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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

He first purchased shares in 2007, just before the financial crisis of 2008. Since then, he has been the biggest shareholder in Bank of America and has been a net buyer of the stock -- until now. It's also how the company helps reward shareholders, increasing their stake in the company as the share count declines. And they did.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

It's not hard to figure out why: CPI's biggest shareholder is cashing out. But here's the thing: According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence , Parallel49 first invested in CPI Card Group back in June of 2007. Also worth noting: This news may actually be better than it looks for shareholders. ET Tuesday morning.

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JULY 27, 2024

Consumer technology titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been paying dividends to shareholders since 2012. This ticker's been incredibly rewarding since the company first unveiled its iPhone back in 2007, up nearly 4,500% during that time, making Apple the world's biggest publicly traded organization (as measured by market cap ).

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On the one hand, this might not be what shareholders want to see, especially given the maturity of this single product. The iPhone was launched in 2007. It will add more high-margin and recurring revenue to the mix, something shareholders can appreciate. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

NuScale was founded in 2007 and is focused on developing small, modular reactors. NuScale also benefits from a close relationship with Fluor , a top engineering, procurement, and construction company that is the majority shareholder in NuScale Power. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JUNE 27, 2024

Somewhat surprisingly, history says Nvidia shareholders could make more money in the second half of 2024, even after triple-digit gains in the first half of the year. Specifically, the stock has produced a positive first-half return in 18 years and a positive second-half return in 16 of those 18 years, or 89% of the time.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

This includes the most widely respected investors, such as Warren Buffett, who has outlined several investing mistakes in his shareholder letters over the years. Moreover, the stock price did not stay sustainably above $48 per share until 2007. However, 2007 was the year that Booking stock finally began to take off.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Buffett tends to avoid technology stocks because he prefers to invest in businesses he understands, particularly those producing strong profits and those returning money to shareholders. But investors who bet on Apple much earlier could have generated a staggering return compared to Buffett (on a percentage basis).

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MAY 26, 2024

Despite record corporate profitability, the flagship S&P 500 index only boasts an average yield of 1.35% as many managers now prefer to return value through buybacks instead of cash. The company has enjoyed an impressive compound annual total return of 13.6% For better or worse, dividends have fallen out of favor on Wall Street.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

When combining that with previous splits, even Nvidia's smallest shareholders would own a significant position today. The company's stock has split 2-for-1 three times between 2000 and 2006 and 3-for-2 in 2007. Thus, even holding a token amount of Nvidia in 1999 would have brought eye-popping returns.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In last year's letter to shareholders, Buffett described the market as particularly "casino-like" and expressed his determination to put Berkshire in a position not just to survive a possible "conflagration," but to "help extinguish the financial fire." He has already delivered impressive returns on these investments, after all.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Furthermore, since its IPO in mid-2007, the stock has soared from an $8 offering price to nearly $617 per share as of Tuesday's market close, representing gains of 7,612%. As a result of this split, shareholders will receive nine additional shares of stock for each share they own after the market closes on Monday, Sept.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The stock surged on Wednesday, likely on the news that a federal grand jury awarded shareholders $612 million in a lawsuit they filed against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). The shareholders in the case, Berkley Insurance Co., OTC: FMCC) to the U.S. vs. the Federal Housing Finance Authority, et al., initially sought $1.6

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JUNE 5, 2024

The Bill and Melinda Gates (BMG) Foundation Trust generated a 47% return during the three-year period that ended in March, while the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) returned a less impressive 32%. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Revenue increased 5.5% billion, lagging the 6.7%

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

This corporate structure is specifically designed to pass income on to shareholders via large dividend payments. Since 2007, roughly 72% of its acquisitions were from sellers with which it already had a relationship. But not all REITs are the same. Net lease REITs like Realty Income (NYSE: O) , W.P. The problem child here is W.P.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Deidre and Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey ponder the return to office and if things in our working lives will ever be the same again. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of 9/18/2023 This video was recorded on Sept. There are health benefits and there's defined benefit plans, old pension plans that were largely changed in 2007.

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AUGUST 24, 2024

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 returned an average of 13% annually during the same period. Generally speaking, those events were bad news for shareholders in the short term, as detailed in the table below. Few stocks generate positive returns during economic downturns. on June 10.

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APRIL 1, 2024

I predict this scenario could happen again this spring -- with an announcement potentially during the company's next earnings report in May -- as Nvidia prepares for its next shareholder meeting. The earlier splits happened between 2000 and 2007. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JUNE 11, 2024

This is a positive move because it makes the stock more accessible for a broader range of investors -- Nvidia even said this was its motive for the split, to make it easier for employees and shareholders to invest. The previous three were in 2006, 2007, and 2021. And in 2007, the general market was heading into bear territory.

