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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We've increased our regular dividend rate 160%; and including both regular and special dividends, paid or committed to pay more than $13 billion directly to shareholders; and $3.2 billion of that free cash flow back to our shareholders through a mix of our regular dividend and opportunistic share repurchases. We generated $1.6

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

He aims to build a concentrated portfolio of high-quality stocks that he can hold for many years. Many of Ackman's stock positions are over 10% of his portfolio. of the Pershing Square portfolio. The owners put up all the capital investment, making Hilton a capital-light model that simply licenses Hilton to these properties.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Now may be the time to switch up this mindset as more and more technology companies start returning capital to shareholders in the form of dividends, including Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Learn More At a stock price of around $170, Alphabet is the best dividend growth stock you can buy for your portfolio right now.

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JULY 21, 2024

of the portfolio. Thus, GSA Capital is diversified to the point that no one stock makes much of a difference to its future. With those shares worth more than $800,000, GSA Capital has invested significantly more capital in a different cruise line company. In comparison, Carnival's shareholders' equity is $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. of the portfolio.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Avoiding the need to tap the capital markets The most prominent benefit for miners from working with Wheaton, or peers like Royal Gold (NASDAQ: RGLD) and Franco-Nevada (NYSE: FNV) , is that they don't have to sell stock or issue debt. Selling stock dilutes shareholders and can lead to stock price weakness.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

ExxonMobil's dividend is a core part of its investment thesis ExxonMobil is the most valuable U.S.-based The integrated major has a diversified global upstream portfolio spanning onshore and offshore assets, a massive refinery and chemical business, and a growing low-carbon fuel segment. based energy company for good reason.

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MAY 10, 2024

annual shareholder meeting. economy, and his investing philosophy for hours on end. In fact, the Oracle of Omaha declared in his latest annual letter to shareholders that he anticipates Occidental being an "indefinite" holding. This is the type of mindset and ethos that Buffett wants to promote to his company's shareholders.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

The deal is slated to close by year-end after shareholders okay the move. Its value was 14 times Hersha’s estimated year-to-date earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $99m for 2023, according to S&P Capital IQ. Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $859,528 !* Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. Not meaningful from a capital investment perspective.

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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? "The It expands on the backs of the capital investments that franchisees make. Should you invest $1,000 in Planet Fitness right now?

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JULY 7, 2023

Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio is packed with profitable, time-tested, dividend-paying stocks. Even though the worst of the pandemic appears to be over, energy companies worldwide reduced their capital investments for the past three-plus years. annualized return over the same 40-year stretch.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, youd have $790,028 !* Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005. We spent $2.1

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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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JULY 26, 2024

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. Three years of reduced capital investment by global energy majors during the COVID-19 pandemic has helped to lift the spot price of crude oil.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

One of the hallmarks of a diversified portfolio is dividend investments. Dividends can provide investors with steady passive income streams and help strengthen the overall position of your portfolio. Let's dig into why these companies deserve a look for your portfolio and how each has proven to be a long-term winner.

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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. Creating a well-diversified portfolio is recommended.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

of Berkshire's portfolio. The sale may have just been an effort to consolidate the portfolio a bit. of the public equity portfolio, all the other positions made up less than 0.1%. A premium valuation There's a good chance Buffett and his team sold these small holdings simply to consolidate the portfolio.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Now, the good news for shareholders is that JPMorgan thinks this might get a little better in future years. On the plus side, SQM has turned down the flame on its cash-burning capital expenditures of late, probably in response to low lithium prices. if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $826,069 !*

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AUGUST 25, 2024

After leaving shareholders in limbo for about a year or so, the company started to sell assets, the biggest being the sale of three regulated natural gas utilities to Canadian midstream giant Enbridge. Driving that growth will be the company's five-year capital investment plan, which totals roughly $43 billion.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This capital investment involves the construction of two large-scale nuclear power plants. Some of that money will probably go to debt reduction and some to other capital investment projects. That's enough to keep up with inflation and keep it shareholder friendly given the headwinds from the troubled Vogtle project.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

This aligns with management's goal to reduce risks while continuing to grow the value of the business for shareholders. Management said it would start to moderate its operating expenses and capital investments. Should you invest $1,000 in Take-Two Interactive Software right now?

