Image source: The Motley Fool Warren Buffett just released his annual Thanksgiving letter. Given that he’ll be stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, he’ll no longer write the firm’s iconic annual letter to shareholders. Therefore, his Thanksgiving letter will become his final source of investing wisdom going forward. Here are a couple of smart pieces of advice I got from reading between the lines. Keeping the vision A good point Buffett made was relating to market volatility. He said that “our stock price will move capriciously, occasionally falling 50% or so as has…
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Image source: Getty Images I’ve had a lot of fun with my 3i Group (LSE: III) shares but I’m not enjoying myself today. I went big on the FTSE 100-listed private equity and infrastructure specialist in 2023, and it paid off. The shares rapidly rose in value making it one of the best performers in my Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). Today (13 November) I’m not so happy as 3i shares have dropped 15% so far after the board released half-year numbers. I’m now looking at a four-digit one-day paper loss, the biggest ever in my SIPP. I’m not moaning as these…
Image source: Getty Images By 9am today (13 November), the Burberry Group (LSE:BRBY) share price was 4% higher. This follows the release of the luxury fashion brand’s results for the 26 weeks ended 27 September (H1 26). In normal times, I don’t think the market would have reacted as it did today. After all, its comparable stores sales were flat during H1 26 compared to the 26 weeks ended 28 September 2024 (H1 25). However, these things are relative. This time last year, it reported a 20% reduction. But delve a little deeper and there appears to be some more…
The Burberry (LSE: BRBY) share price has surged 80% in the past year, yet it remains around half its value from a few years ago. With the Burberry Forward strategy starting to deliver, investors may be asking: is it time to jump on the train? H1 results The luxury fashion company’s share price is up 4% in early trading today (13 November) following the release of its H1 results. It swung to an adjusted operating profit of £19m, up from a loss of £41m in the same period last year, showing early signs that the turnaround plan is starting to…
Image source: Getty Images The BAE Systems (LSE: BA) share price has put in a strong performance lately, rising 30% in the last year and 278% over five. Yet that pales alongside the rocket-fuelled returns from two other FTSE 100 defence contractors. Babcock International Group (LSE: BAB) shares are up a stunning 134% over one year and 334% over five. And that’s overshadowed by Rolls-Royce Holdings (LSE: RR.). It’s climbed 101% in a year and an astonishing 1,071% over five. All three have been lifted by the same factor. The West has been reminded that we can’t take peace for…
Image source: Getty Images The next stock market crash is coming at some point. A drop in the market is inevitable. Folks are going to hit the panic button after stocks drop 20% or more. This would be obvious for anyone who has invested as long as Warren Buffett has. The markets have crashed more than a dozen times as long as he’s been alive. This is why investors should always be prepared for a stock market crash. It could happen due to an AI bubble, or it could not. It could happen tomorrow, or it could be decades from…
Image source: Vodafone Group plc The Vodafone (LSE:VOD) share price received a bit of a boost on Tuesday (11 November), after the group published its half-year results for the year ending 31 March 2026 (FY26). Investors sent the telecom giant’s stock 8.3% higher after they reacted positively to the news that the group’s FY26 result is now expected to be at the upper end of guidance. However, more importantly, service revenue in Germany returned to growth during the second three months of the financial year. As the chart below shows, this is the first quarterly increase since the end of…
Image source: Getty Images The Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) share price has been on an amazing run lately. Looking back six months, one year and five years, it’s risen 30%, 77% and 174%, respectively. As I write (12 November), I could buy a share for 95.1p. The next target is 100p. The last time the stock was trading above £1 was just before the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Source: London Stock Exchange Group / data at close of business on 12 November A domestic focus The rally has been even more remarkable given the economic backdrop. Nearly all of the…
Image source: Getty Images One of the main reasons to be an active investor instead of a passive one is the opportunity to outperform the market. The FTSE 250‘s up 8.5% over the past year. Based on the assumption of a similar trajectory in the coming year, here are a couple of FTSE 250 shares to consider that I think could offer higher returns. Positive momentum The first one is Man Group (LSE:EMG). Over the past year, the stock’s only up 3%. So some might be puzzled as to why it’s worthy of further research. The primary reason is that…
Image source: Getty Images The Aviva (LSE: AV.) share price has fallen about 4% in early trading after the insurer released its Q3 results today (13 November). Maybe that is due to profit-taking and some negative numbers as well as positives. But with the Direct Line integration on track, cost savings upgraded, and buybacks restarting, I can’t help but wonder – how high could the shares go from here? Q3 update General insurance premiums rose 12% to £10bn in Q3, with much of the increase coming from Personal Lines, where the acquisition of Direct Line helped drive 24% growth. There…