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Avoiding retirement mistakes is key to making a successful plan for financial stability as a senior. When it comes to retirement planning, there’s a lot to think about — and the stakes are high. While it can feel overwhelming, one good place to start is to make sure you’re avoiding common and costly errors that…

Berkshire Hathaway is increasing the salary of its new CEO this year, the company has said in a recent filing. According to the filing on Tuesday, Greg Abel, who recently succeeded Warren Buffett as the new chief executive of the company, is set to get an annual cash salary of $25 million, a 19% bump…

These resilient businesses have outstanding dividend records. Investing in companies with a long record of paying dividends is one of the easiest ways to achieve financial freedom. As long as you invest in companies that can grow their dividend over the long term, it’s possible to build up enough annual income to cover living expenses…

Keithen Drury, The Motley Fool January 10, 2026 at 11:37 PM Key Points Broadcom’s custom AI computing units are becoming a larger part of its business. Wall Street analysts expect monster growth over the next few years. Investors must pay a premium to own Broadcom stock. 10 stocks we like better than Broadcom › Broadcom…

Investors are scrambling to identify potential winners from the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and President Donald Trump’s plan to “run” the nation and deliver an oil boom. Berkshire Hathaway is one contender thanks to its large bet on Chevron. “Berkshire should benefit from its 6% stake in Chevron, since it is the…

Peter Thiel’s hedge fund recently exited his entire stake in Nvidia stock. Peter Thiel is one of the most iconic Silicon Valley investors. The entrepreneur’s first claim to fame was serving as a co-founder of PayPal with none other than the then-unknown Elon Musk. After minting a fortune through his PayPal ownership, Thiel moved into…

Adam Spatacco, The Motley Fool January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM Key Points At this writing, there are 11 public companies with market capitalizations north of $1 trillion. Perhaps unsurprisingly, nine of these companies operate in the technology industry — which has been going through a renaissance over the last few years, driven by rising…

Michael Williams January 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM 24/7 Wall St. Quick Read ICLN returned 49% over the past year but remains 36% below its 2021 peak after a 57% drawdown. Bloom Energy alone contributed 48 percentage points of the ETF’s 49% return with a 435% surge. The fund’s 0.95% dividend yield and high volatility…

Charlie Munger never pretended the next leader of Berkshire Hathaway would be another Warren Buffett. He said it outright — years before the succession plan became real, and long before Greg Abel officially took over. “I think the top guy won’t be as smart as Warren. But it’s silly to complain: ‘What kind of world…

Key Takeaways Outside reversal is a price pattern indicating a potential trend change, identified over two days on price charts. The pattern occurs when a security’s high and low surpass the previous day’s range, suggesting possible bullish or bearish market shifts. Bullish outside reversals happen when the market moves lower, then rallies higher, signaling a…