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March 10 2025

The $1 Trillion Buyback Boom, Who’s Spending Most to Boost Their Stock?

In February 2025 alone, corporate America saw an explosion of stock buybacks. More than 160 companies announced fresh repurchase plans—more than double the previous month’s tally. But the real story isn’t just the sheer volume; it’s who is leading the charge.

Goldman Sachs projects that S&P 500 buybacks will hit a record-breaking $1 trillion in 2025,

March 7 2025

This ETF Owns 3,500 Stocks, Is It Better Than the S&P 500?

G O’Fiachra The Spotlight

Vanguard’s Extended Market ETF (VXF) is a broad fund made up of thousands of stocks across essentially every part of the American business landscape. Like many ETFs, VXF attempts to give investors access to a broad selection of stocks without the difficulty and risk involved in picking individual companies.

Today, let’s take a deeper look at VXF to see if the fund is a good investment at the moment.

March 7 2025

Philip Morris Surges 75%, Is Its Smoke-Free Pivot a Game Changer?

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

Shares of cigarette giant Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) have advanced considerably over the last year. The tobacco stock, long looked at mostly for its high dividend yield, has surged by over 75% in the last 12 months and over 20% in the last 30 days alone.

Why has PM stock rallied so far,

March 6 2025

NVIDIA’s $600 Billion Wipeout, Is the AI King Losing Its Edge?

G O’Fiachra The Burst

The $2.8 trillion chip juggernaut NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) announced Q4 earnings, and clearly disappointed the Street. There has been a lot of noise around stock based as well as the threat of generative AI technology from China – DeepSeek in particular – which has put the share price under serious pressure.

March 5 2025

1 High-Yield Casino REIT That Keeps Raising Dividends

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) is a REIT that specializes in hotel and casino properties. Spun off from Caesar Entertainment in 2017, the company owns several of the most prominent properties in the United States.

Assets owned by VICI include Caesar’s Palace and The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Chelsea Piers in New York and the Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati.

March 4 2025

Rocket Lab’s 340% Surge Hits a Roadblock—Is It a Buy Now?

G O’Fiachra The Burst

Shares of space vehicle launch company Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) have been through a wild ride over the last year. On a 12-month basis, the company’s stock has risen by over 340 percent on extremely strong growth and improving fundamentals.

On a 30-day basis, however, RKLB shares have lost almost 30 percent of their value.

March 3 2025

Is This Cathie Wood Stock The Next Big Thing?

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

Tempus AI (NASDAQ:TEM) has seen its stock run all over the board since its IPO last year. The 52-week range for TEM shares runs from a low of $22.89 to a high of $91.45. This is perhaps unsurprising because Tempus is a young, innovative AI startup.

Since the start of 2025,

February 28 2025

This $1 Billion Surprise Just Changed Everything for GEO Stock

G O’Fiachra The Spotlight

While earnings appeared mixed at first glance, management’s comments on the most recent earnings call were sufficient to ignite a sharp rally in GEO shares.

Prior to the earnings call, GEO stock had been in a sustained downtrend with little cushion on the horizon ready to halt the decline but that all changed when management revealed a new,

February 28 2025

AI Bets and Buffett’s Seal of Approval, Is This a Bet on a Cashless Future?

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

There is something inherently attractive about buying a stock and holding it for a long time. Stable don’t just have strong balance sheets that can weather rough markets but they often pay dividends, which account for as much as 95% of total returns over the past century according to research by Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel.

February 27 2025

1 Undervalued Homebuilder Could Soar—Why Investors Are Watching

G O’Fiachra The Burst

Dream Finders Homes (NYSE:DFH) is a home-building company that focuses on the fast-growing Sun Belt real estate market.

Like many stocks tied to the real estate market, however, DFH has been through an extremely rocky period over the last year. The stock is down over 30% in the last 12 months,

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