RichVintage Introduction Joining the U.S. Navy two months out of high school, I knew I wanted something more out of life. After joining the military, I quickly realized that there were a lot of military service members who didn’t invest, at least stock in the market. And definitely not for dividends. I would hear some…
PM Images Introduction In my quest to re-create institutional, complex portfolio strategies using “off-the-shelf” vehicles available to retail investors (AKA, most of my readers), I’ve stumbled upon a new tool: XXXX. The MAX S&P 500 4X Leveraged ETNs (NYSEARCA:XXXX) is an exchange-traded note (“ETN”) that aims to return 4x the daily returns of the S&P…
Andrew Merry/Moment via Getty Images Over the past few years, housing affordability has been thrust into the limelight as home values continue to appreciate. While beneficial for homeowners, increasing home prices leave future generations and first-time buyers in a difficult position. The changing tide serves as a serious multidecade tailwind for multifamily investors. Renting continues…
PJ66431470/iStock via Getty Images My thesis Microchip (NASDAQ:MCHP) owns a solid portfolio combining Microcontrollers, Analogs, programmable processors, and software solutions. This complete offering allows for integrated and tailor-made solutions. While the acquisition of Microsemi in 2018 was necessary, it increased Microchip’s leverage position significantly with an ND/EBITDA reaching 5x in 2019. Despite a solid cash-flow…
Julia_Albul/iStock via Getty Images The Role of Low Volatility Strategies in Investment Portfolios Low volatility equity strategies appeal to investors for many reasons. First, they help keep our portfolios invested in equities during periods of market turmoil. Second, when well-constructed, they often exhibit higher risk-adjusted returns than their higher volatility counterparts. While general surveys of…
MarsBars Charlie Munger, the legendary investor responsible for much of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s (BRK.A, BRK.B) long-term success, believed that reaching a savings milestone of $100,000 is significant in the journey towards achieving financial independence. As he once stated: The first $100,000 is a *****, but you gotta do it. I don’t care what you have…
The introduction of DeRec aims to unite the Web3 ecosystem and establish new industry standards, ensuring a painless and secure process for digital asset recovery across various wallets. Hedera and Algorand blockchains have joined forces to establish a groundbreaking protocol known as the DeRec Alliance. This new interoperability recovery standard is set to enhance the…
gilaxia Investment Rundown Slight top and bottom line expansions were the tunes that were played during the last earnings report by Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLMB). The company is still quite small in size boasting a market cap of just over $200 million right now. Growth for the stock price has been impressive this year…
The deal with Hut 8 comes after Celsius recently obtained approval from the bankruptcy court to transition into a Bitcoin mining entity that creditors will solely operate. Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Hut 8 has entered into an interim agreement with the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network to construct and deploy new mining operations in Cedarvale,…
William_Potter Investment Thesis Risk management plays a crucial role in determining long-term investment success, with strategic portfolio allocation being a key component in the risk management process. In today’s article, I will show you how you could allocate the amount of $100,000 among 2 ETFs and 20 dividend income companies that I consider to be…
Forbes Chief Growth Officer Taha Ahmed noted that the collaboration with Galxe reflects the duo’s “shared vision of pushing the boundaries of traditional loyalty programs”. American business magazine Forbes is partnering with Galxe to build its Web3 community. Forbes announced the partnership via a new account ForbesWeb3 created for the community on X. The global…
William_Potter Investment Thesis Building a solid foundation for a well-balanced and extensively diversified dividend portfolio can be of immense value for the creation of wealth over the long term. In this article, I will show you how you can build a broadly diversified dividend portfolio that combines both dividend income and dividend growth while at…
sefa ozel/E+ via Getty Images China’s economy may be slowing, but ZTO Express (Cayman) Ltd. (2057.HK; NYSE:ZTO) still managed to deliver growth in the face of such headwinds, albeit small growth. The company, one of China’s top parcel delivery firms, reported this month that its third-quarter revenue rose 1.5% year-on-year to 9.08 billion yuan ($1.27…
William_Potter Investment Thesis In today’s article, I will guide you through the construction of a dividend portfolio by allocating the amount of $100,000 among November’s top 20 dividend income companies. I will conduct a comprehensive risk analysis to show you the portfolio’s extensive diversification over companies, sectors, and industries, in addition to its geographical diversification,…
The OpenAI board has been at loggerheads with Altman, thus putting the ChatGPT project in limbo as other competitive AIs like Grok from the X platform gain momentum. The initial team that founded OpenAI Inc, an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization, has slowly been moving away and starting new competitive projects. In the latest…
inside-studio/iStock via Getty Images Note to the Reader This is my third article covering Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) continued push into gaming and the build-out of its Game Pass service. In previous articles, I’ve noted how the business model of game distribution is ripe for innovation and the threat that Game Pass may have to future competition….
