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annual shareholder meeting. economy, and his investing philosophy for hours on end. Whereas the benchmark S&P 500 is closing in on a 34,000% aggregate total return, including dividends paid, since he became CEO, the "Oracle" has led his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) To add, macro factors are working in the company's favor.

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JULY 21, 2024

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE: NCLH) is a company on an upswing. To this end, the company has attracted increased interest from institutional investors, with GSA Capital Partners increasing its stake in the stock. It began investing in Norwegian by buying more than 73,700 shares in Q2 2023.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Bill Ackman likes to focus on just a few companies at a time. His hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, invests in high-quality businesses with stocks that Ackman feels have become mispriced relative to their intrinsic value. He then uses his sway as a large shareholder to influence management and unlock value.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

If you have $500 or more to invest right now, here's why you should consider buying at least one share of either these elite tech companies. 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.

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MAY 20, 2024

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is arguably one of the most successful companies in the last decade, turning around its business from the brink of bankruptcy to become one of the most-profitable car manufacturers globally. Despite its huge success, the company is not resting on its laurels. This strategy offers plenty of benefits.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

The energy sector is chock-full of quality dividend-paying companies -- many of which sport inexpensive valuations. If you invest $9,000 into each of the following stocks -- ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) , Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) , and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) -- you can expect to earn over $1,000 a year from dividend income alone.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

There are many moving parts to Deere's business, making it very difficult to pivot to changes in the capital spending cycle. When interest rates are low, commodity prices are higher, and business is booming, Deere's customers may expand operations or make capital investments in new equipment.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Although his company's $370 billion portfolio holds stakes in 45 stocks and two index funds, a majority of invested assets has been put to work in a small number of companies. Let's take a closer look at all 27 companies Warren Buffett and his investment team have at least $1 billion of Berkshire's capital invested in.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

But there's one more option, and that's buying a streaming/royalty company like Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM). Wheaton's customers get big benefits No company can succeed for very long if its customers don't benefit from the products being offered. Selling stock dilutes shareholders and can lead to stock price weakness.

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JULY 7, 2023

Companies that pay a regular dividend are almost always profitable on a recurring basis and have well-defined long-term growth outlooks. Morgan Asset Management, a division of banking giant JPMorgan Chase , publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payouts between 1972 and 2012 delivered an annualized return of 9.5%.

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APRIL 20, 2024

It's been a difficult ride for shareholders in this profitable and scalable business since then, though. Could that make Planet Fitness a once-in-a-generation investment opportunity? Could that make Planet Fitness a once-in-a-generation investment opportunity? billion, a new record for the company.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

That's why many growth companies take a more balanced approach to their capital return programs. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) , and Visa (NYSE: V) are good examples of former up-and-coming growth companies that have matured and no longer need to pour every ounce of excess profit back into their businesses.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Airlines aren't productive (at least for shareholders) The ultimate test of whether a company is allocating capital productively for shareholders is the comparison between its return on invested capita l (ROIC) and its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). It's a similar story for General Electric.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) , Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED) , and Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP) (NYSE: BIPC) stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their dividends. This capital investment involves the construction of two large-scale nuclear power plants. The company funded that buyback with some of the $6.8

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ). These specialized entities are popular among income-seeking investors because they can avoid paying income taxes by distributing nearly all of their earnings to shareholders in the form of dividend payments.

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JUNE 20, 2023

One of the more surprising stories in investing is the struggles of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) , only one of three U.S. companies providing nationwide wireless service. Companies can adjust dividend levels at any time, and many of them increase the payout annually to instill confidence in the payout. Sell Verizon?

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AUGUST 25, 2024

A long and winding path Dominion Energy was once a very different company, with assets that spanned from energy production to pipelines to electric and natural gas utilities. The cash from the sale is expected to be used to pay down debt and invest in the business. Should you invest $1,000 in Dominion Energy right now?

