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Key PointsBerkshire Hathaway has a huge cash hoard, which will soften the hit from a downturn and create buying opportunities.Realty Income is a boring business with a high yield backed by a reliable income stream.Progressive's car insurance isn't optional, and it has a stock light investment portfolio.There are good reasons to be worried about a bear market. For example, the market hasn't been this expensive since before the dot-com bubble burst. Couple that with what many on Wall Street are calling the artificial intelligence bubble today, and the similarities are...

As of noon ET, the Nasdaq Composite(NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) is down 1.06% to 25,607.34, the S&P 500(SNPINDEX:^GSPC) has fallen 0.57% to 7,491.11, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJINDICES:^DJI) is trading down 0.08% to 52,511.32 as a deepening semiconductor sell-off and escalating geopolitical tensions weigh on high-growth leadership.Gold prices have risen 0.78% to $4,019.01 as of midday ET, and the 10-Year Treasury yield is down 0.03% to 4.54%. Energy and real estate are this morning’s leading sectors, while communications stocks and industrials are sinking.Today's biggest movesHigh-growth technology shares are under broad pressure, with...

Key PointsThe Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) holds more than twice as many companies as the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (SPTM).Both funds carry a minimal 0.03% expense ratio, making them among the most cost-effective options for total market exposure.Both funds provide a similar dividend yield of roughly 1%.The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF(NYSEMKT:VTI) and the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF(NYSEMKT:SPTM) both offer ultra-low-cost access to the U.S. market, though VTI provides broader small-cap coverage.Investors weighing a single-fund solution...

Rivian Automotive(NASDAQ:RIVN), which develops and sells electric pickup trucks and SUVs, closed Friday at $15.02, down 8.41%. The stock moved lower as investors reacted to Q1 results. The company updated R2 production and funding plans, but concerns continue about cash burn and EV demand. Investors will closely watch execution of the R2 ramp and Rivian’s autonomous driving initiatives.Trading volume reached 51.8 million shares, coming in about 78% above its three-month average of 29 million shares. Rivian Automotive IPO'd in 2021 and has fallen 85% since going public.How the markets moved...