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MARCH 1, 2024

Apple acquired AI-assistant Siri back in 2010 and has since integrated the technology across its ecosystem of hardware devices. Both Alphabet and Amazon have also shown a keen interest in voice-recognition applications, as each company's smart home appliances leverage this technology.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Chriss has been leveraging this experience to turn things around at PayPal as he tries to reignite the business and attract more businesses and customers to the payment platform. The company has a slew of consumer spending data and wants to leverage that data to better connect customers with merchants and convert more sales.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

It has investment-grade credit, backed by a low leverage ratio and primarily long-term, fixed-rate debt. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,292 !* EPR Properties also has a solid financial position. It ended the third quarter with $35.3

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

It focuses on leveraging the popularity of smartphones and the internet to provide a superior user experience in a market that's not known for that. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,154 !* Growth has been superb.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For starters, growth has shifted away from pure-play EV makers to legacy automakers, which seem to be leveraging their more established brands, distribution, and service networks to drive consumer adoption. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,446 !*

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

OK, so Amazon is leveraging its top AI platform to feed into a perhaps trillion-dollar market, and it has tons of opportunity in its legacy segments. From the last time Amazon traded around this level (in 2010) until now, Amazon stock has gained more than 3,000%. Once in a generation? But why is it once in a generation?

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MARCH 10, 2024

With that raise, the coffee giant has grown its payout at an impressive 20% compound annual rate since initiating its dividend in 2010. times leverage ratio (well below the 4.0 Caffeinated dividend growth Starbucks delivered its 13th annual dividend increase last fall, hiking its payout by another 7.5%. dividend yield).

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

It could be its leverage to rising oil prices. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,121 !* Last quarter, he bought more than 7 million shares at his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway , bringing the position value up to $16 billion.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

Moreover, its leverage is normally toward the low end of its peer group, so it is conservative on both an absolute and relative basis. That supports management's view that Oneok will be able to grow its dividend by 3% to 4% annually during that period while also repurchasing shares and reducing its leverage ratio. times over.

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JULY 30, 2024

The company, formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group, is leveraging its combined strengths to compete in the evolving auto industry. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,554 !*

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Its debt-to- EBITDA leverage is in good shape at 2.1 And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,050 !* While the company's dividend is currently safe and still increasing, its coverage ratio of that dividend with free cash flow is narrowing.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

Note that the ability to take on additional leverage during industry downturns is what has allowed both Chevron and Exxon to support their dividends and businesses through the inevitable energy weak patches. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,991 !*

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Meanwhile, it has a conservative balance sheet with a low leverage ratio. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,266 !* The REIT also limits risk by maintaining a conservative financial profile. Its dividend payout ratio is currently only 67%.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

There is also an expectation the company can leverage its growing scale and subscription-based business model to boost margins and cash flows. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,154 !*

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

It also has a low-leverage balance sheet financed with long-term, low fixed-rate debt. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,285 !* Its dividend payout ratio is 67% of its adjusted funds from operations ( FFO ), which is low for a REIT.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It leverages AI to help companies streamline their IT and operations. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $24,113 !* ServiceNow ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) is one of the companies using AI to deliver real-world value.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Several trends underpin a long-term outlook, including Block's ability to leverage its multiproduct platform. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,706 !* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,529 !*

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Recursion is hoping to reinvent the drug discovery process by leveraging AI and machine learning. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,363 !* You probably figured the "bio" part with the name "Pharmaceuticals" in its corporate moniker.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

From 2010 to 2015, Berkshire stock outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 20%. While some insurers like AIG over-leveraged themselves with risky financial instruments, Chubb has consistently maintained a much more conservative approach. Total Return Level data by YCharts. It wasn't a perfect performance.

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JUNE 22, 2023

It eventually emerged from bankruptcy in the second half of 2010. Among the problems that Ackman saw was an enormous amount of leverage. Just a simple credit downgrade would be catastrophic with that much leverage. When he finally exited his stake in 2014, Ackman says he made $1.6

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The company also has a rock-solid financial profile, with investment-grade credit backed by a low leverage ratio. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,446 !* Enbridge is on track to deliver its 19th straight year of achieving its annual financial guidance.

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MAY 14, 2024

It has posted an annual profit every year since 2010. Sirius XM is also starting to pay down its long-term debt since that bearish leverage peaked in 2022. The model works. It expects to generate $2.7 billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and $1.2

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

For decades, ADM has leveraged its enormous global asset base to originate, process, and transport agricultural commodities between over 190 countries. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,285 !* The stock offers a 3.4% annually since 2020.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

It's one of only eight REITs in the S&P 500 with two A3/A- credit ratings or better, thanks to its lower leverage ratios and the quality of its portfolio. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,285 !* Realty Income also has a very strong balance sheet.

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JULY 13, 2024

For instance, it leverages customer relationships and trust in the brand to launch adjacent services such as digital payments and fintech. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,968 !*

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The company's growing earnings and falling debt allowed it to reach its targeted leverage ratio by the end of Q3 (3.0 It gave investors a 15% raise last year and has increased its payout each year since 2010, growing it at a more than 10% compound annual rate. That gave it money to pay dividends ($1.5

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Family of Apps business includes Meta's social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, while Reality Labs focuses on the company's metaverse ambitions to leverage virtual and augmented reality. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,266 !*

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Lancaster Colony recently implemented a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and will work to leverage its capabilities to enhance the business's supply chain efficiency and reduce costs. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,049 !*

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Altria has raised the payout yearly since 2010 and has a history of dividend increases going back decades. Although Innovative Industrial develops properties for growing cannabis, it has also leveraged federal marijuana prohibition to its advantage. Given the current stock price, that puts the cash yield on this dividend at 8.8%!

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

As of its most recent look, market research outfit PYMNTS reports eight out of every 10 small or medium-sized business in the United States leverage at least one online channel for promotional purposes, with about as many using purpose-built e-commerce tech. On the surface, this seems like a potential problem for Shopify's continued growth.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

One example of UFP leveraging its know-how in the medtech space was its recent acquisition of AJR Enterprises, a manufacturer of patient transfer devices. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,022 !*

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Agree Realty has a strong balance sheet, and its use of leverage is low, compared to its peers. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,446 !* In 2024, the company invested $524.9 Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,982 !*

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Before that, the company also spent $200 million in 2010 to buy Siri -- a voice tool native to Apple's flagship hardware devices. Rounding out big tech's activity in the voice-recognition space includes Amazon and Alphabet, both of which leverage the technology in their respective Internet of Things (IoT) smart-home appliances.

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MAY 4, 2024

Although he closed that fund in 2010, he maintains about $3.4 These are highly leveraged investment products. AI relies heavily on the cloud to run applications, and its relationship with OpenAI has given Alphabet its first serious challenge to Google Search in years as Microsoft's Bing leverages this technology.

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JULY 31, 2023

The period from 2010 to 2021 saw many growth stocks deliver mind-boggling gains, fueled by the availability of cheap capital. To further leverage its installed base of over 2 billion active devices, the company has also introduced a range of services such as iCloud storage, Apple Pay, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and the App Store.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Therefore, you may want to monitor the company's turnaround -- notably how Clorox leverages its top brands across all of its core categories. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,285 !*

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Those are (1) AI isn't even close to being this company's only source of revenue, and (2) if nothing else, Microsoft can still leverage its powerful brand name when pitching its products to consumers and corporations alike. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,266 !*

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