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AUGUST 15, 2024

It has emerged as arguably the best dividend-paying semiconductor stock as it passes along profits directly to shareholders. But as impressive as Visa's dividend raises have been, they're far from the only way the company returns capital to shareholders. Visa has reduced its outstanding share count by 21% over the last decade.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

The company's sizable valuation is justified by its powerful duopoly position in the global payments space (in conjunction with Visa ), high-margin business model requiring minimal capital investment, and massive growth runway as cash transactions continue shifting to digital payments worldwide.

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JULY 14, 2024

It doesn't have a great track record for investing its capital efficiently As an investor, it's important to know whether a business is going to make good use of the capital it has on hand, as well as the capital it can draw on in the form of debt and shareholders' equity.

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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.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

Here's why you should consider adding them to your portfolio. It is far more likely that it will continue to grow those disbursements, albeit slowly, as its capital investment plans pan out. at its current stock price, has rewarded its shareholders through thick and thin, and management is determined to continue doing so.

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JULY 8, 2024

yield is hard to complain about Reuben Gregg Brewer (Enbridge): The portfolio backing Enbridge's 7.5% The benefit of the acquisitions is that Enbridge will have more regulated utility assets, which have fairly reliable capital investment and return profiles. dividend yield is changing in 2024.

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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. Additionally, shareholders with big positions in Palantir should consider selling a few shares right now. Griffin sold 9.2 Meanwhile, he added 5.2

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JULY 2, 2023

That supports both large payments to shareholders and slow-and-steady dividend growth. The change in investor sentiment is effectively pushing share prices of high-yield investments lower (and yields higher to better compete with other options). All in, the cash flows that Enterprise and Enbridge produce are very consistent.

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JULY 15, 2024

While the company continues its heavy investments in AI initiatives and the metaverse, it is also returning significant value to shareholders as dividends and share repurchases. Amazon is also gearing up to increase capital investments in AWS and generative AI capabilities. billion in operating income and $12.4

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MARCH 29, 2024

This is why Berkshire Hathaway's $370 billion investment portfolio is packed with dozens of dividend stocks. Although the investment portfolio Buffett and his team oversee is on pace to generate about $6 billion in annual dividend income, a whopping $4.36 economy expands. Occidental Petroleum: $897.5

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

At Vale Day, we laid out our 2030 vision with a clear focus on evolving our portfolio of assets to supply our clients' needs with a highly competitive cost profile. This resulted in higher realized iron ore premiums, but more importantly, higher margins and returns on invested capital. Our pro forma EBITDA was just over $4.1

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Though a 15% yield is typically viewed as unsustainable for most companies, Annaly has supported an average yield of around 10% over the past two decades and returned $25 billion to shareholders since its initial public offering in 1997. billion investment portfolio consisted of $160.9 million in debt securities.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

This business generates very high margin management fees and insurance income for a very low capital investment. As a result, shareholders have enjoyed 241% in total returns. The company has also grown its income by steadily raising rates at existing locations and acquiring new ones.

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JUNE 22, 2024

Given Buffett's outsized success, prudent investors consistently monitor Berkshire's nearly $400 billion investment portfolio to see which stocks the Oracle of Omaha believes can beat the market. With that in mind, here are three stocks reflecting his enduring investment strategies that promise long-term growth for shareholders.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Operating expenses and sustaining capital are deducted to determine DCF, whereas generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ) net income is reduced by depreciation. All told, Kinder Morgan checks all the boxes because it can return capital to shareholders while maintaining a healthy balance sheet and investing in future growth.

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