I've been investing for over 7 years with a focus on long term wealth creation through value growth investing, value investing, and dividend investing. I'm not a financial advisor or financial planner. I do not have a formal background in finance, I have a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in molecular cell biology. However, I am an avid reader, studier, and learner and have applied my rigorous undergraduate studies and research to investing. I plan to write articles on companies through the lens of fund ...

Today I'm adding the first metals producer to my value portfolio. As I'll discuss in more detail below, Centerra Gold (NYSE: CGAU ) is a gold, copper and molybdenum producer (and refiner) with operations in Canada, the US and Turkey.I'm a private trader interested in both long and short ideas. My training and background are in engineering including several decades of consulting engineering practice. I endeavor to apply my analytical skills to investing/trading, which I've done for 20+ years and to which I b ...

Highlights Google is testing ad placement in AI chatbot conversations to protect its $200 billion search ad business, as user behavior shifts away from traditional search. The company is facing the classic “innovator’s dilemma,” balancing the need to defend its profitable legacy business while adapting to disruptive technologies like generative AI. Google must be careful not to degrade the user experience and may need to explore selective ad categories or offer an ad-free option to avoid losing groun ...

Albert Anthony is a Croatian-American media personality and Analyst for financial media platforms Investing.com and Seeking Alpha, where he has grown over +1K followers since 2023. Writing general markets commentary and opinion as The Analyst, he has covered over +200 companies in multiple sectors, with a focus on dividend stocks. The author grew up in the NYC area and has also called home Austin Texas and his parents' native Croatia, where he took part in many business/innovation conferences as a business ...

Founder of Dividend Mantra. Founder of Mr. Free At 33. Co-Founder of Dividends & Income. I started blogging about my journey to financial independence back in 2011. By living well below my means and intelligently investing my hard-earned capital, I went from below broke at age 27 to financially free at 33 years old. I regularly create content on dividend growth investing, living off of dividends, undervalued high-quality dividend growth stocks, high-yield situations, and other long-term investment opportuni ...

PHILADELPHIA, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased stock in Open Lending Corp. (NASDAQ: LPRO) between February 24, 2022 and March 31, 2025.  Open Lending is a provider of services to automotive lenders. WHAT’S THIS ABOUT?On March 17, 2025, Open Lending announced that it would postpone its earnings release and conference call, both scheduled for the same day. The company also filed a ...

In the business world, the concept of a wide moat refers to companies with strong, durable competitive advantages that protect them from rivals, much like a moat defends a castle. First popularized by Warren Buffett, this strategy emphasizes investing in businesses that can sustain superior profitability over the long term due to their unique positioning, strong brand loyalty, cost advantages, network effects, or regulatory barriers. Among the companies that are recognized for their wide moats, some are Pfi ...

Wall Street saw severe volatility and almost day-to-day fluctuations in both directions in April. Finally, U.S. stock markets ended mixed last month. The S&P 500 and the Dow fell 3.2% and 0.8%, respectively. However, the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9%. Wall Street has seen severe volatility in April owing to the imposition of President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade-related policies. A large section of economists and financial researchers have warned of a near-term recession too. The U.S. GDP contracted for ...

The S&P 500 Index has been able to recoup all losses suffered due to the Trump administration’s tariff-led market mayhem at a lightning speed. On May 2, the broad-market index recorded a nine-day winning streak, for the first time since November 2004. With this, Wall Street’s most observed stock index recovered all losses since April 2, when President Donald Trump announced the imposition of reciprocal tariffs. The index is currently around 7% away from its all-time high recorded in February. During the tar ...

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted for the first time in three years. In Q1 2025, GDP grew at a 0.3% annualized rate compared to 2.4% in the previous quarter. The consumer sentiment index reported by the University of Michigan for April came in at 52.2, down sharply from 57.0 in March, marking the lowest since July 2022. The consumer confidence index fell to 86 in April from 92.9 in March. The Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index remained flat in March, however, Personal consumption and per ...