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Keith Speights

Keith began writing for the Fool in 2012 and focuses primarily on healthcare investing topics. His background includes serving in management and consulting for the healthcare technology, health insurance, medical device, and pharmacy benefits management industries.

Recent Articles

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Economy

Why Warren Buffett isn't predicting a stock market crash in 2025

| Keith Speights

Buffett hasn't predicted a stock market crash this year for one simple reason.

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Value Investing

Take Warren Buffett's advice: Don't buy any stock in 2025 unless it passes this test

| Keith Speights

Buffett uses a two-part test to determine which stocks to buy.

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International Stock News

How Long Will the "Trump Bump" for the Stock Market Last? Here's What History Shows.

| Keith Speights

Historical patterns from past presidencies can provide insight into how long the market's momentum might last—and what investors should prepare…

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International Stock News

Should you buy Nvidia stock before the end of 2024? Here's what history suggests

| Keith Speights

The stock has been a big winner during most three-year and five-year periods since its IPO.

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International Stock News

Should you buy Nvidia stock before November 20?

| Keith Speights

History could repeat itself with Nvidia's upcoming quarterly update.

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International Stock News

Why is Nvidia stock still a buy after its steep sell-off? Just ask Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta

| Keith Speights

Look for these AI giants to buy a lot more of Nvidia's AI chips.

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International Stock News

Nvidia stock plunges: Why some Wall Street analysts think it's still a buy

| Keith Speights

Some analysts view Nvidia's pullback as a great buying opportunity.

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International Stock News

Nvidia stock has pulled back over 10%. Here's what history says could happen next

| Keith Speights

Nvidia has a 100% success rate of rebounding after pullbacks of 10% or more. Will this time be different?

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International Stock News

Insiders are selling Nvidia stock. Should you?

| Keith Speights

When a company's executives and board members sell their shares, it can raise concerns. But Nvidia's insider sales don't appear…

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International Stock News

Meet Apple's new $186 billion market opportunity

| Keith Speights

Apple's growth story might be about to turn a new chapter.

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International Stock News

Should you back up the truck and load up on Amazon stock?

| Keith Speights

Investors could have a rare opportunity to buy Amazon while it's down significantly.

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett just bought these 3 dividend stocks with yields of over 3%

| Keith Speights

One of Buffett's buys in Q3 even offers a dividend yield of more than 5%.

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett doesn't follow his own advice – and it's made him richer

| Keith Speights

Buffett doesn't always practice what he preaches.

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International Stock News

Amazon unveils new healthcare service: Is the stock a buy?

| Keith Speights

Amazon hasn't given up on virtual care after all.

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International Stock News

These 3 US stocks were Warren Buffett's biggest winners over the past 5 years

| Keith Speights

Are they poised to continue their winning ways?

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International Stock News

The only 2 index funds in Warren Buffett's portfolio — and how they could make you money

| Keith Speights

Buffett highly recommends owning S&P 500 index funds. And he practices what he preaches with these two.

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International Stock News

Which stocks are most likely to thrive in a recession? Here's what history shows

| Keith Speights

Recession-proof stocks must offer something that makes investors want to buy them even when the economy is tanking.

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International Stock News

3 things the world's smartest investors will do in the second half of 2022 to beat the market

| Keith Speights

Following these steps should make you one of those smart investors, too.

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International Stock News

Thinking about selling all your stocks? Here are 2 big risks you'll face

| Keith Speights

Exiting the stock market might not be as safe of an idea as it seems.

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International Stock News

3 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Betting on Big Time Right Now

| Keith Speights

Here's what the Oracle of Omaha likes about these stocks.

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett thinks this investing strategy could even make a monkey rich

| Keith Speights

My test of Buffett's "monkey strategy" shows that it probably does work.

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International Stock News

Has the case for Bitcoin as an inflation hedge crumbled?

| Keith Speights

The cryptocurrency has one big underlying problem.

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International Stock News

5 unstoppable trends to invest $5,000 in for 2022

| Keith Speights

They could be like PCs in the 1980s and the internet in the 1990s.

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International Stock News

2 cryptocurrencies that could trounce Shiba Inu in 2022

| Keith Speights

They have what it will take to be huge winners in the new year.

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International Stock News

You could've made $1 million investing less than $1,500 in these 3 cryptocurrencies

| Keith Speights

And it wouldn't have taken very long to make a boatload of money.

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett's 3 favorite Robinhood stocks

| Keith Speights

The Oracle of Omaha might not like Robinhood, but he definitely likes several Robinhood stocks.

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International Stock News

Why Moderna stock jumped 6% Tuesday

| Keith Speights

The company announced another big European supply deal.

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International Stock News

The top reason Novavax could still be a huge winner in the COVID-19 vaccine market

| Keith Speights

It could even be the most likely to succeed.

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Covid-19 vaccine
International Stock News

How Johnson & Johnson beat expectations in Q1

| Keith Speights

The healthcare giant saw a marked recovery from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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International Stock News

3 coronavirus stocks poised to soar in 2021

| Keith Speights

They're risky but could deliver huge returns in the new year.

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International Stock News

Could AstraZeneca be a millionaire-maker stock?

| Keith Speights

What's possible isn't necessarily probable.

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International Stock News

3 key advantages Moderna holds over Pfizer and AstraZeneca

| Keith Speights

They could add up to make Moderna a much bigger winner for investors than either of the two big pharma…

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett's 3 best-performing stocks so far this year: Are they buys now?

| Keith Speights

These Buffett stocks have all delivered sizzling year-to-date gains. Can they keep the momentum going?

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International Stock News

The surefire vaccine winner following AstraZeneca's COVID-19 trial pause

| Keith Speights

Hint: It's not Moderna.

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International Stock News

Coronavirus vaccine race: 7 key things you'll want to know

| Keith Speights

Here are the answers to your top questions about where things stand with the development of COVID-19 vaccines.

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International Stock News

How to invest in coronavirus vaccine stocks

| Keith Speights

Just follow these three simple steps.

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International Stock News

This could be the ace in the hole for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

| Keith Speights

J&J is behind in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. But there's one thing that could make it a…

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International Stock News

Everything you need to know about the coronavirus vaccine race

| Keith Speights

Here are your answers to the questions that matter the most about COVID-19 vaccines in development

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International Stock News

Johnson & Johnson to Begin Coronavirus Vaccine Clinical Trial in July

| Keith Speights

The healthcare giant's COVID-19 vaccine program is moving forward more quickly than expected.

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International Stock News

Worried Another Stock Market Crash Is Coming? 3 Things You Should Do Right Now

| Keith Speights

You're not alone if you think another stock market crash is on the way. Here are three specific things you…

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