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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) owns dozens of stocks in its portfolio, many of which were hand-picked by Warren Buffett himself. However, in this video, Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel discusses the five that he thinks are most attractive as we head into 2023...

This year has been rough for many retirement savers, but smart investors know that market downturns are an opportunity to find quality companies at bargain prices before they go back up. When stocks dip into a bear market, many are going to trade well below their intrinsic value. With Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) revenue up nearly 80% over the last three years, management has been ramping up investment to expand its fulfillment capacity, inventory, and technology infrastructure...

Where did all the workers go? We review the labor force participation rate by age group to show which groups haven't returned to the workforce. Click here for more...

Amazon Prime set the industry standard for customer service and raised the bar for shipping and delivery services. Read why I rate AMZN stock a Hold now...

The end of the year is a popular time to make a charitable donation. The AmazonSmile Foundation is a nonprofit created to administer Amazon's charitable giving program, and is itself supported by Amazon funding (meaning that no money collected from Amazon shoppers is used for this, so 100% of your donations go to your selected organization). Signing up for AmazonSmile as an Amazon user is very easy...

When it comes to grocery costs, 2022 has really been a year for the record books. The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index Summary showed that the overall rate of inflation in October 2022 was 7.7% over that of October 2021. Thankfully, there are ways to save money on your grocery costs...

Growth stocks ruled the market for much of the last decade, benefiting from a low-interest-rate environment and strong growth in the tech sector. As the chart below of the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) shows, growth stocks are still barely off their lows from this year, and the index fund is still down nearly 30% for the year, significantly underperforming the S&P 500. While the macroeconomic environment has spooked investors this year, there are signs that the situation is changing in favor of growth stocks...