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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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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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MAY 20, 2024

New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) has faced turbulence this year as it deals with the fallout from taking significant charge-offs on its loan portfolio, which led to a surprising fourth-quarter loss. billion loan portfolio as of the end of last year. if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $566,624 !*

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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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MAY 5, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows individual investors to take part in the previously elusive world of venture capital investing. Even billionaires with the means to dabble in venture capital are buying shares of Hercules Capital.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

clean energy developer, today announced that it has raised a $1.2bn capital package to support the expansion of its large-scale renewable energy portfolio comprising utility-scale transmission and storage, onshore wind and solar generation, and offshore wind. energyRe, an independent U.S. energyRe, an independent U.S.

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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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MAY 26, 2024

Investors seeking to add more stability to their portfolio should consider buying a boring utility stock. 2023 was also a strong year for Duke Energy as it added the largest number of customers in its history and boosted its five-year capital investment plan to $73 billion to drive its transition to clean energy.

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APRIL 27, 2024

If you're seeking passive income from your investment portfolio, Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is one stock that may have caught your attention. Hercules Capital invests in venture-backed start-ups, and offers an ultra-high dividend payout of over 10% annually. Hercules Capital got stronger as a result.

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MAY 12, 2024

While the stock market generally goes up over time -- due mainly to rising sales and earnings of businesses -- there are some companies that are best kept out of one's portfolio. Warren Buffett's thinking Berkshire Hathaway just had its annual shareholder meeting, with investors once again eager to hear Warren Buffett's wisdom.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

These players have what it takes to grow over time -- and that could be great news for your portfolio. The company has a broad portfolio of medicines and vaccines, including other blockbusters. And, even more importantly, Pfizer has invested to grow its portfolio internally through its own pipeline and externally through acquisitions.

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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 16, 2024

Brookfield Renewable owns and operates a globally diversified portfolio of roughly 30 gigawatts of operating capacity spread across hydroelectric power, solar, wind, storage, and other clean energy sources. Hydro is a heavy hitter in the portfolio because it is an old and proven technology that can provide base-load power.

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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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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

has embarked on the process to sell its 30% stake in Londian Wason Energy Tech, the owner of the world’s largest copper foil maker, in a deal expected to generate around 1 trillion won ($760m) in capital gains, according to people familiar with the matter on Thursday. China’s D&R Group is the largest shareholder.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

He stated that this transaction reflects the company’s broader portfolio strategy to further focus on core products and market-leading technologies, as well as integrated solutions and services for clients. The sale is in line with FTI’s efforts to streamline its portfolio and concentrate on key areas of expertise.

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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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OCTOBER 20, 2023

The move followed a presentation by Engaged Capital, one of the company's top shareholders, that laid out a case for why the stock could be undervalued. Here's why investors are excited about VF Corp's prospects Engaged Capital invests in underperforming companies on the cheap. per share on the bottom line.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

But for the last decade the business has been overshadowed by a massive capital investment project. Shareholders have been hit with multiple one-time charges to help pay for the development effort. First off, the capital investment in this project will stop. The next three years should be very different.

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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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JANUARY 15, 2024

Yet in this light, too, it becomes clear that this is a stock that's best left out of one's portfolio. The key reason why Ford isn't a solid long-term investment opportunity is that it doesn't have an economic moat. Needing to fund heavy capital expenditures makes Ford a poor investment, particularly in inflationary times.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The fund is the largest of its type since 2018 and one of the five biggest to date, according to Convergence, which tracks the market and said the fund also stood out for the high ratio of private capital invested for every dollar of public funds. The 9-1 ratio is much higher than on average, according to Convergence.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Rithm Capital stock is built for income With a market cap of only $5 billion, Rithm Capital is still mostly unknown to investors, though it has gained a following of dedicated investors since it went public in 2013. This business is commonly referred to as a mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT). mortgage market.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

As we near the end of the year, investors might be looking for ways to clean up their portfolios by getting rid of some companies. That's the risk that shareholders always have to think about with Ford. Even Warren Buffett has previously said that a company requiring lots of capital investment is "a poor business to be in generally."

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 20, 2024

The cash that miners receive is usually put toward capital investment projects, like the construction of new mines or the upgrading of existing ones. With that quick overview, it is probably more appropriate to view Wheaton as a company with a portfolio of mine investments.

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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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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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JANUARY 20, 2024

of its investment portfolio, it's Berkshire's sixth-largest stock holding. It will require a minimal capital investment over the next five years to capture that earnings growth opportunity since it plans primarily to repurpose existing pipelines. That's a 25% increase from last year's level. TTM = trailing 12 months.

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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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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Private equity firm Freshstream has taken a stake in Project Better Energy, a solar and renewable energy service provider, from the company’s shareholders, who are reinvesting alongside Freshstream. Project Better Energy is the sixth investment in Freshstream’s first independent fund, which closed earlier this year having raised €762m.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

ROL Cash Return on Capital Invested (CROCI) (TTM) data by YCharts. Measuring the companies' free-cash-flow (FCF) generation compared to their debt and equity, cash ROIC highlights Rollins' outsize ability to bring in FCF from the capital it deploys on mergers and acquisitions. Should you invest $1,000 in Rollins right now?

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JANUARY 21, 2024

The tech giant saw its stock climb 58%, as the "Magnificent Seven" businesses all rewarded shareholders with monster gains. Capital investments are being made in expanding data infrastructure to keep Alphabet at the forefront of AI technology. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares crushed it last year.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Operating a telecommunications business requires a huge amount of capital investment. The big problem for investors is that the company can't discuss these topics in any detail until they have been resolved, leaving shareholders in the dark as to what is going on (and the ultimate risk that the headwinds pose).

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

In 2024, it should be about relentlessly focusing the strategy and capital investments on areas of the business that already work, as opposed to pursuing initiatives that aren't core to the mission. And this provides a powerful tailwind for shareholders. Should you invest $1,000 in PayPal right now?

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MARCH 21, 2024

SNDL has also posted a supplementary investor presentation along with the shareholder letter from Chief Executive Officer Zach George on its sndl.com website. SNDL's team has worked to build a scaled and diversified platform that we believe will be the basis for the creation of sustainable shareholder value. at this scale.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

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. And as we start 2024, we remain steadfast in our continued focus on execution and creating long-term value for shareholders.

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