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Nebraska auditor questions Secretary of State Foundation that is 'beholden to no one'ASX 200 stocks were a mixed bag on Friday amid a poor day for the stock market overall. The (ASX: XJO) closed down 0.41% with nine of the 11 market sectors in the red. Most ASX bank stocks have had an incredible year of share price growth, as the following chart shows. After so much share price growth in 2024, are any of the ASX bank stocks still a buy? Michael Hunstad is chief investment officer of global equities at one of the world's biggest active fund managers, Northern Trust Asset Management. According to , Hudstad is not too concerned by our banks' historically high valuations. He points out that ASX banks have been very profitable over the long term. He says: When you think about the Australian banking sector, it's an oligopoly, and regardless of where the multiple is, it's hard to have more competition that's really going to deflate that. But many Australian-based analysts aren't so sure. On the CommSec trading platform, we reviewed the consensus ratings among analysts on each of the seven ASX bank stocks. The most favourable consensus ( ), and ( ). The remaining bank stocks — ( ), ( ), ( ), and ( ) — scored a moderate sell consensus rating. ASX 200 bank shares mixed on Friday Here's what happened with ASX bank stocks on Friday and in the year to date: Which is the best ASX bank stock to buy? We've reviewed recent broker notes on Westpac vs. Macquarie shares to help you decide which of the two is the best ASX bank stock to buy. Here are some of the highlights of those notes. In its , Westpac reported a 3% fall in to $7 billion. Top broker UBS has a neutral rating on Westpac shares with a 12-month share price target of $33. On the positive side, UBS believes there's scope for further capital management initiatives via or special dividends, given the bank's ~$3.5 billion balance. The broker says Westpac's underlying net interest margin (NIM) patterns "continue to look encouraging". On the negative side, UBS says Westpac's cost growth is a headwind. Check out my colleague's article on . In its , Macquarie reported a 14% increase in NPAT to $1,612 million compared to 1H FY24. However, this also represented a 23% fall compared to the second quarter of FY24. The report led to UBS downgrading its earnings forecasts for Macquarie over the next few years. In a note, UBS said: The investment case in our view continues to hinge around asset realisations, capital deployment and performance fees in MAM [Macquarie Asset Management], validation around the sustainability of profits within CGM and improvements in capital market activity, beneficial to MacCap [Macquarie Capital]. UBS has a neutral rating on Macquarie shares with a price target of $225. Ord Minnett is more bullish. It has a buy rating on Macquarie with a 12-month share price target of $245. The broker points out that Macquarie has almost $11 billion in surplus capital. This provides opportunities for investments, growth, and for shareholders. Check out my colleague's article on .
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden issued a joint statement honoring former President Jimmy Carter , who died on Sunday afternoon at 100 years old . The statement from the White House, shared early Sunday evening, mourned how both the United States and the world lost “an extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian.” Biden noted that he had been able to call Carter a "dear friend” for the last 60 years, adding that many people “who never met him” also felt the same way. “With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us,” the statement said . “He saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe. He was a man of great character and courage, hope and optimism. We will always cherish seeing him and Rosalynn together.” The statement also noted that while Carter and his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter , will both be missed “dearly,” the two will “remain forever in our hearts.” Biden also announced an official state funeral to be held for Carter in Washington, D.C. No date for the funeral was included in the announcement. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER President-elect Donald Trump has similarly issued a statement mourning Carter’s death, posting on Truth Social that Carter did “everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans” during his presidency. Carter’s death occurred less than three months after his 100th birthday, making him the first former president to live for a century. Previously, former President George H.W. Bush was the oldest living former president before he died at 94 years old in 2018.
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Stocks on the US index make the headlines here in the UK too. We can’t have missed ( ), with a market capitalisation of nearly $3.4trn (yes, trillion). It’s worth more than all the companies of the combined. And always seems to be getting a mention. The Tesla share price is up 31% since the US election. Tesla is still well below Nvidia’s rise in the past five years: Flying tech stocks On Friday (22 November) the Nasdaq closed at 19,003 points. On the same date in 2019, it ended at 8,520 points. That’s a gain of 123%. My imagined £5,000 invested in a low-cost Nasdaq index tracker fund back then would be worth around £11,300 today. There’d be some small charges for the fund management. But the Nasdaq pays an average dividend of around 1.8%, so I’ll treat them as canceling out. My key, and surprising, take on this is how small that gain is. I mean, this is the index that provides overnight multibaggers, isn’t it? Index comparison Over the same five years, the broader has risen by 92%, only just behind the Nasdaq. The dividend yield is similar, at around 1.2%. Based on this, the S&P seems like a better index to track than the Nasdaq, even if just for lower risk. But that’s only looking back five years. Winding the clock back a decade, the has gained 189%, but the Nasdaq is up a whopping 303%. So before I decided which to track, I’d carefully examine multiple timescales and think about my own investment horizon. My £5,000 invested in a Nasdaq tracker 10 years ago could be worth £21,500 now. And, the same amount invested when the tech index started in February 1971 could have grown to £948,600. Not that my pocket money reached five grand back then, mind. Concentration But that five-year return seems disappointing, but it reminds me of one main lesson. The Nasdaq’s gains are concentrated among just a few key stocks. Right now, it’s mostly the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’. That’s Nvidia and Tesla, along with , , , , and . They all have artifical intelligence (AI) in common. CNBC runs its own Magnificent 7 index, and that’s up 320% just since it started in December 2022. Nasdaq leader To get back to Nvidia, what we see there is a five-year gain of 2,549%. And to get some idea of where that growth came from, the company posted total revenue back in 2020 of $10.9bn. Then by the year to January 2024, total revenue had reached a whopping $60.9bn. Q3 revenue this year, reported on 20 November, reached $35.1bn. That’s in a single quarter alone. Still, as it looks like growth might slow a little, investors weren’t satisfied, and the price dipped a little. As investors, we need to be aware that Nasdaq growth is often concentrated in a small number of stocks. The index can be very volatile too, and it’s not really for those who don’t want risk. Still, if I’d put a shilling in it in 1971...
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