Kevin @ BetterStocks

With high valuations, could it be time to consider opportunities outside the US, where valuations are lower?

Simplest value investing advice: Invest consistently. Choose a fixed day each month and stick with an amount you can sustain.

High valuations do not mean you should try to guess when the market will fall. It also does not mean you should invest a huge amount at once.

Check out our new Stock Sanity Check tool, here: www.betterstocks.com/stock-sanity...

US stocks are at near record highs, with the S&P 500 now trading at some of the highest valuation ratios in history compared to profits.

“Time is the friend of the wonderful business, the enemy of the mediocre.”
— Warren Buffett, in his 1989 Berkshire letter, www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1989...

Meme stocks and hype-driven stocks might look good short-term, but put you at huge risk as an investor. Meme stocks often trade at prices disconnected from their actual earnings power, leaving investors exposed when sentiment shifts.

We’ve added a new Metrics Highlights feature to BetterStocks, making it easier to understand some of the metrics behind our rating of stocks:

Some of last week’s biggest winners were companies that had solid earnings growth and had previously been undervalued, like Alphabet and H&M.

With strong earnings reported this week, two BetterStocks Top 25 stocks, H&M and Alphabet (Google), saw their stocks prices jump considerably (H&M up around 8% and Alphabet up around 7%).

This week, we released a new feature that many of you have requested. At the bottom of each of the ranking lists for each country, you can now see the stocks that left the top rankings since last week. Check it out at BetterStocks.com

Value investing principles can help us invest in companies that can handle times of uncertainty and grow over the long term.

We are in a period of economic uncertainty, but that doesn't have to be bad news for value investors if we focus on the long-term.

"The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell." - John Templeton

“Time is the friend of the wonderful business, the enemy of the mediocre.”
— Warren Buffett, in his 1989 Berkshire letter, www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1989...

In recent weeks, we've been digging into some of the secrets behind the BetterStocks algorithm, and talking about how the algorithm uses value investing principles to find companies that could be a good investment.

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Value investors care not just about the quality of the business, but about the price they’re paying to own it. That's why the BetterStocks algorithm looks at many metrics to understand if the company is overvalued.

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A company can be profitable and growing, but still be a bad investment if its stock price is too high. When a company is overvalued, you're paying too much for each dollar of future profit. Even if the business performs well, your return may be low if the good news is already reflected in its price.

“Time is the friend of the wonderful business, the enemy of the mediocre.” — Buffett's 1989 Berkshire letter

This week, we launched a new feature which many of you have requested: rank changes on our top lists. You can now see if a stock is new on the list or how many spots it has gone up or down since last week:

"Buy when most people...including experts...are pessimistic, and sell when they are actively optimistic."
— Benjamin Graham

We've updated our rankings for top U.S., Swedish, and Eurozone stocks! Visit your dashboard at BetterStocks.com to explore the latest insights.

Exploit Mr. Market’s mood swings. Mr. Market gives you daily quotes but isn’t always rational. When he’s euphoric (prices high), be wary; when he’s depressed (prices low), be greedy.

Treat stocks as partial business ownership, not ticker symbols.

Think long term—ignore market noise.

“Our favorite holding period is forever.” — Warren Buffett

Short-term volatility is noise.

Buy wonderful businesses at fair prices. “It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.” — Warren Buffett

Focus on durable competitive advantages—brands, networks, pricing power—not momentary bargains.

Hold for the long term—patient investors capture true value over market cycles.

Stick to businesses you understand—avoid complex industries and opaque models.

Berkshire investors anticipate new era as Buffett hands over baton Shareholders mourning Warren Buffett's departure expect Berkshire to retain its long-term focus and culture, but worry about the loss of the legendary investor's vision and star power.

Warren Buffett announced he will step down as CEO by year-end, handing the reins to Vice Chairman Greg Abel...

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Before investing in a company, I aim to understand what that business does.

“Never invest in a business you cannot understand.” – Buffett