Greg Abel invests more skin in the game to the relief of shareholders Author of the article: Bloomberg News Dan Reichl and Katherine Chiglinsky Canadian Greg Abel is the current heir-apparent to investing guru and head of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett. Photo by Jim Wells /Postmedia Greg Abel, who is in line to eventually succeed… Continue reading Warren Buffett’s likely successor — a Canadian — buys $68M of Berkshire stock
It’s a scary time for investors, but they need to find the courage to face their fears
Martin Pelletier: Those who face their fears when things are at their scariest always end up with the most candy Halloween has come early this year for investors. Photo by Jeenah Moon/Getty Images files It was just a matter of time, 14 years to be precise, before the doomsayers finally got another kick at the… Continue reading It’s a scary time for investors, but they need to find the courage to face their fears
‘Market trust is gone’: What traders are saying about Liz Truss’s tax-cut U-turn
U.K. prime minister and chancellor scrap a proposed tax cut for the country’s highest earners Author of the article: Bloomberg News David Finnerty, Naomi Tajitsu and Vassilis Karamanis U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss’s mini-budget of unfunded tax cuts, unveiled in late September, sent the pound to a record low a week ago. Photo by HANNAH… Continue reading ‘Market trust is gone’: What traders are saying about Liz Truss’s tax-cut U-turn
These money-saving strategies can help investors make the most of a very bad year
Jason Heath: You can earn a guaranteed return on your investments whether markets rise or fall A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters files Investor sentiment is very different this year compared to 2021 when North American stocks returned over 25 per cent. As we enter… Continue reading These money-saving strategies can help investors make the most of a very bad year
Tom Bradley: No doubt Warren Buffett is doing some buying now
Procrastinating beats selling out, but rebalancing is even better Warren Buffett, left, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has a word with his right-hand-man Charlie Munger at the annual shareholders meeting. The sage of Omaha says the time to buy is when other investors get fearful. Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images It’s getting discouraging. The… Continue reading Tom Bradley: No doubt Warren Buffett is doing some buying now
Noah Solomon: Six self-defeating behaviours that get investors suboptimal results
Investors have seen the enemy and it is ourselves The insidious influence of emotions and cognitive bias on investment performance is not limited to individual investors. Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters Behavioural finance is the study of the influence that psychology has on investors. Its central theme is that investors are influenced by cognitive biases and… Continue reading Noah Solomon: Six self-defeating behaviours that get investors suboptimal results
Brace yourself, Europe’s open was brutal as new stock selloff takes hold today
Reprieve short-lived as stocks tumble on fresh worries of economic downturn Author of the article: Reuters Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas S&P 500 futures pointed to Wall Street falling more than 1.2 per cent later today with more Fed policymakers due to speak. Photo by REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday… Continue reading Brace yourself, Europe’s open was brutal as new stock selloff takes hold today
David Rosenberg: Make no mistake, the Fed is guiding us into a credit crunch
Tightening into monetary contraction, a soaring dollar and a deeply inverted yield curve are prelude to market crash U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has hiked interest rates aggressively, just about the most on record in a short period. Photo by REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque There is no way the current unrest is about the consumer or… Continue reading David Rosenberg: Make no mistake, the Fed is guiding us into a credit crunch