The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Social Security is a large part of the finances of tens of millions of retirees. Some depend on it for all or most of their retirement income, and some treat it as strictly supplemental income. Whatever the case, people have paid Social Security taxes for years, so it's well-earned. Regardless of the role Social Security benefits will have in your retirement finances, claiming benefits doesn't mean you have to quit working or earning money.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • A Cycle of Misery: The Business of Building Commercial Aircraft : Making commercial aircraft (large jetliners purchased by commercial airlines) is in some ways like any other manufacturing industry. A company develops a product and tries to sell it for enough to cover the costs of developing and producing it.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) 2022 re-entry into a position in oil giant Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) wasn't exactly expected. But investors didn't balk, either. Warren Buffett's owned plenty of energy stocks in the past, after all, and there's no denying the world remains dependent on crude oil. Buffett and his acolytes' decision to reopen an Occidental Petroleum trade -- and add to it in the meantime -- is looking increasingly brilliant.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Zurich, 7 December 2023 – KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the opening of a new office in Zurich, Switzerland, solidifying its presence in one of the world's most important institutional and wealth management centers. The KKR office opens with individuals representing KKR’s Global Client Solutions team and will also serve as a Swiss base for investment professionals covering the DACH region.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

For the past 22 years, national pollster Gallup has conducted an annual survey of retirees to gauge how reliant they are on their Social Security income. Between 80% and 90% of those polled have consistently noted their Social Security check is a "major" or "minor" source of income. In other words, it's a necessity to make ends meet. Considering how important Social Security benefits have been for retirees for more than two decades, it's imperative that future generations of retired workers get

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ajax Health announced today the formation and funding of Cortex, a medical technology company developing an integrated mapping and ablation solution suite for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting more than 30 million patients worldwide. Cortex has raised $90 million in funding commitments led by KKR and Hellman & Friedman (H&F) with participation by other investors including AI Life

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR today announced the appointment of Dane E. Holmes as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), effective December 29, 2023. As CAO, he will join the firm’s leadership team and oversee and work with the existing leaders of a number of key functions, including KKR’s Human Capital, Communications, Marketing, Sustainability, and Citizenship teams.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The S&P 500 gets most of the attention from the investment community, as it's the most widely followed market index. This gives investors a high-level view of how major U.S. stocks are performing. But there are other options out there that can provide more nuanced exposure and the potential for better returns. The Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) is just one example.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Henry McVey: Investors Should Approach Markets with a ‘Glass Half Full’ Lens NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today released its 2024 Global Macro Outlook by Henry McVey, CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet and Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation (GMAA).

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has rewarded investors handsomely in the past year with impressive gains of 55%. Even better, the tech giant's latest results indicate that it could sustain its impressive rally going forward. What's sparked this heightened investor enthusiasm? Microsoft has a solid growth driver in the form of artificial intelligence (AI) pushing it higher.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that funds and accounts managed by its credit business have led the purchase of a $7.2 billion portfolio of super-prime recreational vehicle (RV) loans from BMO Bank National Association, part of BMO Financial Group (“BMO”). Concurrently with the sale, BMO purchased approximately $6.4 billion of senior notes.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

After a tumultuous 2022 that preceded a monster bounce-back year in 2023, it looks like cryptocurrencies are back in style among the investment community. The asset class's current market cap of over $1.6 trillion is about double its value at the end of 2022. While most of the attention goes to Bitcoin , primarily as a result of the recent approval of spot ETF products , there are some lesser-known digital assets performing well lately, too.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Paris, 18 December 2023 - Etche, KKR’s logistics real asset platform in France, has sold a portfolio of five assets located in the Lyon region, with a total area of approximately 29,000 square meters.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Investing in top artificial intelligence (AI) stocks has generally been very profitable for investors. But as these stocks rise in value, some have started to question whether their valuations are overpriced. Even if you're bullish on AI's long-term potential, the risk is that you may be paying too heavy of a premium on some of them. Three AI stocks that may be due for declines, according to Wall Street, are Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) , Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) , and Alphabet (NASDA

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR today announced a monetization activity update for the period from October 1, 2023 to December 21, 2023. Based on information available to us as of today, with respect to the period through December 21, 2023, KKR has earned total realized performance income, including realized incentive fees, and total realized investment income in excess of $500 million.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Unsurprisingly, a lot of attention these days goes to the "Magnificent Seven" stocks. They dominate market trends and are some of the most valuable enterprises on the face of the planet. And thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, many of these businesses are flying high. But investors shouldn't ignore areas of the stock market that get taken for granted.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

NEW YORK & HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) and The Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “Global Atlantic”) today announced the closing of the previously-announced transaction in which KKR is acquiring the remaining 37% of Global Atlantic, increasing KKR’s ownership to 100%. This press release features multimedia.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The S&P 500 increased 24% last year, and it has already advanced another 4% this year. Given all that growth, some stocks are likely trading at expensive valuations. But not all stocks. For instance, Wall Street analysts at Morgan Stanley and Jefferies Financial Group see sizeable buying opportunities in Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Sea Limited (NYSE: SE).

