Celsius minted more millionaires than Apple over the past decade.Apple (AAPL -0.76%) has minted a lot of millionaires since its initial public offering (IPO). The tech giant went public at a split-adjusted price of $0.10 in 1980, and it now trades at about $228 -- so a $10,000 investment back then would be worth about $22.8 million today. That's a life-changing gain, but Apple probably won't replicate those millionaire-making moves over the next few decades.Apple is already the world's most valuable company ...

W. P. Carey has delivered its third dividend increase since resetting the level last year.W. P. Carey (WPC 1.78%) made a difficult decision last year. The diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) saw a myriad of headwinds facing the office sector, which led it to make the strategic decision to exit that space. As a result of that move and a desire to be more conservative, it also reset its dividend. It has already started to rebuild its portfolio and shareholder payout. With more growth ahead (and an ...

Nationally ranked stock picker for 30 years. Victory Formation and Bottom Fishing Club quant-sort pioneer.....Paul Franke is a private investor and speculator with 38 years of trading experience. Mr. Franke was Editor and Publisher of the Maverick Investor® newsletter during the 1990s, widely quoted by CNBC®, Barron’s®, the Washington Post® and Investor’s Business Daily®. Paul was consistently ranked among top investment advisors nationally for stock market and commodity macro views by Timer Digest® during ...

I last wrote about the ProShares Ultra Semiconductors ETF (NYSEARCA: USD ) on 16th March when I concluded "this space is in need of a rest and consolidation phase." Admittedly, that call was early as new highs were made in June, butMy approach is long-term and I focus on investing in macro ideas through low risk ETFs and CEFs. I have traded stocks and currencies for nearly ten years and currently run a family fund with my partner and fellow SA contributor Andrew McElroy. I also invest in real estate and am ...

In a competitive landscape for coffee, what's the best stock pick?The coffee wars are on. We're going to compare how the younger Dutch Bros. (BROS -0.86%) compares to the old stalwart, Starbucks (SBUX -0.59%). There is an interesting contrast between these two companies, as Starbucks struggles to figure out a global market where people are a little less inclined to splurge on coffee, and Dutch Bros. tries to find the balance between growth and creating earnings value for shareholders.GrowthIf you're talking ...

Medical Properties Trust hopes getting rid of one of its biggest headaches will help its stock turn things around.For years, Medical Properties Trust (MPW 2.08%) dealt with a great deal of uncertainty concerning one of its operators, Steward Health. The operator's financial difficulties even led to the real estate investment trust (REIT) cutting its dividend payment multiple times as rent collection issues weighed on its results. When Steward Health filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this ye ...

The S&P 500 is a diversified index, but a mere handful of technology stocks currently have a big influence over its performance.There are 500 companies from 11 sectors represented in the S&P 500, making it the most diversified of the major U.S. stock market indexes.However, the S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, which means the largest companies have a greater influence over its performance than the smallest. As of this writing, the following five companies have a combined market cap of $13.4 tri ...

Tepper is sending shares of Nvidia to the chopping block in favor of a leading e-commerce company that has nearly half of its valuation backed by a net-cash position.Although all eyes have seemingly been on the Federal Reserve and monthly inflation reports of late, what can arguably be described as the most important data release of the third quarter occurred roughly six weeks ago.On Aug. 14, institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management were required to file Form 13F with th ...

Investors should always be taking a look at the investments of Warren Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway.Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.03%) (BRK.B -0.07%), has helped the giant conglomerate build an equities portfolio that is now worth north of $315 billion. In this portfolio are 45 stocks. Of this group, Berkshire's top three positions are Apple, American Express, and Bank of America, which are collectively valued at roughly $168 billion as ...

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