something Else.

Dreamstime.com Text size Have a question about saving for retirement or your personal financial situation? Whatever the question, Barron’s Retirement can try to help. Email [email protected], and...

Tesla Stock Could Be Headed for a Fall. Why It’s Time to Buy Some Insurance.

Text size A Tesla Model S. Konstantin Grigorev/Dreamstime.com One short-term issue facing Tesla stock is off the table, but enough remain that investors may want to think about hedging their Tesla pos...

London insurance firm fined £1 million over bullying, sexual harassment

The interior of Lloyd’s of London, the centuries-old insurance market, is pictured in central London on April 27, 2016. Leon Neal | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Lloyd’s of London, the U.K. ...

Want to Buy a Retirement Retreat? Here Are Some Risks and Costs to Consider.

Dreamstime Text size For 35 years, financial planner Harold Evensky watched clients retreat regularly to vacation homes, enjoying serene beaches or mountains and the joy of family gatherings. And befo...