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AUGUST 25, 2023

And that means the pipeline company could have lots of fuel to grow its dividend, which already yields an attractive 5.9%. The pipeline company kept its payout flat from the start of 2020 until earlier this year, when it provided investors with a modest 2% raise. billion on capital projects this year (up from its initial range of $1.3

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

28, there was a bit of a disconnect between the company's stock price and its performance. 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. How much longer will this last? Then you’ll want to hear this.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Its prospects even led Microsoft to spend $68 billion to keep one of the leading game companies, Activision Blizzard, all to itself. Take-Two Interactive Among the top video game companies in the world, Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) is one of the best to consider right now. Revenue has almost tripled since 2020 to $2.6

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AUGUST 14, 2023

On the one hand, the company has finally begun operating its space tourism business. This is because the company has now commenced regular flights sending tourists (and scientists) into space. It is, without a doubt, a pivotal moment in the company's history. It isn't going to make it until 2026 without raising more capital.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

How can Ares Capital pay such a juicy dividend yield? It's a business development company (BDC) that's required to distribute at least 90% of its income to shareholders in the form of dividends to be exempt from federal taxes. Ares Capital stands out from most BDCs, though. Investors could be rewarded in another way.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Shares of lithium companies entirely unrelated to that specific transaction also surged, with Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL) in particular gaining 21.5% Now, the good news for shareholders is that JPMorgan thinks this might get a little better in future years. Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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JULY 15, 2024

billion people -- nearly 40% of the global population -- using at least one of the company's apps (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger) daily, the company enjoys exceptional user reach and engagement. In the first quarter, the company paid $1.3 With over 3.2 billion in operating income and $12.4 billion worth of shares.

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JULY 14, 2024

Amidst an attempt to integrate into healthcare markets outside of its traditional wheelhouse, the company's financial position has deteriorated, and it's on the road to becoming downright precarious. But some investors may see the potential for things to improve where others might only appreciate risks.

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JULY 26, 2024

in 1965, he's overseen a greater-than-5,200,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A). Companies that regularly dole out a percentage of their earnings to shareholders are often profitable on a recurring basis, time-tested, and capable of providing transparent growth outlooks.

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JULY 2, 2023

Companies that operate in the energy sector are largely cyclical in nature because demand for energy ebbs and flows with economic activity. The big standouts are midstream companies. Midstream companies effectively sit between energy producers (upstream) and the chemicals and refining space (downstream).

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MAY 24, 2024

Whereas the widely followed S&P 500 has delivered a hearty total return (including dividends paid) of around 34,700% since the Oracle of Omaha became CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , Buffett has generated aggregate returns in excess of 5,000,000% for his company's Class A shareholders. economy is performing.

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MAY 10, 2024

Toshiba Corp is considering a $20 billion offer from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate faces pressure from activist shareholders to improve governance. It would, however, invite regulatory review given its government work.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

This year, some notable companies have cut or eliminated their dividends. It's a situation that can make some investors want to give up altogether on income investing. It is far more likely that it will continue to grow those disbursements, albeit slowly, as its capital investment plans pan out.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Importantly, Citadel still had twice as much capital invested in Nvidia as Palantir as of June 30, so it would be wrong to assume Griffin lacks confidence in the chipmaker. In that sense, Palantir's stock would still be expensive even if the company's earnings grow twice as fast as analysts anticipate over the next year.

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MAY 7, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows anyone with a brokerage account to participate in exciting venture capital investments. For example, Hercules invested in Palantir Technologies a few years before it began trading publicly. million consumable pods.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Canoo was not a normal IPO Canoo came public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in late 2020. At the time, SPACs were a hot investment topic and companies were coming public at a rapid clip via this route. GOEV EPS Diluted (Quarterly) data by YCharts Companies can't lose money forever.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

The reason is that Vanguard is owned by its shareholders, allowing it to charge industry-low fees. If you had invested $10,000 in the fund when it started in 2010, you would have $54,220 today (assuming dividends were reinvested and before taxes). Large Cap Growth Index tracks the performance of 85% of the largest American companies.

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JULY 8, 2024

That's because the company is buying three regulated natural gas utilities from Dominion Energy. That's a big change, helping to reduce the company's reliance on oil pipelines, which will fall from 57% of EBITDA to 50%. For starters, the company is growing briskly. dividend yield is changing in 2024.

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DECEMBER 7, 2024

Realty Income (NYSE: O) has done a fantastic job of growing shareholder value over the years. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has produced a 14.1% The REIT has grown by investing shareholder capital into income-generating net lease real estate. Here's a look at this smart strategy. real estate cap rate.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

latest 13F filing revealed that the company sold $7 billion in equities in Q3 -- including its entire stake in Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). Let's go through some of the reasons why Berkshire may have sold P&G, but why the company could still be worth buying now. Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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