Few people elicit as strong a reaction as Elon Musk. The outspoken Tesla founder is fond of making bold claims and huge promises — promises that he doesn’t always keep, much to the chagrin of Tesla investors. Add to that his social media activity, and he is often a divisive figure. One thing that can’t be denied is that Musk has vision. That — and a massive net worth — make him capable of marshaling huge resources to accomplish incredible tasks. Look no further than the recent successful rocket booster “capture” executed by his company, SpaceX. And while that truly…
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It can be difficult to feel satisfied with your life when you’re facing challenges — but it’s not impossible.It turns out that whether or not a person is generally satisfied has more to do with their personality than their experiences, according to René Mõttus, editor of the European Journal of Personality.People with higher salaries, great social fitness and satisfactory health “rate their life satisfaction slightly higher than those earning less, lacking strong relationships, or having poor health,” Mõttus wrote in an article for Psychology Today.”But it is essential to realize that these factors are much weaker than many people may…
42-Year-Old Investor Earning $12,000 in Dividends On $500,000 Invested Reveals Portfolio: Top 9 StocksBenzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.While everyone is undergoing FOMO over the AI bandwagon, many investors seek to balance their portfolios by adding reliable dividend stocks. In January, Josh Duitz, Abrdn’s deputy head of global equities, predicted that dividend stocks would play a key role this year. Talking to CNBC, the analyst said that since 1936, dividend stocks have accounted for about 36% of the total market returns. He believed dividends would outperform even if we…
Shaw Industries Group is investing about $90 million in a Ringgold plant to expand its domestic resilient flooring manufacturing, the company said Thursday.The Dalton-based company is growing capacity at its plant in Ringgold, which makes stone polymer composite and luxury vinyl tile resilient flooring. The investment will more than double the facility’s resilient flooring production capacity by 2026, the company said in a statement.David Morgan, executive vice president of operations at Shaw, said the investment allows the company to better serve customers with added product features which are made domestically. He said in a statement that expanding the plant will…
Question: “I’m 67 years old living – or trying to – live on $2,200 Social Security a month. I don’t trust my financial guy. I rolled over a roughly $500,000 IRA to him without really digesting how much his 2% AUM fee would add up to. He invested in about six different funds, Class A, which cost me a lot up front. He charges 2% to add additional money. My return was 26%, but I know year to year that will vary. He keeps bugging me for additional funds for an individual account (which I currently have in a 5%…
Knowing these will help you avoid making suboptimal investing decisions. Once you’re attuned to the ebbs and flows of the healthcare sector, there are a few dead ringers that’ll send a chill up your spine in anticipation of your investments losing value, and soon. In keeping with the Halloween spirit, investors should thus be on the lookout for these three spooky signs that foretell a looming downturn in their healthcare stocks. 1. You invested right after a period of windfall profits or event-driven growth Boom times don’t occur all the time. Often, booms incur a hangover on shareholders, especially those…
The upcoming election brings the possibility of violence and unrestgetty As the U.S. heads into another presidential election, concerns are growing about potential delays in results and the risk of unrest, especially given the heightened polarization in recent years. After the 2020 election, a significant portion of the electorate questioned the legitimacy of results, leading to the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The peaceful transfer of power—a hallmark of American democracy—now seems less assured than in previous years, and the possibility of election-related unrest is real. For investors, this uncertainty adds a layer of complexity. How can you position…
Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) offers an alluring dividend. At over 13%, its yield is 10 times higher than the S&P 500’s. With that higher reward potential comes a higher risk profile. That risk is apparent when taking a closer look at the mortgage REIT’s third-quarter results. Here’s the key number that puts its high-yielding dividend at a high risk for another reduction. Annaly Capital Management reported $0.66 per share of earnings available for distribution (EAD) during the third quarter, which is money it could pay out in dividends. That was only slightly above its quarterly dividend payment of $0.65…
When Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn stepped down last August, Wall Street analysts and investors alike were unnerved. The stock shed more than $23 billion on the news, with one top tech analyst describing the announcement as “a blow in the near term” and a “big surprise to the Street.” It was the second CFO departure in just four years. The resignation of previous finance chief Deepak Ahuja in 2019 also tanked the stock. The leadership shakeup at the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker may have caught the market off guard, but it’s a part of a larger turnover trend among…
Bitcoin is now attracting the attention of the world’s wealthiest investors. Here’s why. After trading down or sideways for much of the past seven months, Bitcoin (BTC -2.36%) may finally be ready for a major breakout. The investment firm Bernstein has just released a report detailing all the reasons it thinks Bitcoin could hit a new all-time high of $200,000 by the end of 2025. Based on Bitcoin’s current price of about $68,000, that would represent nearly a 200% gain. As a result, billionaire investors appear to be rushing to buy the cryptocurrency right now. The most notable of these…