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Russ Cohen

Why Settling for “Tiny Catches” Dooms Investors

Professional money managers are stuck fishing in the same shallow waters. Individual investors don’t have to be. Tom Yeung here with today’s Smart Money. The Tanners Creek Super Tournament is a notoriously awful bass fishing competition. The season-ending event is held annually on the Ohio River in late September and has become known as a ...

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Bill Gurley — One of Uber's Earliest Investors — Just Delivered Fantastic News for Tesla Investors

Key Points Bill Gurley is best known for making an early bet on Uber. Gurley recognized that Uber had potential that stretched beyond the core ridehailing business. Given some recent comments, it would appear that Gurley sees Tesla following a similar trajectory, given its ambitions beyond electric vehicles and energy storage services. These 10 stocks ...

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Micron to Report Q4 Earnings: Buy, Hold, or Take Profits Now?

After the closing bell on Sept. 23, Micron Technology, Inc. MU is set to report its much-awaited fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 (ended on Aug. 31) results. Similar to the previous quarter, will Micron be able to provide an insightful update on its high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and is the stock a worthwhile investment now? Let’s analyze –   ...

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Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Is Considered a Good Investment by Brokers: Is That True?

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock’s price, but are they really important? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let’s see ...

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Notable ETF Inflow Detected – XLK, NVDA, MSFT, AAPL

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLK) where we have detected an approximate $2.6 billion dollar inflow — that’s a 2.9% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 319,655,897 to 328,805,897). Among the ...

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Is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) a Buy Now?

Key Points Is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) a buy now? I think it is. Let’s take a closer look at the S&P 500 index and the Vanguard exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks it. Even Warren Buffett is a fan of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, writing in his 2013 letter to shareholders: ...