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Stocks surge on economic data, higher oil prices

The key to investing is not assessing how much an industry is going to affect society, or how much it will grow, but rather determining the competitive advantage of any given company and, above all, the durability of that advantage. – Warren Buffett In a sign that this promises to be a volatile year for […]

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Economic growth concerns send stocks tumbling

Don’t limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded. – Charles R. Schwab A weaker than expected fourth quarter GDP report and continued global economic growth concerns sent stocks tumbling last week as the S&P 500 Index lost almost 3%. After posting 5% GDP growth in the […]

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S&P 500 Index up 1.5% on ECB stimulus plan

The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect… You need temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd. – Warren Buffett In a widely expected move that certainly lived up to all of the hype, the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered as promised its massive […]

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Stocks weaker as volatility spikes and uncertainty lingers

It is fortunate for Wall Street as an institution that a small minority of people can trade successfully and that many others think they can. – Benjamin Graham Although the S&P 500 Index ended the week with only modest losses, volatility returned with a vengeance as investors were taken on a roller coaster ride of […]

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Stocks end year with losses on light trading volume

Investing is laying out money today to receive more money tomorrow. – Warren Buffett After closing at a record high on Monday, stocks suffered a three day losing streak in the holiday-shortened week as trading volumes were light and economic data was sparse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index succumbed to […]

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Strong GDP growth lifts stocks to record highs

In this business if you’re good, you’re right six times out of ten. You’re never going to be right nine times out of ten. – Peter Lynch Stocks continued their positive momentum in the holiday-shortened week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average eclipsed the 18,000 level for the first time ever and remained solidly above […]

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Stocks surge on dovish Fed statement

Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can’t buy what is popular and do well. – Warren Buffett After tumbling by 3.5% the previous week, the S&P 500 Index came roaring back last week and recouped almost all that it […]

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Plunging oil prices rattle the stock market

Your ultimate success or failure will depend on your ability to ignore the worries of the world long enough to allow your investments to succeed. It isn’t the head but the stomach that determines the fate of the stock-picker. – Peter Lynch After seven consecutive weeks of stock market gains, the major averages were overdue […]

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Strong employment data lifts Dow, S&P 500 to record highs

My experience indicates that most people who’ve accumulated a great deal of wealth haven’t had that as their goal at all. Wealth is only a by-product, not the original motivation. – Michael Milken The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index continued their torrid pace last week as both major averages closed at […]

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Dow closes at record high as oil prices tumble

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians. – Warren Buffett In a holiday-shortened week characterized by light trading volume and plunging oil prices, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index eked out modest gains with the Dow closing at yet another record high. […]

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