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Image source: The Motley Fool Warren Buffett’s established a reputation for delivering some pithy investment advice. But long before the ‘Oracle from Omaha’ was born, Benjamin Franklin wrote: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. In other words, becoming more informed about something is likely to lead to better results. This sounds like good advice to me, even if it’s rather obvious. Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, died in 1790. By coincidence, this was the year that America’s first stock exchange was established in...

Image source: Getty Images Greggs (LSE:GRG) shares have plummeted from their peaks in September. Down approximately 40%, the stock is among the worst performers on the FTSE 250. However, looking over 15 years, Greggs stock is up 335%. As such, a £10,000 investment then would now be worth £43,500. That’s clearly a decent return. For comparison, the average annual return for the stock market is typically around 7-10%. So Greggs’ performance is well above that average. This kind of growth often suggests the company has consistently performed well, either through...

Image source: Getty Images Constructing the ‘perfect’ UK stock market portfolio is a mighty challenge. I doubt it can be achieved with a one-size-fits-all combination of shares. That’s because investing’s a personal matter. For instance, an investor seeking steady dividend income should consider different stocks from one chasing share price growth. Each individual’s ideal portfolio needs to be tailored to their unique goals and risk tolerance. I was curious about how ChatGPT would attempt to solve this conundrum. Here’s what the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot told me. Allocation strategy It...