Sean Williams

Sean Williams

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Sean Williams is a data-driven Motley Fool contributing analyst who's been investing for 27 years and has penned north of 16,000 articles. You'll find him at the intersection of politics and investing tackling macroeconomic topics of interest (Social Security and Donald Trump's economic/tax policies), analyzing which stocks billionaire investors (e.g., Warren Buffett) are buying and selling, and digging into how the world's most-influential businesses and trends -- everything from the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) to the next stock split -- are changing Wall Street. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.

Aug 3, 2026 by Sean Williams

Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Started His Tenure With a Bang by Slashing Berkshire's Chevron Stake and Making a Virtual Monopoly the New No. 5 Holding

The Oracle of Omaha's understudy cut Berkshire Hathaway's Chevron stake by 35% in favor of a company with a foundational sustainable moat and serious artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions.

Recent Articles by Sean Williams

Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Started His Tenure With a Bang by Slashing Berkshire's Chevron Stake and Making a Virtual Monopoly the New No. 5 Holding

The Federal Reserve Just Did Something That No One's Witnessed in 56 Years -- and It Has Significant Implications for the Stock Market

The Bond Market Just Called Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Bluff on Interest Rates

The Stock Market Is Doing Something Observed Only 6 Times Since 1871 -- and the Previous 5 Occurrences Ended in Disaster for Wall Street

President Donald Trump Expects the Stock Market to "Go Through the Roof," but His Own Policies Can Prevent That From Happening

President Donald Trump Just Threw the Federal Reserve Under the Bus Yet Again Over Interest Rates

A Sizable "Trump Bump" for Social Security's 2027 COLA May Put America's Leading Retirement Program in Dire Straits

Trumpflation Is Evolving Into a 3-Headed Monster, and Wall Street Will End Up Paying the Price

Prediction: Palantir Stock Is Going to Plunge on Aug. 4

The Federal Reserve's Latest Interest Rate Decision Featured Something We Haven't Seen in 10 Years, and It Should Rightly Worry Wall Street

There's a 74% Chance SpaceX and Tesla Will Merge by May 2027, According to Kalshi -- but 2 Negatives Don't Make a Positive on Wall Street

Forget the Fed Meeting! The Most Important Inflation Metric Is Being Released Today.

2 Words From Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Sent the Stock Market Tumbling, and This May Be Just the Beginning

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"Hope Is Not an Investment Strategy," Says the Lone Wall Street Analyst Who Hasn't Been Wrong About SpaceX

The Federal Reserve Should Raise Interest Rates Today, but It Won't for One Fundamental Reason

SpaceX Has Nosedived 50% From Its All-Time High, and It May Realistically Lose Another 50% Before Its Valuation Makes Any Sense

Prediction: Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Extended a Dubious 15-Quarter Net-Selling Streak at Berkshire Hathaway in the 2nd Quarter

Jerome Powell's Inflation Warning Rings Truer Than Ever After President Donald Trump's Latest Announcement

Alphabet's Stake in SpaceX Just Swelled to $94.1 Billion, and Its Position in Anthropic Is Worth Even More

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