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By monthly tradition, you’ll get an update on our Best Buys of the month.
What’s going on in the markets? And what are our favorite stocks?
Let’s become a little bit wiser today.
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April 2025
In April, the S&P 500 decreased by 1.1%.
The Fear & Greed Index went from ‘Extreme Fear’ Mode to ‘Fear’ Mode.
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Best & Worst Performers
This overview shows you the best and worst performers in our investable universe.
Worst performers
The cheaper we can buy great companies, the better.
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RH is on the Worst Performance List twice in a row. The stock has declined by over 50% since January.
Best performers
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Spotlight: Diploma PLC ($LON:DPLM)
How does the company make money?
Diploma PLC makes money by selling essential, high-margin components for industries like aerospace, medical, and industrial machinery. They grow profits through organic sales and by acquiring small specialist businesses with recurring revenue.Diploma is a Serial Acquirer you might have never heard of. Just like most successful serial acquirers, they use a decentralized structure.
The group structure looks as follows:
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Here’s what their sectoral and geographical split looks like:
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The British company has a market cap of £5.3 billion ($6.8 billion) and created a tremendous amount of shareholder value in the past.
Since 2001, an investment in Diploma PLC returned ove