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A Bull Market Could Be Here: AGNC Investment Isn't the Bargain You Think

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To complicate things, mortgage REITs generally use leverage, often backed by the value of the CMOs it owns, in an attempt to enhance returns. To be fair, even with property-owning REITs, investors are trusting that management will do the right thing for shareholders. Image source: Getty Images. A lot can go wrong.

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Should You Buy the 3 Highest-Paying Dividend Stocks in the Dow Jones?

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Besides being in the Dow 30, all of these companies have something else in common -- they are dealing with big corporate issues. Are the risks these stocks present worth taking on for dividend investors? Meanwhile, Verizon's debt-to-equity ratio, a measure of leverage, of 1.6 It has survived corporate change before.

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If I Could Buy Only 3 Stocks in 2024, I'd Pick These

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For most of the market's more active investors, however, picking stocks can be a lot of fun. Coca-Cola Yes, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is such a predictable stock suggestion that it's almost cliché. You know the company as the name behind its popular namesake cola. It's a chance to go on a treasure hunt of sorts.

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Why I Won't Touch This Nearly 10% Yielding Dividend Stock With a 10-Foot Pole

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I love investing in companies that pay sizable dividends that steadily increase. tobacco company pays one of the highest-yielding dividends (its 9.7% The company generates very stable earnings and cash flow that steadily rises. The company also has a very solid balance sheet. Its leverage ratio ended last year at 2.2

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Bain Capital’s Harrington Takeover: OHA and BMO Pave the Way with $1bn Financing

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Harrington will continue to operate as a standalone company and be led by its current management team. 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.” and globally. Autodistribution, Brenntag, and IMCD.

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You Can't Control Oil Prices, but You Can Control What You Do About Them

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As an investor in energy stocks, you should be focused on the impact that volatility will have on companies that extract oil and/or natural gas. Clearly, revenue and earnings for energy companies are going to vary widely from year to year. That said, you could also look for a stock that's leveraged to the ups and downs.

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Tencent (TCEHY) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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Importantly, our gross profit growth has consistently surpassed revenue growth due to the margins of our incremental revenue being significantly higher than the 50% overall gross margins for the entire company. We further enhanced our operating profit growth from gross profit growth through operating leverage.