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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Nov 12, 2024 , 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Rocket Companies third quarter 2024 earnings conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool. You may begin.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

stock exchanges are home to eight companies with a valuation of at least $1 trillion as of Oct. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) : $1 trillion Apple became the first trillion-dollar company in 2018. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) : $1 trillion Apple became the first trillion-dollar company in 2018.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

The S&P 500 is a powerful representation of today's market, including the 500 companies that fuel the economy. In order to make it into this benchmark, most of a company's shares must be available for trading, market cap should be $18 billion or more, and the company must be profitable. Can it keep up the momentum?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Investing in dividend-paying stocks has proven rewarding to shareholders. Therefore, it's crucial to choose companies that can continue paying. The three companies below have higher yields than the S&P 500 's 1.3%, along with the ability to not only maintain their payouts, but also continue raising them.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

While investors should certainly keep up with fund managers, they should not follow them reflexively into investments. Professional investors often invest larger sums of money seeking returns over shorter time horizons than retail investors. Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway has been buying shares all year.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Considering this challenge, Supermicro has instead become a painful investing lesson. Nonetheless, it has still not released its delayed annual report, and the resignation is a major setback in the company's quest to win investors' trust. Ultimately, one can only rely on company reports and filings to understand a company's financials.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This growth forecast and high demand for AI products and services mean it isn't too late to invest in companies leading the AI revolution. And by the way, with this amount, you could choose to invest in one of these players or all three.) In the most recent quarter, the company's cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 45% to $2.2

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Investing in artificial intelligence (AI) can pose a notable challenge for some investors. Many potential shareholders might have too much of an aversion to risk buying individual stocks. Jake Lerch (VanEck Semiconductor ETF): My choice for a safe way to invest in AI is the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SMH).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Under his leadership, the beverage company moved from relative obscurity to one of the most successful energy drink companies. Such benefits have accrued to shareholders, especially those who bought Celsius stock in April 2018 when Fieldly became CEO. That slowdown may make investors leery of its 39 P/E ratio.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Investors hoping to benefit from the AI boom are focused on technology companies. companies that come from the utilities sector. Southern Company: 7.2% and its status as the second-largest nuclear power company in terms of generation capacity. Duke Energy: 6.7% Constellation Energy: 6.2% Sempra Energy: 3.9% PG&E: 3.1%

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Given the climate goals of global technology companies, renewable energy will play a pivotal role in powering AI data centers. That bodes well for Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEPC) (NYSE: BEP) , one of the few companies on a global scale to meet their capacity needs. Should you invest $1,000 in Brookfield Renewable right now?

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

During his nearly 60 years as CEO, he's overseen an aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) Lengthy books have been written detailing the Oracle of Omaha's investing philosophy. He believes shareholders will, in hindsight, value Berkshire Hathaway locking in sizable gains at a lower tax rate. Apple: $92.2

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

That's probably one of the biggest reasons investors look at AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) , given that its yield is a lofty 14.5% What does AGNC Investment do? At its core, AGNC Investment is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The value of its mortgage security portfolio is, effectively, the value of the company.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

That could have turned an investment of $1,000 into more than $42 million. The same investment in the S&P 500 index would have grown to just $308,115 over the same period. Buffett's simple long-term investing strategy is the secret to Berkshire's success. Amazon: 0.7% Even though it represents only 0.7%

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

His company, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , made him a billionaire the year after its IPO. But after nearly 25 years of successfully turning Microsoft into the biggest company in the world by market cap , Gates shifted his focus to philanthropic endeavors. The trust owns almost 29 million shares of the company, valued around $12 billion.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Don't get me wrong -- personally, I'm a fan of this company. The company has introduced a co-host network, and I think it has the potential to actually move the needle for investors if things go well. In other words, if the company can make it easier for hosts to list a property, then chances are more people will.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

investment company has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8% That would have been enough to turn an investment of $1,000 back then into a whopping $44.7 By comparison, the same investment in the S&P 500 would have grown to just $338,311 over the same period. since 1965. million today. Amazon: 0.6% Apple: 28.8%

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Dividend stocks can be terrific investments. The companies have excellent track records of growing their dividends and shareholder value. The company currently offers a generous dividend yield of 6%, well above its average over the past 10 years. The average dividend stock in the S&P 500 has delivered a 9.2%

