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3 Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy and Never Sell

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The power of dividend growth investing lies in one simple truth: Companies that consistently raise their dividends have historically outperformed the broader market since 1900. These elite businesses combine robust revenue growth, strong fundamentals, and shareholder-friendly management teams. Image source: Getty Images. Costco's 739.7%

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2 Unstoppable Tech Stocks You Can Buy With $500

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Alphabet continues to ratchet up capital investment in its cloud business. The company's capital expenditures have accelerated to $44 billion over the last four quarters. This shows Alphabet can make necessary investments in key technologies like AI while boosting margins to benefit shareholders.

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Where Will Nvidia Stock Be in 5 Years?

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The situation is reminiscent of the metaverse, Meta's last big gamble where CEO Mark Zuckerberg invested $46.5 Shareholders generally want to see profits, not speculation. And eventually, major Nvidia clients like Meta could face pressure to scale back their arguably reckless AI investments. How much longer will this last?

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Opinion: The 3 Best Tech Stocks to Own Ahead of 2025

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Even better for shareholders, Meta converts much of that revenue into profit. That's important because having so much cash in the bank gives Meta the ability to increase shareholder returns via future dividend increases, share repurchases, strategic acquisitions, or capital investments. The company reported $15.7

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EOG Resources (EOG) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,657 !* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,034 !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $429,567 !* billion capital expenditures.

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3 Brilliant Dividend Growth Stocks With Sub-50% Payout Ratios

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The company's sizable valuation is justified by its powerful duopoly position in the global payments space (in conjunction with Visa ), high-margin business model requiring minimal capital investment, and massive growth runway as cash transactions continue shifting to digital payments worldwide.

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3 Out-of-Favor Utility Stocks With 10-Plus Years of Dividend Raises and High Yields

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This capital investment involves the construction of two large-scale nuclear power plants. Some of that money will probably go to debt reduction and some to other capital investment projects. That's enough to keep up with inflation and keep it shareholder friendly given the headwinds from the troubled Vogtle project.