By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — In our recent podcast with Ray Micaletti, we talked about his relative sentiment approach to investing. Ray uses retail and institutional investor sentiment to build…
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Berkshire’s $25 Billion in Buybacks Defended by Buffett
In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett defended the firm’s bigger-than-usual share buybacks (of nearly $25 billion) by noting that they boost intrinsic value for shareholders while…
Berkshire Hathaway Becoming Its Own Elephant Investment?
While Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett has faced pressure to use the firm’s nearly $150 billion in cash balances to make a significant acquisition, or “elephant investment,” the company’s biggest spending…
Buffett Buys Back Berkshire While Selling Others
In the second quarter, billionaire investor and Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett bought back $5.1 billion of his company’s shares, more than double what he has purchased before. This according to…
Hulbert: Surprising Connection Between Bull Market and Share Buybacks
A research study published last year in the Financial Analysts Journal found that net buybacks account for the bulk of the intermediate- and longer-term differences in stock market returns around…
Buffett Repurchases Over $900 Million in Berkshire Stock
An article in The Wall Street Journal reports that Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $928 million in stock in the third quarter of 2018, calling it a rare move that indicated Chairman…
Share Buybacks Down Plus Five Picks
Although share buybacks boost earnings-per-share for investors, companies are slowing it down of late, writes Validea CEO John Reese in a recent article for Nasdaq. Reese cites a recent Barron’s…
Key Pillar of the Market - Share Buybacks - Could be at Risk
Rock-bottom interest rates allow the market to stay higher for longer than it would otherwise, writes Steven Russolillo in this week’s Wall Street Journal. One factor that could end the…
Listen To Buffett On Buybacks
A myriad of companies in recent years have touted the fact that they’ve been buying back their own shares to increase shareholder value. But in a recent piece for Forbes.com,…
Reese on Buffett's "Buy-and-Hope-It-Languishes" Approach
In his latest column for Forbes.com, Validea CEO John Reese explains why Warren Buffett sometimes hopes his stocks languish — and why you should too. “If you are investing in…