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Source: Refinitiv

While Berkshire Hathaway is hoarding a record-breaking $167 billion cash pile, it accounts for just 22% of the market cap, trailing the 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟳% 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 the last 23 years. Source: John Haslett, CA(SA), FRM

Source: J-C Parets

One of the better strategies from 1963-2023 was simply avoiding companies who issue stock. They are on the righthand side of this table, primarily in red. Stock repurchasers are on the left of the table, primarily in green. Source: Jeff Weniger

No doubt, in some ways they are really pricey BUT as shown by this work from Sonus Varghese on this important question, fundamentals justify to some extent their dominance. Since 2021, NVDA stock is up 130%, yet earnings are up 231%. And other Mag 7 names are similar... Source: Carson, Ryan Detrick

They listed all of the market crashes that were 15% or more. They removed the Y-axis, but it shows $1 growing to over $1,000! Note that there were many -10% corrections over the period but that only -15% and worse are listed below

Source: Compounding Quality

A Fidelity study on teens and money recently estimated that about a quarter of teenagers in the U.S. have started investing, based on an online survey of 2,081 respondents ages 13 to 17. Trades placed using Fidelity’s Youth app, an account opened by parents but owned by teens, jumped in the fourth quarter. Many young investors are starting to invest earlier than previous generations did. Almost two-thirds of Gen Z investors said they first started learning about investing in high school or middle school, compared with about 38% of millennials in a 2023 Bank of America survey of affluent individuals. Some are introduced to stocks through family members or teachers, while others have turned to social media. source : wsj