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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Cryptocurrency has long been regarded as a speculative asset class with an uncertain future, often viewed with skepticism by traditional investors. No longer just fringe assets discussed in niche circles, cryptocurrencies are becoming a cornerstone of modern portfolios. Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

Indeed, Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at crypto index fund manager Bitwise Asset Management, recently wrote, "Bitcoin ETFs are being adopted by institutions at the fastest rate of any ETF in history." It hit $10 billion in assets faster than any ETF on record, according to The Wall Street Journal. markets in January 2024.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

It is still a volatile asset, that's for sure, but the market is very different from just a decade ago. Wood believes that as people start thinking of Bitcoin not as a risky, volatile asset but as a stable and even safe one, institutional investors will shift even more of their portfolios into this cryptocurrency. million per coin.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

One of those people is none other than Larry Fink, billionaire chief executive officer of BlackRock , the world's largest asset manager. Fink emphasized that Bitcoin is not just another asset, but an alternative to commodities, going so far as stating it "is an asset class in itself."

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

It owes its leadership to its advantaged resource portfolio, which features several world-class assets that generate high margins. Instead, Exxon expects a combination of investing in its advantaged assets, operational excellence, and disciplined cost and capital management to drive its earnings and cash-flow growth.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

The key is that the property, be it a retail location, a factory, or a warehouse, is a vital asset to the company's business. So a net lease allows it to effectively retain control of the asset even while it raises the money it needs. It wants to make sure that the property is maintained to high standards.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is undoubtedly one of the best financial assets anyone could've owned in the past decade, turning tiny amounts of capital into huge sums of wealth. Saylor feels that simply having exposure to a finite financial asset, especially when compared to the constantly exploding money supply, seems like a smart move.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

One of the interesting things I learned during that meeting is that a will isn't your only choice for passing assets down to heirs. A benefit that means a lot to me A living trust is a legal arrangement you can use to transfer assets to your loved ones. Image source: Getty Images. There's also the option to use a living trust.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Stock Market Cap Current Dividend Yield Portion of JEPQ's Net Assets Nvidia $3.56 trillion 0.35% 4.25% Data source: JPMorgan Asset Management. At least 80% of the ETF's assets go toward equities, and, as noted in its prospectus, "securities are not selected based on anticipated dividend payments." trillion 0.03% 7.65% Apple $3.48

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

Should Bitcoin investors convert their digital assets into Solana coins instead? Solana wants to help ordinary people around the world take control of their finances, their online experiences, and their assets. Bitcoin builds value by offering limited access to an intentionally rare digital asset. Solana Price data by YCharts.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

The company is joining forces with its parent, Brookfield Asset Management , and other institutional investors to invest in several U.K. The four wind energy assets generate stable cash flows backed by long-term inflation-linked contracts. offshore wind farms operated by Orsted. according to comments by CEO Connor Teskey.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Saylor sees it as combining the best of a range of assets like currency, gold, and real estate. This makes it a deflationary asset, meaning that its value tends to rise over time because of its limited supply. He's betting the farm, so to speak, on the success of Bitcoin, but it's clear he believes in the strategy wholeheartedly.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Importantly, institutions have about $120 trillion in assets under management. Even a small percentage of those assets allocated to Bitcoin could cause its price to increase substantially. For context, spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated $63 billion in assets, which is about 1% of Wood's prediction and 2% of Chhugani's prediction.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Brookfield (14.4%) Ackman started acquiring shares in alternative asset management company Brookfield (NYSE: BN) (TSX: BN) in the second quarter and really loaded up on shares in the third quarter. Brookfield spun off its asset management business last year, but it maintains a 73% ownership stake in it. He holds about $1.9

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JANUARY 15, 2025

GIP, a private equity firm managing over $100bn in assets, owns stakes in Gatwick Airport and offshore wind projects. OpenAI has added Adebayo Ogunlesi, CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners, to its board. Ogunlesi will help the company secure the infrastructure needed to advance artificial intelligence development.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Brookfield Renewable is run by Brookfield Asset Management and owns an actively managed portfolio of renewable power assets. It likes to buy assets on the cheap, increase their value by investing in them, and then sell them when they are dear. But what exactly do they represent? It's kind of a one-stop shop for clean energy.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

This famous cryptocurrency remains your best bet When it comes to crypto markets, no asset has more name recognition than Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). This strategy, which has you regularly buy a set value of the asset -- say, $100 every other month -- is extremely effective for volatile assets like Bitcoin. million price point?