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Platform to help fill the knowledge gap around the alternatives landscape, which has long served as a barrier to private markets investing NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, KKR, a leading global investment firm, unveiled “KKR Alternatives Unlocked,” a digital platform designed to empower financial advisors and their clients to better understand the alternatives investing landscape.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In 2023, Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) was one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies, up more than 1,000% for the year at one point. While that performance might be impossible to top in 2024, there's reason to think that Solana still has plenty more upside from its current price of $100. In fact, Solana might now be on a trajectory to reclaim its all-time high of $260 by the end of 2025.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) announced today that it plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter 2023 on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. A conference call to discuss KKR’s financial results will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has turned out to be a solid catalyst for many stocks over the past year or so, which explains why shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have shot up 607% and 101%, respectively, in the last 12 months. However, a closer look at the financial performances of these companies reveals big differences in the impact of AI on their businesses.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

London, 22 January 2024 – KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announces the acquisition of two high-quality, purpose Build-to-Rent (BtR) multi-family buildings from Quintain, the developer and asset manager behind Wembley Park, for an undisclosed sum.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Image source: Getty Images It's hardly a secret that housing is commonly the typical American's largest monthly expense. But with housing costs being elevated, a lot of people today are struggling financially. Data from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University finds that half of U.S. renters were spending more than 30% of their income on housing as of 2022.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR today announced that its private credit funds and accounts have provided a non-recourse accounts receivable financing for Weber LLC (“Weber”), the global leader in outdoor cooking products, innovation, and technology, to support the company’s operations and strategic investments in long-term growth. The initial $200 million facility is collateralized by certain.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the catalysts that could propel Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock higher in the coming years. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 8, 2024. The video was published on Feb. 10, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Alphabet right now? Before you buy stock in Alphabet, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Alphabet wasn’

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Stockholm and London, 23 January, 2024 – Optio Investment Partners (“Optio”), an innovative credit platform, Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (“Kennedy Lewis”), a leading alternative credit manager, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced a multi-year, multi-jurisdiction agreement. Under this agreement, Kennedy Lewis and KKR will provide asset-based funding to support the Optio Auto Evolution strategy, driving next generation auto financing.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

There's no getting around the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) has had on the market trajectory over the past year or so. Some would even argue that the latest advances in AI helped spark the rally in 2023, lifting Wall Street from its bear market doldrums. Generative AI promises to unleash a wave of increased productivity, and stock market pundits are still debating how much it will ultimately be worth.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Fund is largest pan-regional infrastructure fund to have been raised for Asia Pacific More than half of the Fund already invested or committed across ~10 investments HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the final close of KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors II SCSp (the “Fund”), a US$6.4 billion fund focused on infrastructure-related.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Aswath Damodaran is a professor of finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University. In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Bill Mann caught up with Damodaran for a conversation about: Corporate lifecycles, and why investors should understand them. The problem with trying to follow great investors. The fall of research analysts, and the rise of passive investing.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

London, 5 February 2024 – ContourGlobal Ltd. (“ContourGlobal”), a developer, owner and operator of power generation assets around the world, today announces the appointment of Antonio Cammisecra as CEO, effective 2 February, 2024.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This year could prove to be a tricky one for investors. The economy appears to be on a firmer footing than it was previously presumed to be. As a result of that surprising strength, however, the Federal Reserve may not be cutting interest rates as soon or as aggressively as hoped. Political turmoil and uncertainty as to who will be the next president of the United States further complicates matters.

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KKR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) today reported its fourth quarter 2023 results, which have been posted to the Investor Center section of KKR’s website at [link] This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: [link] A conference call to discuss KKR’s financial.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) soared on Thursday as the company's transformation plans started taking hold. Shares surged 11% on the day after the company's quarterly report, as analysts and investors applauded Disney's strong earnings growth, upbeat guidance, and the announcement of a fall 2025 launch of ESPN's long-awaited flagship streaming service (not to be confused with ESPN+).

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