It's So Easy... It's Like Cheating

If there were ever a way to cheat in stocks, Warren Buffett has found it... and it's going to make him even richer.

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And cocoa is up 17%.     Warren Buffett has come to the dark side. If there were ever a way to cheat in stocks, the Oracle has found it... and tapped into it in a way like never before. He just dumped a record $5.1 billion into this "trick." We predict it's going to make him a very rich man. Here's the best part... By tracking just one simple metric, you can join him. The Only Thing Worth Buying? We've written about share buybacks a fair amount in these essays. As we told Manward Letter readers when we recommended a buyback stalwart in a recent issue, they're the supercharger that makes a good stock great. The result of loose monetary policy and a go-nowhere economy, they've become a leading catalyst for rising share prices. Buffett knows it. After all, the famed value investor sold more of his positions during the second quarter of this year than at any time over the last decade. Add it all up and his Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) unloaded some $13 billion worth of its holdings. But there was one stock Buffett was quite interested in... his own. He directed his firm to buy a record $5.1 billion worth of its own stock. It's a simple move based on good math. When a company buys its own stock, each share that remains on the market is worth a bigger cut of the profits. By pulling $5 billion off the market, Buffett put $5 billion into the hands of his shareholders. The move says a lot about the state of things these days. It shows Buffett isn't hopeful for any big deals. It shows the value strategy that made him rich... has lost its mojo. And it shows that the best way to get share price moving these days is to use a bit of financial magic.   "The BEST Pain-Relief Cream I Have Ever Tried, Hands Down" Reviews are pouring in for this breakthrough in pain-relief science. It's powerful... fast-acting... and nonaddictive... with results you can FEEL in mere seconds. User Barbara L. said, "It's my new go-to for pain relief." 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Tell that to Mr. Market... and Mr. Buffett. Buybacks are back... Kimberly-Clark (KMB) just announced a deal to buy back as much as $900 million worth of its stock... this year. Google's parent company, Alphabet (GOOG) - the gatekeeper of all things ethical - just deemed buybacks okay when it quietly announced it had bought $6.9 billion of its shares during the second quarter. That's nearly double the amount from the same time last year. Microsoft (MSFT) stuffed $5.8 billion into shareholder pockets. Biogen (BIIB) bought $2.8 billion worth of its shares. And Apple (AAPL) takes the top prize... buying back $16 billion worth of its shares in the second quarter alone. It's no wonder its shares are up more than 150% in the last year. It begs a question... If you're not using buybacks as a buying indicator, why not? If you're looking for solid, long-term growth, it should be a leading indicator. There's only one thing that will change that fact... Free Money! Since Franklin Templeton has a new interest in Baltimore (it just bought Legg Mason), we'll let its head of equity explain things. "As long as you're a company that is earning money greater than your borrowing rate," said Stephen Dover, "you can just keep borrowing and buying back shares." With that, we'll remind you of what the head of the Fed said in June. "We're not thinking about raising rates. We're not even thinking about thinking about raising rates." Indeed... it's a good time to invest in companies investing in themselves. Clearly, Buffett still knows a good deal when he sees one. Be well, Andy Do you have questions about share buybacks and how they work? Send them to mailbag@manwardpress.com. Spread the Manward → FACEBOOK   Have You Bought ANY Stocks During This Down Market? One investment manager calls this a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy stocks at bargain prices." If you don't discover the best stocks to buy now, you'll regret it later. 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