The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 28, 2024

So, for more active investors, this ETF could be a good launch pad for picking stocks. By being selective, you won't be taking a blanket approach, accepting any old dividend-paying stock. You can choose the best companies with the best yields.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 11, 2024

While he is no longer part of PIMCO, Gross is still an active investor. Known as the "bond king," Gross made a name for himself as the founder of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) in the 1970s.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Growth investing doesn't have to mean aggressive risk Last but certainly not least, although you've probably been told that achieving good growth requires you to be aggressive with your picks, that doesn't necessarily mean you must also take oversize risks or be a highly active investor.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 6, 2023

Beach Point has been an active investor in leveraged loans since its inception in 2009. ” The close of Sandstone Peak II brings Beach Point’s total CLO platform to over $850 million.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 1, 2024

“KKR has traditionally been a very active investor in the enterprise software industry, and we have a differentiated point of view and playbooks that we can apply to help businesses (like Broadcom’s EUC unit) grow. After the deal closed, Broadcom said it would seek to divest the end-user computing unit.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 29, 2023

Billionaire investor Ron Baron has been an active investor for 53 years. In 1982, Baron founded Baron Capital and it has been a successful venture ever since. Its Baron Partners Fund has delivered a 19.3% average annual return over the last 10 years.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For more active investors that could be an attractive investment thesis. Given Devon's dividend is, in effect, tied to the price of oil and natural gas, it will likely rise just as you are facing rising energy costs. In that way, it can provide a hedge of sorts for the real world energy costs you are facing.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

For more active investors, Devon could serve as a hedge against real-world energy costs. By the third quarter of 2023, it had fallen to just $0.49 That said, oil prices perked up a bit after that, leading to a fourth-quarter 2023 payment of $0.77 This is not a reliable income stream.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 29, 2023

To be fair, even with property-owning REITs, investors are trusting that management will do the right thing for shareholders. However, mortgage REITs are particularly complex investments, and only the most active investors should probably own them. That's really true of any stock you buy.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 5, 2023

Most dividend investors are probably going to default to a reliable dividend, so Enterprise is likely to be the winner here. But for more active investors, Devon's variable dividend might hold some appeal because of the fact that it changes.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

million in cash over the course of its operating activities. Investors should brace for stock offerings and dilution since the company's cash balance as of the end of the period totaled $397.2 Recursion is another example of a healthcare stock with high risks and high rewards that might not be suitable for most investors.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As an active investor we want to be close to managers and help them develop their business through Tikehau Capital’s international network. Our primary focus remains on European investments, while keeping a watchful eye on opportunities beyond the continent. Our commitment to digital security goes beyond financial investment.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Hamilton Lane has long been an active investor in targeted strategies, including credit-oriented direct investments and co-investments. In a press statement, Hamilton Lane said that raised on an annual basis, this series of funds is well positioned to take advantage of the current market environment.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 7, 2024

Multiple studies suggest the opposite is true, in fact -- greater activity actually diminishes your net returns. Your chief challenge, therefore, is putting aside the notion that being a more active investor improves your chances of getting more out of the stock market.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 19, 2023

I have read endless screeds the past few years as to the return of the active investor and why passive is definitely going to fail this cycle. Meaning, with rates nearing the terminal value, bonds now generate decent yield as well as provide ballast against the volatility of the equity portion of your portfolios.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Indeed, mortgage REITs are fairly complicated investments that only more aggressive and active investors should probably be looking at. But dividend investors don't really need a deep dive into the mortgage REIT sector to see that AGNC Investment's payout history isn't going to be appealing.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

AI investors need to also be active investors because, regardless of which horse you pick in this race, it's sure to be an evolving and changing dynamic to follow. For now, there's nothing to suggest that ChatGPT won't still be the dominant chatbot in the near term. But in the long run, there's a lot that can change.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Marlin and New Mountain are both active investors in healthcare. Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Virgin Pulse has since made several acquisitions in the sector, including acquiring patient engagement company Welltok in 2021. Fresno, Calif.-based

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The Motley Fool

JULY 1, 2024

I'm a pretty active investor. Cash routinely flows into my brokerage accounts from passive income sources and recurring transfers. I like to immediately put most of the money to work to generate more passive income. High-quality, high-yielding dividend stocks are my go-to investment. I routinely add to my favorite positions.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 1, 2023

