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Why Truly Groundbreaking Startups Are the Hardest to Invest In

September 18, 2019 admin Comments Off on Why Truly Groundbreaking Startups Are the Hardest to Invest In

What do the following have in common?

Food replicators
Asteroid mining
Robotic janitors
Full-diagnostic wearables (like taking a physical every day)
“Fountain of youth” pills
Passenger drones

Some may say they’re all audacious ideas. Some may say use is far off. Others may say widespread use will never materialize.
The more cynical and less hopeful might say they’re all a joke, something an investor should not take seriously.
I like that last answer: Something not to be taken seriously. But I don’t use it the way you might think – to avoid all this frivolous stuff. Quite the opposite.
We’re all guilty of falling into the trap of assuming some …read more […]

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Will This 9% Yielder Continue to Pay Its Dividend?

September 18, 2019 admin Comments Off on Will This 9% Yielder Continue to Pay Its Dividend?

MPLX (NYSE: MPLX) is a master limited partnership (MLP) formed by Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC). Like many MLPs, its main business is operating oil and gas pipelines.
The stock yields a juicy 9% based on the last dividend (it has raised its dividend for the past 10 quarters and every year since it started paying one in 2012).
Can the company continue to pay that healthy of a dividend yield?
Last year, cash available for distribution (CAD), a measure of cash flow for MLPs, was $2.78 billion. It has been climbing steadily over the years, and in 2019, it is expected to …read more […]

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Is Altria’s Dividend Still Safe?

September 18, 2019 admin Comments Off on Is Altria’s Dividend Still Safe?

Income investors seek a steady stream of dividends. Altria’s dividend history is long and steady, but it could now be in jeopardy. With the FDA responding to vaping related fatalities, Altria’s stock has been beaten down. Let’s take a look at the business, dividend history, and payout safety going forward.
Business Overview and Highlights
Altria (NYSE: MO) is a $77 billion business. The company is based out of Richmond, Virginia and it employs 8,300 thousand people. Last year Altria pulled in $20 billion in sales and that works out to $2.4 million per employee.
The company operates within the consumer sector and maintains …read more […]