With a net worth of over $80 billion, Warren Buffett has already cemented himself as the greatest investor of all-time. Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has grown its assets to the hundreds of billions. Currently, it has major stakes in dozens of large market capitalization companies. Although Buffett’s success may inspire the average retail investor, it […]
Predicted to have the world’s largest economy by 2030, China has continued to prove to be a financial powerhouse for the past decade. With a GDP growth rate of at least 6% every year since 2008, China is a force to be reckoned with. However, recent trade war tensions and Beijing’s crackdown on corrupt Chinese […]
At the beginning of this past summer, several Goldman Sachs strategists predicted a bubble in the technology industry. Specifically, they predicted a bubble in FANG stocks. FANG is just a term that refers to Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet (Google). However, since June 15th and as of September 15th, with the exception of Alphabet, […]
Mr. Pibb is a poor imitation of Dr. Pepper. Dude didn’t even get his degree. Mitch Hedberg When you think of soda, what brands immediately come to mind? Coca-Cola? Dr Pepper? Pepsi? These are the Big 3 soda brands in the world and their respective parent companies are named after this: The Coca-Cola Company (KO), […]
When observing 2017’s high performing stocks, it is hard to ignore Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW). Weight Watchers has risen nearly 30% from August 1st to September 1st and grown more than 210% this year as of September 14th. Graph Courtesy of CNBC The surge from Weight Watchers began in late February after a […]