High yields sometimes come with high risks. That’s an important issue to keep in mind when you use dividend yield as a screening tool, as do most dividend-focused investors. Right now, looking for yield alone might draw you to Annaly Capital Management (NLY -0.26%) and its massive 14%-plus dividend yield. But you’ll probably be better…
I’ve written articles with today’s headline multiple times. In the past, I’ve highlighted under-the-radar companies that have crushed the returns of the S&P 500 over the long term, including companies such as Casella Waste Systems, Comfort Systems USA, and Axon Enterprise. Over the last 10 years, this trio is each up about 2,000% compared to…
-The comparison between Ford (NYSE: F) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is valuable and valid because it speaks to where the auto industry is headed and highlights the relative position of each company as it moves toward electric vehicles and robotaxis. Whether it’s a legacy automaker (Ford) or a dedicated battery electric vehicle company(Tesla), the key…
At a time when strategists across Wall Street are dialing back their recession probabilities, Peter Berezin of BCA Research is doubling down. President Donald Trump’s 90-day tariff pause was enough to ease the worries of some investors, but the chief global strategist at BCA has maintained his bearish outlook. While Berezin has lowered his recession…
In the span of only a few years, Nvidia (NVDA -1.14%) has become one of the largest stocks in the world. Indeed, as of this writing, the company boasts a market cap of more than $3.5 trillion, only slightly trailing Microsoft as the world’s largest company by market cap. The engine that propelled Nvidia’s stock…
Stock futures are ticking slightly higher as investors digest fresh geopolitical news and continue to weigh the Federal Reserve’s latest stance on interest rates. President Trump’s announcement of a two-week pause on potential military action against Iran has brought some relief to markets. Brent crude has pulled back to around $77 per barrel as the…
ARK Invest unloaded another round of shares of Circle (CRCL) across its ETFs just two weeks after the stablecoin issuer’s high-profile IPO. The biggest cut came from the flagship ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), which sold 490,549 shares, or about 1.8% of the portfolio. ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF)…
Palantir Technologies‘ (PLTR -2.06%) rally is showing no signs of slowing down despite the company’s sky-high valuation. As of this writing, the stock has jumped an impressive 87% year to date and sixfold in the past year. Its three-year gain stands at a remarkable 1,740%. Each share of Palantir is now trading at just over…
While buying and holding a single stock in a portfolio is not great investment advice, it is an interesting exercise to determine your highest-conviction stock pick. The ideal stock would be a relatively safe company that has a strong chance of beating the market over the long term. After searching through my personal holdings, it’s…
Warren Buffett isn’t known for following the trends when it comes to investing. For example, last year, as indexes were soaring, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway was a net seller of stocks and built up a record level of cash — the cash level now stands at $347 billion. As investors showed their exuberance,…