If you prefer active management, you might go with Vanguard Wellington Fund (VWELX), which has a similar stock/bond target, but human beings pick the stocks. More active investors can pick their own stocks and/or bonds. The goal is simply to put your savings to work in assets that have a history of growing in value over time.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 19, 2023

Not for the faint of heart Verizon, Walgreens, and 3M are all offering very attractive yields, but they all come with company-specific risks that investors need to consider carefully. Walgreens' business transformation, meanwhile, is still an untested idea.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 14, 2024

But active investors should keep an eye on Shopify stock and wait for a more attractive entry point. If you don't already own shares, I would recommend waiting for the share price to more logically reflect Shopify's performance and opportunities.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 29, 2023

And it might actually appeal to more active investors that use oil and natural gas for things like heating and transportation. But it is a fairly straightforward way to return value to shareholders in a business that tends to rise and fall along with a volatile commodity like energy.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

More active investors might actually find that appealing. It's not for me, but it might be just perfect for some investors. Right when you'd be facing rising energy prices for gasoline and home heating, Devon Energy's dividend would probably be heading higher, too.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

For most of the market's more active investors, however, picking stocks can be a lot of fun. Did you know there are literally thousands of stocks you can choose from at any given time to custom-build your perfect portfolio? For some people, that sounds like an exhausting proposition. It's a chance to go on a treasure hunt of sorts.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 25, 2023

As Warren Buffett, one of the greatest active investors of all time noted long ago, “A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors.” ” It’s is worth your time to delve into the entire discussion.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 11, 2024

Even if you're an active investor in individual stocks -- like Buffett and Dalio are -- rock-solid index funds like these four can help form an excellent backbone for your portfolio. The bottom line is that even billionaires recognize the wealth-creation potential of low-cost index funds.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 1, 2024

I'm an active investor and want to be able to put money in my brokerage account whenever I see an opportunity, so that's why high-yield savings accounts are my top choice right now, even though I could probably get a slightly better yield from a 1-year CD.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 15, 2023

This has led investors and analysts to believe that further rate hikes could be coming later this year, which will promote lending activity. We saw that earlier this week when China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, surprisingly cut its seven-day reverse repo rate from 2% to 1.9%.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Concerns about further regulatory issues are purely speculation at this point, but active investors often try to make decisions ahead of the news. Numerous professional investors seem to be acknowledging risk by selling Uber shares after the stock delivered impressive returns over the past year.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 31, 2023

Active investing But in my case, I'm choosing to go the active investor route with that $500. Index investing is an easy, low-cost, almost automatic strategy that should result in outstanding wealth building over the long term. It's a smart strategy for most people.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While other investors might have no qualms about owning Altria, one of the great things about being an active investor is that we can each make our portfolios reflect our values. On top of that, I have concerns about its move to grow beyond smoking, given that two of its investments have already gone up in smoke.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 31, 2024

However, despite my preference for being an active investor, I've passively invested in several high-quality exchange-traded funds (ETFs). I like to make individual investments. I love being a part owner of something tangible that can grow my wealth over the long term.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 20, 2024

Most active investors desire to earn above-average returns. Otherwise, they'd simply passively invest in an S&P 500 index fund and call it a day, since that would provide them with market-average returns with little effort. Earning above-average returns isn't always easy, though.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

Not perfect, but not bad One of the reasons why Black Hills' yield is so high right now is that 2023 is going to be a year of debt reduction, which will mean less capital investment activity. Investors aren't so happy with that. But the plan is to spend more than normal in 2024, which is likely to be needed given that the utility's 5.8%

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 14, 2024

However, with its headwinds fading, the REIT could be a much more active investor in 2024. Higher interest rates and other headwinds forced the real estate investment trust (REIT) to tap the brakes on its growth plan. Because of that, the company didn't make nearly as many acquisitions as it initially expected.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Bain Capital Private Equity has a long history of investments in specialty distribution and is one of the most active investors in the sector both in the U.S. “We have a great appreciation for the success the Company has achieved to date, and we are excited to support Harrington’s leadership and continued growth in the years to come.”

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