G O’Fiachra

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July 11 2025

Why This Schwab ETF Is a Favorite Among Retirees

For retirees or anyone focused more on stability than swing-for-the-fences growth, the S&P 500 isn’t always the most comforting choice. It’s heavily weighted toward large-cap tech names, and when those names fall out of favor, the whole index can wobble.

That’s why many investors approaching retirement gravitate toward dividend-focused funds. And one ETF in particular has emerged as a go-to is the Schwab U.S.

July 11 2025

Which AI Stock Is Best?

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

The artificial intelligence gold rush has created winners and wannabes. Two companies at the center of that storm, C3.ai and CoreWeave, have taken very different paths in the race to capitalize on enterprise AI demand. Both play crucial roles in the AI stack, one builds the software brains, the other supplies the computational muscle. But only one of them has the market’s full attention.

July 9 2025

Nvidia Still Dominates AI, But the Ground Beneath It Is Shifting

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

Nvidia has been the undisputed king of the AI hardware empire.

But even monarchs can be overthrown, especially when their biggest allies start eyeing the throne.

Who’s threatening NVIDIA now and will they win?

Key Points

Nvidia still leads AI hardware, but growth is slowing and major clients are building their own chips.

July 8 2025

1 Sleep-Well-at-Night Stock That Sends You a Check Every Month

G O’Fiachra The Burst

Nicknamed “The Monthly Dividend Company,” Realty Income isn’t your average real estate play. It’s one of the few publicly traded companies that sends a dividend check every single month, and it’s done so like clockwork for more over 600 consecutive months.

Its current forward yield sits at precisely 5.60%, a hefty figure in today’s environment.

July 7 2025

Datadog Just Cracked the S&P 500, Wall Street Thinks It’s Just Getting Started

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is officially joining the S&P 500 on July 9. Shares are up by more than 15% since the announcement, adding to what’s already been a stunning multi-year run. Since going public six years ago, Datadog has skyrocketed by over 4x, nearly triple the S&P 500’s return over the same period.

But even after that massive run,

July 4 2025

Can You Really Earn a 100% Yield From This Tesla-Based ETF?

G O’Fiachra The Spotlight

A wave of funds has popped up promising double-digit income yields, many of them built on familiar covered call tactics. But one issuer, YieldMax, has taken the concept to an entirely different level. Think 30%, 50%, even 100%-plus yields.

The poster child is the YieldMax Tesla Option Income Strategy ETF, ticker TSLY. This fund aims to milk income from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) by trading options,

July 4 2025

The Best Way to Bet on China’s AI Boom Might Just Be in South Africa

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

If someone told you the best way to invest in China’s booming AI ecosystem was through a 100-year-old South African media company, you’d probably do a double take. But here’s the thing that may actually be true, and it all comes down to Tencent and a few brilliantly timed decisions made more than two decades ago.

July 3 2025

I Finally Found an 8% Yielder

G O’Fiachra The Burst

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,

July 2 2025

Mastercard Might Be the Most Underrated $500 Billion Juggernaut in the Market

G O’Fiachra The Ivy

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,

July 1 2025

Is Roku’s Amazon Deal a Game-Changer?

G O’Fiachra The Burst

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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