Justin Sullivan Investment Thesis Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) represents an attractive opportunity given the company’s strong financials and dominance in the semiconductor industry. Intel is meeting customer demand efficiently with new product launches, regaining process leadership through R&D and scaling efforts, expanding production capacity globally with government funding, and delivering strong financial performance including revenue and earnings…
NEOM is set to pump $50 million into Animoca Brands as Animoca supports the region’s Web 3.0 and tech goals as part of Saud’s 2030 vision. Hong Kong-based game developer and venture capital company Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd has announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Investment Fund. The two entities are collaborating to…
William_Potter Investment Thesis Wouldn’t it be nice to have an investment portfolio that helps you steadily increase your wealth and additionally contributes to covering your day-to-day expenses? Imagine an investment portfolio that helps you to pay your internet bill, covers your gas expenses or even helps you pay for your next vacation! In today’s article,…
urbazon/E+ via Getty Images Rollins (NYSE:ROL) has delivered another strong quarterly result, showing an 8.4% organic revenue growth and a 29% increase in adjusted operating income year-over-year. In my initiation article, I encouraged investors to consider buying the stock when its price drops to around $33. Given the robust Q3 FY23 results and the recent…
The two chipmaking giants will work on building AI factories for electric vehicles where Nvidia plans to use its own chips and software for the development. Two chip-making giants – Foxconn and Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) – have finally come together to build “AI factories” and data centers for a range of applications including self-driving…
Saudi Arabia and Chinese universities to work on AceGPT, an Arabic-focused AI system based on Meta’s LlaMA2, designed as an AI assistant for Arabic speakers. Every big country on the planet has been spearheading efforts to build new artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has joined forces…
In response to Erdogan’s proposition, Musk conveyed his enthusiasm for the Turkish market. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended an invitation to Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, urging him to consider establishing Tesla’s next factory in Turkey. The enticing offer was made during their meeting in New York, where Erdogan attended…
SeaHorseTwo Investing for passive income is a great way to build long-term wealth. In this article, we will look at the basic formula for achieving long-term financial success laid out by two of the world’s most successful, wealthy, and famous investors of all time: Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A)(BRK.B) Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. We will then…
Nvidia will provide Jio with extensive AI supercomputer solutions while Reliance’s Jio Platforms will oversee the AI cloud infrastructure’s management. In a major development on Friday, September 8, Reliance Industries’s Jio Platforms joined hands with GPU giant Nvidia to build large language models on AI. In the announcement, the company said that this AI model…
The competition, which has a submission deadline in July next, will allow tech enthusiasts add to crypto innovation in India. India is looking to launch a new web browser that allows people to digitally sign documents using crypto tokens. According to an official press release, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the…
This is an opinion editorial by Aleksandar Svetski, author of “The UnCommunist Manifesto” and founder of the Bitcoin-focused language model Spirit of Satoshi. Language models are all the rage, and many people are just taking foundation models (most often ChatGPT or something similar) and then connecting them to a vector database so that when people…
Elon Musk aims to make the X platform “the biggest financial institution in the world”. Therefore, his focus now is on integrating financial services inside the X app. Elon Musk is reportedly looking for a financial data company to partner with X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, and create a stock trading service…
Yesterday, Olaoluwa Osuntokun and Michael Levin of Lightning Labs announced the release of a new set of developer tools aimed at empowering the Lightning and AI developer communities to create inclusive and cost-effective Large Language Model (LLM) tooling. These tools leverage the Lightning Network and bitcoin to seamlessly integrate with LLMs. They are built on…