Warren Buffett generally doesn’t use his yearly letter to shareholders to push for policies that would line his pockets or those of his company’s, Berkshire Hathaway, and doesn’t often use…
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Biden’s 4% Buyback Tax Could Boost Stocks
While the 1% excise tax that went into effect on January 1st is raising concerns on Wall Street, the tax won’t affect the overall stock market that much and could…
Dividends & Buybacks Are Picking Up At Last
Dividends and buybacks are starting to make a comeback after getting shrunk during the early pandemic market rout last year, says Credit Suisse’s chief US equity strategist Jonathan Golub, as…
Considerations For Investors Seeking High Dividend Paying Stocks
Many stock investors seek out high dividend paying companies. Over time, dividends have been an important component of long-term stock returns and many investors, particularly investors drawing off their portfolios,…
Buffett and Berkshire Spend $9 billion on Buybacks in Third Quarter
Berkshire Hathaway “ramped up share buybacks and bought more stocks than it sold in the third quarter,” according to a recent article in Business Insider. Berkshire reportedly repurchased $9 billion…
Berkshire Hathaway Share Count Reduction Might Suggest Buybacks
Berkshire Hathaway’s recent 1.2% share count reduction suggests that chairman Warren Buffett might be leaning toward a more aggressive share buyback of the conglomerate’s underperforming stock. This according to a…
Strong Comeback Signal: Executives are Buying in Droves
More companies are seeing insider buying of shares than insider selling, signaling optimism on the part of U.S. company executives. This according to a recent CNBC article. “Executives are loading…
The Facts About Buybacks
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) There might not be a more controversial topic right now in investing than stock buybacks. The debate over buybacks, which started out as a debate…
Trump Tax Savings Channeled to Capex, Not Buybacks
There is now hard data to show that the biggest tax break in three decades is being funneled to capital expenditures rather than share buybacks. This according to a recent…
Ken Fisher: Stock Buybacks Are Not Evil
In a recent USA Today article, famed investor Ken Fisher argues against the stance of some politicians that share buybacks should be banned, instead declaring they’re “great—for everyone. When firms…