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JUNE 24, 2024

Stock Split Date 6-Month Return 1-Year Return 2-Year Return June 2000 (50%) 28% (52%) September 2001 44% (72%) (49%) April 2006 63% 1% (6%) September 2007 (45%) (70%) (53%) July 2021 30% (4%) 145% Average 8% (23%) (3%) Data source: YCharts. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

The tech giant's still got a few tricks up its sleeve that could help turn shareholders into millionaires. It's unlikely Apple stock will be able to catch another wave like the one it did beginning in 2007 when the very first iPhone was unveiled. AI to rekindle stagnant iPhone business Don't misread the message.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Companies that possess those qualities tend to produce above-average returns for shareholders. Companies that split their stock returned an average of 25.4% By comparison, the S&P 500 returned an average of 11.9% The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

The ability to adapt its technology has been a boon to shareholders. For investors fortunate enough to get shares at (or below) the $12 IPO price, the stock has returned 493,940%. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. 12, 2001 2-for-1 split, April 7, 2006 3-for-2 split, Sept.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The stock went public in 1919, rewarded shareholders handsomely throughout the century, and started paying dividends in 1964. Yet, recent times have been a bit frustrating for shareholders. Coca-Cola is shareholder-friendly Berkshire Hathaway's investment illustrates that Coca-Cola is dedicated to returning capital to shareholders.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

It started in 1998 via a merger with Daimler-Benz, which fell apart in 2007 amid cultural incompatibilities and poor synergy. Labor disputes and difficult decisions Pop culture may say that shareholders make tons of money while others do all the work. Chrysler Group has had a long history of failed European partnerships.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Vanguard is different from other firms because it is owned by its funds, which are owned by its shareholders. This means that Vanguard has the best interests of its shareholders at heart, and this is reflected in its low expense ratios. It also has a very low expense ratio of 0.03%, which means you keep more of your returns.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Down roughly 91% percent from its all-time high of $58 (reached in early 2021), Lucid Motors (NASDAQ: LCID) has been a punishing bet for early shareholders. What does this mean for shareholders? While this can help avert bankruptcy, it erodes current shareholders' claims on future earnings. Let's dig deeper to find out.

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JUNE 6, 2024

The list of businesses that have done better for their shareholders in the past 20 years than Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is undoubtedly a very short one. To be clear, though, future returns aren't going to resemble the past. This booming streaming stock has skyrocketed 13,500% during that time, certainly making millionaires along the way.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

The promise of small modular reactors Since 2007, NuScale has been developing its SMR technology and has invested nearly $1.8 However, if NuScale continues to lose money, it may have to raise capital through debt or equity, which could further dilute shareholders. Is NuScale right for you? The Motley Fool recommends NuScale Power.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

As the world's largest database management company, it has long served customers and shareholders with various IT services. Why investors might consider MongoDB In contrast, MongoDB is comparatively new, existing only since 2007. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

The company's monster success has resulted in some seriously happy shareholders. Getting older After Netflix first launched its streaming service in 2007, it started to see phenomenal growth simply because it provided consumers with a superior user experience compared to the expensive bundle cable packages.

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JUNE 8, 2024

The company even had an unusual 8-for-9 reverse split in 2007, which was enacted in combination with a plan to return 960 million euros to shareholders. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

BDCs, like real estate investment trusts ( REITs ), must pay out at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders as dividends to maintain a favorable tax rate. The stock plunged from a high above $20 in early 2007 to about $3 at the nadir of the Great Recession in 2009, but recovered to around $17 in the couple of years that followed.

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JULY 16, 2023

Yet one department store company has delivered market-crushing returns in recent years: Dillard's (NYSE: DDS). Since bottoming out during the Great Recession, the stock has been a 132-bagger on a total return basis. Remarkably, Dillard's has delivered these incredible returns without growing its top line at all.

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JULY 26, 2024

How rising interest rates impacted Charles Schwab For years, Charles Schwab has outperformed peers across key metrics like return on equity ( ROE ) and delivered excellent returns for longtime shareholders. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Here's why.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

With shares down by a staggering 92% from an all-time high of $58 reached in early 2021, Lucid Motors' (NASDAQ: LCID) stock has been a poor bet for its early shareholders. But unfortunately for Lucid, these advantages have not materialized into sustainable shareholder value. Let's explore whether or not Lucid is finally worth a buy.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Founded by former Tesla executives in 2007, Lucid Motors is an electric automaker that focuses on the luxury side of the market, with high-end vehicles emphasizing design, power, and amenities. However, investors should remember that equity dilution isn't free money because it reduces current shareholders' claims on future earnings.

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