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Sean Williams

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Sean Williams is a data-driven Motley Fool contributing analyst who's been investing for 26 years and has penned north of 15,000 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.

Recent Articles by Sean Williams

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Oct 21, 2024 by Sean Williams

Billionaire Israel Englander Sold 59% of Millennium's Stake in Palantir and Has Opted to Pile Into a Stock Consumers Absolutely Adore

Englander dumped more than 7 million shares of ultra-popular artificial intelligence (AI) stock Palantir Technologies in favor of the world's most-chosen consumer brand in the June-ended quarter.

Oct 21, 2024 by Sean Williams

Amid Warren Buffett's $132 Billion Warning to Wall Street, He Can't Stop Buying Shares of These 4 Unstoppable Stocks

Even though the stock market is historically pricey, the Oracle of Omaha is purchasing shares of four brand-name stocks hand over fist.

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Oct 20, 2024 by Sean Williams

Wall Street's Hottest Trend, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Has a Conviction Problem -- Just Ask Nvidia, Broadcom, and Advanced Micro Devices

The optimism from CEOs of Wall Street's leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies doesn't always match their actions -- and that could be a problem.

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Oct 20, 2024 by Sean Williams

Billionaire Seth Klarman Sold 64% of Baupost's Stake in Alphabet and Is Piling Into This Historically Cheap and Under-the-Radar Drugmaker

Ardent value investor Seth Klarman is swapping out shares of search engine juggernaut Alphabet for a relatively unknown pharmaceutical stock that has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 5!

Oct 18, 2024 by Sean Williams

Warren Buffett Has a Big Secret, and He's Not Legally Obligated to Tell You About It Until mid-February

The typically transparent Oracle of Omaha is now free to make a big move without alerting Wall Street or investors.

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Oct 17, 2024 by Sean Williams

3 Stock-Split Stocks That Offer Up to 111% Upside, According to Select Wall Street Analysts

Three Wall Street analysts are forecasting scorching-hot upside for a trio of magnificent stock-split stocks.

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Oct 17, 2024 by Sean Williams

Billionaire Philippe Laffont Sold Coatue's Entire Stake in Palantir and Is Piling Into an Electrifying Growth Stock Instead

Laffont has jettisoned Coatue Management's more than 4.8-million-share stake in artificial intelligence (AI) titan Palantir Technologies in favor of a growth stock in a notoriously slow-growing sector.

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Oct 16, 2024 by Sean Williams

2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks With Total Return Potential of Up to 92% in 12 Months, According to Select Wall Street Analysts

Two supercharged income stocks -- sporting yields of 5.6% and 5.8% -- have the tools and intangibles needed to catapult higher.

Oct 14, 2024 by Sean Williams

Billionaire Israel Englander Is Selling Nvidia and Palantir and Piling Into a Historically Cheap, Yet Potentially Troubled, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock

Two of Wall Street's highest-flying artificial intelligence (AI) stocks were sent to the chopping block in the June-ended quarter, with Englander favoring shares of a polarizing AI company instead.

Oct 14, 2024 by Sean Williams

Warren Buffett Is Generating an Annual Yield of 33% to 60% From 3 Magnificent Stocks -- Here's His Simple Secret to Outsize Yields

The Oracle of Omaha is using a simple "recipe" to generate respective dividend yields of 33%, 34%, and 60% from three core holdings.

Oct 13, 2024 by Sean Williams

Is Donald Trump or Kamala Harris Better for Stocks? Statistically, One Party Has Overseen a Considerably Higher Average Annual Return Over the Last Century.

One party has delivered a greater than five-percentage-point higher average annual return when in the Oval Office.

Oct 13, 2024 by Sean Williams

Social Security's 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Revealed -- Here's Precisely How Much the Average Check Is Rising Next Year

A fourth consecutive year of an above-average cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is still likely to leave retirees disappointed.

Oct 12, 2024 by Sean Williams

An Ominous Warning for Wall Street: 4 of the Most Prominent Value-Focused Billionaire Investors Are Net Sellers of Stocks

Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman, Terry Smith, and David Tepper are selling more stocks than they're buying -- and there's a good reason why.

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Oct 12, 2024 by Sean Williams

7 Must-Know Changes to Social Security in 2025 -- Including the Highly Anticipated Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)

Everything from what beneficiaries will receive each month to what workers might owe in payroll tax is set to change in the new year.

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