Social media outlets are currently awash with claims that 2016 was arguably a “dumpster fire year” for many folks – but it certainly was not bad financially for famed investor Warren Buffett.
Shares of Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A; BRK.B) skyrocketed 20% in 2016, helping to boost the “Oracle of Omaha’s” personal fortune by $12.3 billion thanks to his personal holdings in the company.
In fact, Buffett gained more than any other billionaire in the United States this year, Forbes.com reported Dec. 27. His net worth is now $74.2 billion – just $10 billion short of what the richest man in America, Bill Gates, is worth.
But what’s perhaps more surprising than Buffett’s massive wealth bump over the past 12 months is the very cause responsible for its occurrence…
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: Evercore Partners Inc(EVR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Diane Alter]
The New York Times first reported that Frontier Airlines is prepping for an initial public offering. The Denver, Colo.-based low-cost carrier has hired Deutsch Bank (NYSE: DB), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), and Evercore Partners Inc. (NYSE: EVR) to handle the IPO. The airline started the process late last year when it approached a number of bankers.
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation(AMTD)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Chris Dier-Scalise]
After a another month of record highs for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which surpassed the $21,000 mark, and the S&P 500, which topped $2,400, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) released its March report for the Investor Movement Index. Tracking retail investor movement in and out of equities, the IMX, like the markets at large, hit a new high of 6.22 and showed retail investors were net buyers of equity over the month.
- [By Chris Dier-Scalise]
That's the goal of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s (NASDAQ: AMTD) Investor Movement Index, or IMX. The index tracks the activity of TD Ameritrade investors to measures how they are positioned in the markets.
- [By Jayson Derrick]
Looking for a list of the most common stocks sold by retail investors? Well, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp, (NASDAQ: AMTD) recently ranked as the top retail broker, releases on a monthly basis a few interesting tidbits that gauge the trading activity of its clients.
- [By Chris Dier-Scalise]
After a slight pullback in April following a series of all-time highs, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD)’s monthly summary of its Investor Movement Index showed its customers regained much of their former bullishness in May.
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: Eros International PLC(EROS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Peter Graham]
Small cap Bollywood stock Eros International plc (NYSE: EROS) is the15th most shorted stock on the Nasdaq with short interest of 39.19% according to Highshortinterest.complus the Company has just reported earnings. Eros International is a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry that acquires, co-produces and distributes Indian films across all available formats such as cinema, television and digital new media. Eros International Plc was the first Indian media company to list on the New York Stock Exchange and is one of the oldest companies in the Indian film industry to focus on international markets as the Company has experience of over three decades in establishing a global platform for Indian cinema. The Company has a competitive advantage through its extensive and growing movie library comprising of over 3,000 films, which include Hindi, Tamil, and other regional language films for home entertainment distribution. Eros International has built a dynamic business model by combining the release of new films every year with the exploitation of its film library. The company also owns the rapidly growing OTT platform Eros Now.
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: Genesis Energy, L.P.(GEL)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Breaking news
Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) reported better-than-expected profit for its first quarter on Tuesday.
General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) reported upbeat earnings for its fiscal third quarter, while sales missed estimates.
Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE: GEL) disclosed that it has priced its public offering of 4 million common units for gross proceeds of $124 million.
South State Corporation (NASDAQ: SSB) reported that it has increased its buyback plan from 250,000 shares to 1 million shares.
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: RetailMeNot, Inc.(SALE)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Shares of RetailMeNot Inc (NASDAQ: SALE) got a boost, shooting up 12 percent to $8.42. RetailMeNot announced after Thursday’s close it has entered into an agreement to acquire GiftCard Zen, a secondary marketplace for gift cards. The company reported preliminary Q1 revenue of $54 million to $54.5 million and FY16 revenue of $228 million to $241 million.
- [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]
As for individual stocks, RetailMeNot (NASDAQ:SALE) and SUPERVALU (NYSE:SVU) attracted heavy investor interest following merger and acquisition news.
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: Digital Realty Trust Inc.(DLR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT) shares shot up 10 percent to $61.07. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) announced plans to merge with DuPont Fabros.
- [By Benzinga News Desk]
Last year was brutal for hedge fund investors — but you wouldn’t know it from the fund managers’ paychecks: Link
ECONOMIC DATA
The MBA’s index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is schedule for release at 7:00 a.m. ET.
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on petroleum inventories in the U.S. will be released at 10:30 a.m. ET.
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Jefferies Upgraded ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) from Hold to Buy
JPMorgan Upgraded Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ: CLVS) From Neutral to Overweight
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Macquarie Downgraded Disney (NYSE: DIS) from Outperform to Neutral
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