Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock was added to the Nasdaq 100 index, according to a NASDAQ announcement on 13th December. PLTR shares became eligible to join the tech-heavy benchmark after a strategic move to the NASDAQ from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last month. The company is a leading AI software system provider facilitating … Read more
Investors are increasingly tracking congressional trades as popular Congress members continue to retain high stock market returns amid prolonged economic volatility. California representative and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is also known for making highly profitable trades that helped her stock portfolio return over 700% since 2014. While Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, carries out the … Read more
Retirement vehicles like 401(k) and individual retirement accounts (IRA) offer multiple tax benefits, high annual contribution limits, and investment options tailored to grow your hard-earned money with the power of compounding interest. Many 401(k) account holders choose to roll over their 401(k) investments into a traditional IRA for more personalised investment choices, better control over … Read more
Beauty brands often showcase resilience during market downturns. When budgets become strained, especially during recessions, people refuse to give up on smaller luxuries like beauty and skincare products. The trend of splurging money on beauty and affordable luxuries when cash is tight and the economy is weak was theorised as the “lipstick index.” However, the … Read more
Billionaire investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, bought 1.04 million Class A shares of aerospace and electronics company Heico Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A) for $185.37 million in Q2, according to the latest 13F filing. Heico operates in two segments: the Flight Support Group (FSG) and the Electronic Technologies Group (ETG), where most of its … Read more
Scion Asset Management founder Michael Burry is known for betting against the housing market during the 2008 financial crisis. The trade, which netted him $700 million, was chronicled in the award-winning film Big Short. His contrarian approach and unique foresight also prompted trades like buying water assets, forecasting future scarcity, and investing in GameStop before … Read more
The AI-driven market rally is navigating a big selloff amid weak US jobs and Q2 earnings reports, rising geopolitical tensions that threaten global supply chains, and a lack of clarity on how massive investments in AI translate to profit for investors and end-users. It is natural for investors who witnessed over 700% gains from just … Read more
Data from Quiver Quantitative suggests that if you had followed Pennsylvania Representative Dan Meuser’s investment trades since August 2019, your portfolio would have generated 512% returns to date. He is among several Congress members, like Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, who made triple-digit returns over the years. … Read more
A Stanford graduate, Dr. Ankur Crawford co-manages the top 1% Alger Capital Appreciation Fund (ACAAX) and the top 3% Alger Spectra Fund (SPECX), which are growth-focused funds. In a recent interview with Business Insider, Crawford said the two funds share similarities and are “different flavours of the same process.” She holds several US patents and … Read more
Wedbush Securities tech analyst Dan Ives has long maintained that today’s tech revolution is unlike anything seen since the 1990s despite the industry facing a slump in 2022. However, the worst year for US stocks since 2008 didn’t change Ives’ optimistic outlook on the tech industry. “The bull market was under the covers; it just … Read more
