Apple and Amazon are tech giants part of the FAANG group of stocks. They both outperformed the S&P 500 this year, returning 40% and 64%, respectively, to investors. But which out of these two stocks is a better pick? Apple stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a tech company that designs and builds smartphones, tablets, personal computers,…
Buy-and-hold dividend growth investors often realize that it pays to be patient. The continuous rising payouts can offer excellent returns in the long run if you cash out, or they can help you increase your stock holdings if you reinvest your dividends back into the company. One company has had 50 consecutive annual dividend increases,…
Investing in a single company goes against one fundamental principle of investing — diversification. Regardless, not everyone can afford to diversify, or they may want to outperform the S&P 500 with a single stock. If I were to choose a single stock, it would undoubtedly be Tesla. This year alone it has outperformed S&P 500…
Buying small-cap stocks could be prudent given they are trading at low valuations compared to buying shares of large-cap S&P 500 companies. These stocks can be considered a high-risk/high-reward play. Finbold analyzed on September 12 the best stocks under $10 in terms of growth potential and value and selected the three most promising stocks. ChargePoint…
Traders and speculators often short a stock by borrowing a certain number of shares from a financial institution and selling it on the market with the goal to buy it back cheaper and profit from the difference. When the stock price starts rising, short sellers may be forced to buy the shares back, thus increasing…
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock first went public in June 2010 at $17 per share. The stock price reached its peak 12 years later in October when it hit $414. Of course, this doesn’t count for the stock splits on August 31, 2020, and August 25, 2022, which would make the top price way higher. The…
Dividend stocks are typically added to a portfolio during recessions because even if the stock price drops, you could offset the losses by getting paid each quarter. Depending on the yield, you could even offset the yearly inflation with some stocks. Given ongoing economic uncertainty and stock market volatility, Finbold analyzed on September 8 the…
Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO, Jensen Huang, sold over $42 million worth of shares from September 1 to September 6 as the stock failed to push through the $500 level. Huang exercised his stock options with a price of $4 during the same period and sold them within the range of $466.13 to $497.17 shortly…
Warren Buffett is one of the world’s most successful stock investors with a net worth of $118 billion. His success is mostly attributed to finding great companies at a discount. Buffett’s holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B.) holds positions in multiple US and foreign companies. His five holdings are among the most popular companies…
A short squeeze happens when traders who short a stock start buying it back. This increases demand for the stock and increases its price, which forces other short sellers to buy back the stock and close their position. This can be a profitable trading strategy, which is why Finbold analyzed the most shorted stocks this…