šÆ One of this year's trending searches for Valentineās Day, according to Alphabet Inc / Googleās real-time trends, is a special-edition Squishmallow.
These plush toys, made by Kelly Toys, have become very popular among young people throughout the last few years. In fact, thereās even a whole side of TikTok dedicated to Squishmallows:
#SquishTok. Some of the videos about Squishmallow have tens of millions of views.
So How Can You Invest In Squishmallows?
Kelly Toys is not a public company so itās virtually impossible for retail investors to invest in the Squishmallow manufacturer directly. But, conglomerate Alleghany Capital owns Kelly Toys. Alleghany used to be a public company that traded under the ticker āY,ā but last year Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett bought Alleghany for more than $11 billion.
So, while you still canāt invest in Kelly Toys directly, if you buy shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (NYSE:BRK-B) you will get exposure to future revenue brought in by Ke...