The stock market has been on a blistering bull run. The S&P 500 has surged roughly 28% over the past year, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq has rocketed over 40%. That has those market indexes trading at higher valuations. The S&P 500 currently trades at a 23 times forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, while the Nasdaq 100 fetches over 30 times forward earnings. Meanwhile, many stocks trade at even frothier valuations. However, some good values remain, even in the current bull market. Kinder Morgan (KMI 0.40%), ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) needs a massive amount of computing power and data storage to thrive. That's powering a boom in data center demand. According to Blackstone president Jonathan Gray, major tech companies will pour $1 trillion into data centers over the next five years. Third-party data center operators are one of the many beneficiaries of the AI boom. They're seeing high occupancy levels and rising lease rates at existing locations, and many new expansion opportunities. That's accelerating growth ...

All investors love getting big returns from their portfolio, whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities. But when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments.Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and of course, dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its dividend yield, a me ...

The stock market has been on an impressive run over the past year. The S&P 500 is up 27%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 has surged nearly 50%. That rally has most stocks trading at lofty valuations. The S&P 500's price-to-earnings ratio is over 22, while the Nasdaq 100's is above 30. Despite those blistering rallies, there are still some compelling values. Kinder Morgan (KMI -0.06%), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC -0.39%) (BIP -0.52%), and W. P. Carey (WPC -1.08%) stand out as great value stocks to buy a ...

Decarbonization and digitalization represent multi-trillion-dollar investment opportunities over the coming decades. The U.S. needs to invest an estimated $4 trillion to decarbonize its economy by 2050, while the world needs to spend $1 trillion on data infrastructure in the coming decade to support digitalization. Those megatrends could power explosive growth for companies focused on them. NextEra Energy (NEE 0.19%) and Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC -0.39%) (BIP -0.52%) are leaders in those fields. Despi ...

Investors seek growth stocks to capitalize on above-average growth in financials that help these securities grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a growth stock that can live up to its true potential can be a tough task.That's because, these stocks usually carry above-average risk and volatility. In fact, betting on a stock for which the growth story is actually over or nearing its end could lead to significant loss.However, the task of finding cutting-edge growth stocks i ...

Income investors dream of two things. First, they want an above-average dividend that pays regular cash. Second, and just as importantly, they want a dividend that can grow. After all, the only thing better than a big dividend is one that keeps getting bigger over time.If you're on the hunt for a big, reliable dividend that will grow for decades, check out Brookfield Infrastructure (BIP -0.19%).This is a forever stockIf a company wants to stick around for a century, it usually has to reinvent itself several ...

Gregory Adams/Moment via Getty ImagesBrookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP)(NYSE:BIPC) is one of the global leaders when it comes to investing and operating different classes of infrastructure. The current market cap of BIP is ~ $15.6 billion, with the enterprise value landing at the $50 billion mark. Roughly 68% of the total FFO generation stems from the Americas region, with the remaining chunk being somewhat evenly distributed between Europe and Asia Pacific. The investment policy of Brookfiel ...

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) closed the last trading session at $30.99, gaining 0.6% over the past four weeks, but there could be plenty of upside left in the stock if short-term price targets set by Wall Street analysts are any guide. The mean price target of $39 indicates a 25.9% upside potential.The average comprises eight short-term price targets ranging from a low of $33 to a high of $46, with a standard deviation of $4.44. While the lowest estimate indicates an increase of 6.5% from the cu ...

Infrastructure stocks already promise to be a big winner in the 2024 election as tensions heat up over America’s current road, bridge, and waterway conditions. While the current administration developed a substantial infrastructure plan, many feel there’s a long road (pun intended) ahead. Talking heads are already bemoaning the poor state of U.S. infrastructure development.Even if infrastructure stocks don’t prove the biggest election stocks this cycle, plenty of upside potential is present. Current infrast ...