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This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Always be on your toes when it comes to investing. I tell the Yahoo Finance team that every day is full of surprises. And I assure you, long-struggling Beyond Meat (BYND) taking aim…

Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest individuals, offered a rare glimpse into his views on parenting, wealth, and business strategy in a recent CNBC interview.  The billionaire, whose net worth is estimated in the hundreds of billions, emphasized that the greatest challenge for wealthy parents is not how to pass on money, but how…

Our multi-factor evaluation indicates that it might be time to lessen exposure to AAPL stock. While Apple’s operating performance and financial health remain strong, the current valuation leaves little margin for error. At these levels, AAPL stock looks relatively expensive, suggesting risk is more skewed toward multiple compression than fundamental deterioration. Separately, see: Risks That…

I have often wished the “easy button” featured in Staples’ commercials years ago was a real thing. It would make investing, well, easier. Unfortunately, there is no easy button in real life. However, if you’re an income investor, a strategy exists that comes close. Investing $10,000 in each of these five ultra-high-yield dividend stocks could…

Key Takeaways An institutional fund is a collective investment vehicle available only to large institutional investors like companies, charities, and governments. These funds require large minimum investments and tend to offer lower fees due to economies of scale. Institutional funds allow for investment in customized portfolios, including illiquid assets, potentially generating higher returns. Ethical constraints…

V Keshavdev The world’s greatest investor, Warren Buffett, has often said that he won the ovarian lottery: born in the right place, at the right time, with the right wiring to capitalise on America’s century of prosperity. But it’s a rather modest assessment from a man whose genius transformed a textile mill into a $1-trillion…

Key Takeaways Split adjusted refers to modifying stock prices for historical data analysis following a stock split. It helps investors see true growth and returns of a stock over time. Stock splits increase share count while reducing the price, maintaining total market valuation. Reverse splits increase stock price by reducing share count, often meeting listing…

Sydney Lake Updated January 17, 2026 at 6:04 AM Warren and Peter Buffett (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Warren Buffett is synonymous with ambition, success, and fortune. The former Berkshire Hathaway CEO was once the world’s richest man, famously dethroning Bill Gates in 2008 with a $62 billion net worth, and held the spot for…

Donald Trump in Washington, January 6, 2026. KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS Greenland at any cost, even at the risk of a trade war with Europe and undermining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In a message posted on his Truth Social account on Saturday, January 17, US President Donald Trump announced a new round of…

Transition investing — investments in sectors crucial to the AI revolution — is the “perfect” hedge for investors worried that the AI boom might be a bubble, according to equity strategists at Bank of America. Fears that AI — which BofA called a “fundamental revolution that is about to change everything” — are falling, the…