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Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Just Added This Hot Dividend Growth Stock to His Portfolio

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Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller put up 30% returns for 30 years when running his hedge fund, and he never had a down year for his investors. Luckily for individuals, large investment funds are required to disclose their buys and sells and overall portfolio each quarter. It can pay to track the investing legends.

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This Unstoppable Telecom Giant Returned More Capital to Shareholders Than Both AT&T and Verizon Over the Past Year, and It Just Raised Its Dividend 35%

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And many of the biggest companies in the industry are happy to return that cash to shareholders. But one of its biggest competitors has returned even more cash to shareholders. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) returned a total of $11.8 Share repurchases, on the other hand, are an indirect way to return cash to shareholders.

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10 Best Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Consider as Part of a Long-Term Portfolio

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This long-term approach allows companies to address their challenges while investors benefit from reinvesting their substantial dividends, potentially leading to significant compound returns. With this background in mind, here's a brief overview of 10 of the best ultra-high-yield dividend stocks to consider as part of a long-term portfolio.

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Billionaire Bill Gates Has 66% of His Foundation's $45 Billion Portfolio Invested in 3 Phenomenal Stocks

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The foundation's trust includes an equity portfolio worth around $45 billion, as of this writing. Notably, about two-thirds of the portfolio is concentrated in just three stocks. Microsoft (27%) The company Gates founded nearly 50 years ago holds the top spot in his foundation's portfolio. Let's take a closer look at each one.

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Billionaire Bill Gates Has 69% of His Foundation's $48 Billion Portfolio Invested in Just 3 Phenomenal Stocks

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The trust's equity portfolio is currently valued around $48 billion, but more than two-thirds of that amount, about 69%, is invested in just three stocks. The trust added about 38 million shares to its portfolio in 2022, worth about $8.9 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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Realty Income vs. Agree Realty: Which Is the Better Monthly Dividend Stock to Buy for Passive Income Right Now?

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Here's a snapshot of those numbers: Monthly Dividend Stock Dividend Yield Dividend Payout Ratio Leverage Ratio 2024 AFFO Growth Rate (midpoint) Price to AFFO Agree Realty 3.9% Agree Realty's leverage ratio is 4.9x However, there are some key differences between their portfolios. of its portfolio. Realty Income 5.5%

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Verizon Makes a $3.3 Billion Deal to Help Protect Its Towering Dividend

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billion of net debt), it had a higher-leverage ratio of nearly 2.9 AT&T aims to get its leverage ratio down to the 2.5 Meanwhile, Verizon set an even lower long-term leverage target of 1.75 However, the deal will delay Verizon's ability to achieve its leverage target. Even though AT&T had a similar debt load ($126.9