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

The booming export market for liquified natural gas ( LNG ) is a particularly attractive opportunity that's projected to boost the utilization of Kinder Morgan's pipelines and other infrastructure assets. Brookfield is also highly proficient at generating profits when it chooses to sell fully developed assets.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

In a very short time, it has become the most popular way for investors to get exposure to Bitcoin and now ranks among the top 1% of all exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in terms of assets under management. Unlike other ETFs you might have in your portfolio, it does not invest in a basket of diversified assets. That's a big deal.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

For one thing, small caps are likely to be bigger beneficiaries of falling interest rates, as they tend to rely more on borrowed money than their large-cap counterparts and also could see increased investor interest as "safe" fixed-income assets become less attractive. of assets are invested in any single company. It has a minuscule 0.1%

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Over the past decade, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been one of the best-performing assets in the world. On Wall Street, Bitcoin is increasingly viewed as a stand-alone asset class, and new investment products are being created to give investors exposure to it. It has skyrocketed in value from just $100 to its current value of $65,000.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

This includes wide-scale buy-in from institutional investors , which now view the crypto as a stand-alone asset class. To hedge your risk, you move your money into Bitcoin and other assets perceived to be more stable. By the end of next year, we might be talking about a digital asset that is trading near the $200,000 level.

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JANUARY 11, 2025

onshore assets in the Permian and DJ basins. That percentage will trend d own in the near term after the company agreed to sell its Canadian assets in a $6.5 billion deal, which is part of its strategy to sell $10 billion to $15 billion of noncore assets through 2028. It also continues to develop its U.S.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

of invested assets) For years, tech goliath Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has sat atop the pedestal as the largest holding in the portfolio Warren Buffett oversees at Berkshire -- but there have been significant changes since October 2023. Despite holding stakes in 43 stocks and two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) , approximately 62% ($192.7 Apple: $92.2

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Fueling that growth was strong utilization across its existing assets, recently completed expansion projects, and the impact of acquisitions. Because it now gets 98% of its cash flows from predictable cost of service and contracted assets, it has negligible commodity price exposure and limited volume impacts.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

No later than 45 days following the end to a quarter, institutional investors with $100 million (or more) in assets under management are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Another 13F that's of high interest to investors is that of Scion Asset Management's Dr. Michael Burry. the third quarter).

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Is a dividend cut around the corner, or can this highly diversified asset manager maintain its eye-popping yield for everyday investors who buy at recent prices? At the time, the alternative asset manager had assets totaling $34 billion under management. The Sculptor portfolio continues to reduce reliance on mortgage servicing.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The average investor can easily find new investment ideas by following well-known asset managers. In the Ark Innovation ETF , the flagship product that the asset manager offers to clients, fintech enterprise Block (NYSE: SQ) is a top holding. of the assets. Block is the third largest holding in that fund, making up 6.3%

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To make matters worse, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (OASI), which is responsible for dishing out monthly benefits to retired workers and survivor beneficiaries, is projected by the Trustees Report to exhaust its asset reserves by 2033. US Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Assets at End of Year data by YCharts.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

It's just a fancy way of saying what your total assets amount to once your debts are subtracted. As a very basic example, if you have $40,000 in a savings account and own a home worth $500,000, your total assets equal $540,000. If you're not sure what the term "net worth" actually means, don't sweat it.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

A strong balance sheet is a key part of the story, but so, too, is the company's diversified business, which includes upstream (production), midstream (pipeline), and downstream (chemicals and refining) assets. As a midstream company, Enterprise is a toll taker, collecting fees for the use of its energy infrastructure assets.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

ExxonMobil also plans to optimize its portfolio by selling less-advantaged assets and recycling that capital into higher-return opportunities. The oil company intends to continue to invest heavily in developing its advantaged upstream assets, driven by the Permian, Brazil, and Guyana, and expanding its footprint in liquefied natural gas.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

If someone borrows at a high rate of interest for a depreciating asset like a car or everyday consumer goods, that is "bad debt." You can borrow against the value of your business equipment or other assets that your business owns. Instead of helping you get ahead, having bad debt drags you down.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

On top of that, the company's telecom towers and fiber assets are capitalizing on the ever-increasing need for data transmission infrastructure. Meanwhile, the company's utilities and midstream assets are benefiting from growing power demand, especially lower-carbon natural gas. That's opening the doors to new expansion opportunities.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

That's a much higher income yield compared with other asset classes: Data source: JPMorgan Asset Management. of the fund's assets. It has provided an attractive dividend yield of 9.9% over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, its yield over the last 30 days was an eye-popping 12.4%. Nvidia: 6.8%. Microsoft: 6.7%. Amazon: 4.9%.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

It owns vital infrastructure assets like pipelines, storage, processing, and transportation facilities. While oil and natural gas companies are often volatile, Enterprise is basically just a toll taker, charging customers fees for the use of its assets.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

There are companies that transport oil and natural gas, and the products into which they get turned, via energy infrastructure assets like pipelines that comprise the midstream segment of the energy sector. Then there are companies that do all of that, with assets spread across the entire energy landscape. Image source: Getty Images.

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