
I Finally Found an 8% Yielder
Real estate, REITs, dividend stocks, you name it. I’m always looking for new ways to make my money work while I sleep. And one stock I found that’s super interesting for passive income is Main Street Capital (NASDAQ: MAIN).
It has the hallmarks of being one of the best passive income machines I’ve seen,
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Mastercard Might Be the Most Underrated $500 Billion Juggernaut in the Market
It’s not every day you find a company bigger than Bank of America, American Express, and Goldman Sachs combined. Yet sitting near the top of the S&P 500 leaderboard is Mastercard (NYSE: MA), a payments powerhouse with a market cap hovering around half a trillion dollars.
In fact, Mastercard’s valuation puts it ahead of household names in finance and on par with tech icons,
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Read MoreIs Roku’s Amazon Deal a Game-Changer?
On the surface, Roku teaming up with Amazon might look like just another industry collaboration. But behind the headlines, this partnership could redefine how advertisers reach streaming audiences, and reframe Roku’s position in the connected TV arms race.
Announced on June 16, Roku’s integration with Amazon’s advertising platform unlocks a powerful new lever because it gives marketers access to Roku’s premium inventory directly through Amazon’s demand-side platform.
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Read MoreWhy This Dividend Growth ETF Might Be a Smarter Play Than Chasing High Yields
When it comes to generating passive income, it’s easy to fall for the lure of high-yield dividend stocks but there’s often a catch with those eye-popping yields. Sometime, they signal companies that have maxed out their growth potential and are simply returning excess cash because they don’t have better places to put it.
That’s why seasoned investors sometimes prefer a different route,
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Read MoreWhy This Billionaire Loaded Up Former Deadbeat Stock
Howard Marks has built his 50‑year reputation on buying what everyone else is overlooking and waiting patiently for the narrative to swing his way. So when Oaktree Capital’s first‑quarter 2025 filing revealed a brand‑new 18.8 million‑share position in Nokia (2 % of the equity book, at roughly $5 a share) many investors did a double‑take ,telecom hardware is hardly Oaktree’s home turf.
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Is Coca-Cola The #1 Stock During the Next Market Meltdown?
The recent market rebound feels more like a shaky truce than a confident comeback. Sure, stocks have climbed back from bear territory since April, but between persistent inflation and rising geopolitical tensions (hello, Middle East), the whole thing still feels like a house of cards.
So what do you do if you’re worried the next leg down is coming?
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I Finally Found an 8% Yielder
Real estate, REITs, dividend stocks, you name it. I’m always looking for new ways to make my money work while I sleep. And one stock I found that’s super interesting for passive income is Main Street Capital (NASDAQ: MAIN).
It has the hallmarks of being one of the best passive income machines I’ve seen,
» Read more about: I Finally Found an 8% Yielder »
Read MoreIs Roku’s Amazon Deal a Game-Changer?
On the surface, Roku teaming up with Amazon might look like just another industry collaboration. But behind the headlines, this partnership could redefine how advertisers reach streaming audiences, and reframe Roku’s position in the connected TV arms race.
Announced on June 16, Roku’s integration with Amazon’s advertising platform unlocks a powerful new lever because it gives marketers access to Roku’s premium inventory directly through Amazon’s demand-side platform.
Could This Tiny Nuclear Company Power the Future of Data and AI?
NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) isn’t your typical energy company. It’s a trailblazing player in nuclear innovation, aiming to rewrite how the world generates clean, consistent power. Rather than betting on sprawling, billion-dollar nuclear facilities, NuScale is going small, really small, with its modular reactors, designed to be trucked in and switched on as needed.
It sounds futuristic.
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2 Energy Giants Practically Mint Cash
Unlike upstream drillers who live by the barrel, Energy Transfer and Kinder Morgan quietly rake in stable cash flows by simply moving, storing, and processing hydrocarbons. Their businesses are mostly fee-based, and that makes them unusually resilient, especially in a market that punishes volatility.
Let’s dig into why these two midstream powerhouses are in a class of their own when it comes to cash generation,
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Mastercard Might Be the Most Underrated $500 Billion Juggernaut in the Market
It’s not every day you find a company bigger than Bank of America, American Express, and Goldman Sachs combined. Yet sitting near the top of the S&P 500 leaderboard is Mastercard (NYSE: MA), a payments powerhouse with a market cap hovering around half a trillion dollars.
In fact, Mastercard’s valuation puts it ahead of household names in finance and on par with tech icons,
» Read more about: Mastercard Might Be the Most Underrated $500 Billion Juggernaut in the Market »
Read MoreWhy This Dividend Growth ETF Might Be a Smarter Play Than Chasing High Yields
When it comes to generating passive income, it’s easy to fall for the lure of high-yield dividend stocks but there’s often a catch with those eye-popping yields. Sometime, they signal companies that have maxed out their growth potential and are simply returning excess cash because they don’t have better places to put it.
That’s why seasoned investors sometimes prefer a different route,
» Read more about: Why This Dividend Growth ETF Might Be a Smarter Play Than Chasing High Yields »
Time to Buy Leveraged NVIDIA? The Double-Edged Sword
NVDL is shorthand for the GraniteShares 2× Long NVDA Daily ETF, a leveraged fund that’s designed to return twice the daily performance of NVIDIA stock.
So, is NVDL a smart play or a high-voltage hazard?
Key Points
- NVDL delivers 2× NVIDIA’s daily returns, not long-term gains.
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Traders use NVDL to amplify short-term bets on NVIDIA without options or margin accounts.
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Why This Billionaire Loaded Up Former Deadbeat Stock
Howard Marks has built his 50‑year reputation on buying what everyone else is overlooking and waiting patiently for the narrative to swing his way. So when Oaktree Capital’s first‑quarter 2025 filing revealed a brand‑new 18.8 million‑share position in Nokia (2 % of the equity book, at roughly $5 a share) many investors did a double‑take ,telecom hardware is hardly Oaktree’s home turf.
» Read more about: Why This Billionaire Loaded Up Former Deadbeat Stock »