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Not to mention, you'll have proven to have the investment chops to take on more assets, earning more money in the future. But fund managers don't work for free and the companies they work for aren't non-profits. Whenever you sell an investment for a gain, you'll owe taxes on that gain. You don't need a 160 IQ.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Dividend-growth investing remains one of the most reliable paths to building lasting wealth in the stock market. After all, traditional fixed-income investments often struggle to keep pace with inflation, making dividend-growth stocks an essential component of a well-designed retirement strategy. Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Several oil companies secured needle-moving acquisitions, including ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN). Those two oil companies recently closed their deals. That should give them a lot of fuel to grow shareholder value in 2025 and beyond. The oil company paid $5 billion in cash and stock.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

But the way an investor goes about growing their hard-earned savings can vary based on investment objectives, risk tolerance, interests, and myriad other factors. Investing $1,000 into each stock should generate at least $100 in passive income per year, and likely more in the future as the dividend raise streaks continue.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Boeing 's slew of challenges pressured the company to suspend its dividend. Investing $2,500 into each stock produces an average yield of 4.2% The company has long been known as a stodgy passive-income powerhouse. J&J was a leader in COVID-19 vaccine developments, which was initially a boon for the company.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

These companies offer something more valuable than a large current payout -- the potential for steadily increasing income streams that can help maintain purchasing power over decades. This remarkable growth stems from the company's proven business model, while its conservative 26.3% Image source: Getty Images.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The truth is, no one knows if a company has what it takes to reward its investors with a lifetime of passive income. But there are criteria you can use to determine the durability of a dividend-paying company or exchange-traded fund (ETF). One factor is a company's history of paying and raising its dividend.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Nonetheless, the next five years will likely see it growing faster than the last five years, and shareholders are apt to benefit. Here's where this company will be going, and where it's probably going to end up. billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, and in 2023 it reported free cash flow (FCF) of nearly $22.1

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

A technology leader with a formidable moat Lam is one of just a handful of companies that produce advanced etch and deposition equipment for chip manufacturing. Verticalization in NAND flash memory began 10 years ago when companies began stacking NAND cells, but today, advanced logic and DRAM chips are going vertical too.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This was driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) platform and excitement surrounding the company's addition to the S&P 500. The company said in a press release that it "anticipates meeting the eligibility requirements of the Nasdaq-100 index" once the move is complete. Here's what investors should know.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

There's no question electric vehicles will continue to grow as a percentage of vehicles sold around the world, but that doesn't mean every EV company is worth buying. Competition is now the challenge for Lucid I want to start by looking at Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) , the company Lucid would most like to be like.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

There is no official definition of a blue chip stock , but traditionally all 30 components of the Dow would make the cut, as well as companies that have increased their dividends for an extended period of time, such as Dividend Kings. Dividend Kings are companies that have grown their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

If you're looking for oil stocks that can thrive in varying conditions, the two companies below are for you. Trust in superior capital allocation Capital allocation in the oil space can be difficult because a company's survival is often prioritized over shareholder profits. of the company.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

A relatively quick recovery in the cybersecurity stock 's price indicates the company had mitigated the long-term damage. The state of CrowdStrike The burning question with CrowdStrike is how the July 19 outage will affect the company, and it appears the long-term damage will be minimal.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Palantir Technologies is delivering a banner year for shareholders driven by exceptional growth and accelerating profitability. Despite this substantial size difference, the two companies have some similarities. In the company's third quarter (for the period ended Sept. Comparing BigBear.ai BigBear.ai Metric BigBear.ai

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

The power of dividend growth investing lies in one simple truth: Companies that consistently raise their dividends have historically outperformed the broader market since 1900. These elite businesses combine robust revenue growth, strong fundamentals, and shareholder-friendly management teams. Image source: Getty Images.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The company is partnering with Foxconn in order to meet that demand, opening a new Blackwell-specific fabrication plant in Mexico. The capital expenditure (capex) of these companies rose sharply over the last year, with much of it flowing into Nvidia's coffers. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described the demand as "insane."

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Domino's Pizza explained Domino's is the world's largest pizza company. The company has focused on expansion since after its founding in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1960. Although the company has not outlined a specific total growth goal in its reports, it believes it can still add thousands of new locations worldwide.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

in 1965, he grew the value of shareholders' stakes by an average compound annual rate of 19.8% Based on the data provided in Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly earnings, Buffett slashed Berkshire's remaining stake in Apple by 25% during the quarter, leaving the company with approximately 300 million shares of the stock. through 2023.

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