These companies offer big-time payouts in today’s low-yielding environment.
Dividend yields have been steadily declining over the years as many companies have de-emphasized paying dividends. The dividend yield on the S&P 500 is currently near its record low at around 1.1%.
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Alphabet and Amazon are genius stocks to buy right now.
Although Warren Buffett is on his way out as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, studying his stock picks is a smart move for investors. He’s known to be a value investor and only picks stocks that he understands, so when artificial intelligence (AI) companies show up in Berkshire Hathaway’w portfolio,
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Nebius Group and Applied Digital have had an amazing 2025.
The reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) say that companies that own more than $100 million in other companies’ stocks must report those holdings to the SEC at the end of the quarter. Then, 45 days after the quarter ends,
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Keeping things simple when investing is often best, which is why buying an index fund can be the optimal strategy. Because the market has returned about 10% annually on average for the past 100 years, just buying an exchange-traded fund (ETF) could set an investor up for life.
The S&P 500 is currently on track to close out 2025 in just under 10 days with a 16% gain, marking three years in a row of double-digit returns, something investors have taken full advantage of. Following 2023’s 24.2% return and 2024’s 23.3% surge, the index will likely end up with a three-year cumulative gain of around 77.5%.
Although optimism abounds on Wall Street, historical precedent paints a different picture for the upcoming year.
Despite enduring a very short-lived stock market crash in early April, following the unveiling of President Donald Trump’s tariff and trade policy, Wall Street’s major stock indexes have predominantly been off to the races over the last eight months.
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the artificial intelligence (AI) stock everyone has been watching over the past few years. The company has established itself as the leading AI chip designer and launched an entire ecosystem of products that make it the one to turn to for anything AI. All of this has resulted in revenue exploding higher —
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Bitcoin saw major redistribution in 2025 as long-term holders sold billions after BTC crossed 100000, with ETFs absorbing much supply.
Bitcoin markets changed sharply during 2025 as early holders moved long-held coins. The year recorded heavy selling after BTC reached record prices above 100000. Large holders transferred billions in Bitcoin to newer market participants.
Benchmarking also plays a role. Rajat Chandak, senior fund manager, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, pointed out that most flexi-cap schemes benchmark themselves to broad market indices such as BSE 500, where large-caps account for over 70% of the weight. “Viewed against this benchmark, many flexi-cap portfolios could actually be underweight large caps and relatively overweight mid- and small-caps,” he said.
