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Cogent Communications (Nasdaq: CCOI) is a telecom equipment provider that owns more than 300,000 miles of fiber-optic cable, which service nearly 300 major markets around the globe. The company’s 8.4% yield is impressive, as is its streak of raising...

Editor’s Note: Several times a week in his e-letter Liberty Through Wealth, Chief Investment Strategist Alexander Green offers sharp insights into building wealth, finding financial independence, and living a richer, freer life. Below, Alex gives us an important and...

Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) has been on quite a ride lately. After hitting lows around $110 in early 2023, the electric vehicle pioneer surged more than 300% to around $480 by the start of this year. That momentum was fueled...

Editor’s Note: Monument Traders Alliance’s Bryan Bottarelli is a master at trading volatility – and lately, President Trump has been a master at creating it. Below, Bryan explains how markets are noticing a pattern in Trump’s policies… and how...

We last looked at Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) in Safety Net 11 months ago. At the time, the real estate investment trust was yielding 7% and received an “A” for dividend safety. Since then, the company has maintained...

The most common argument I hear from investors who aren’t interested in dividends is that a company should be able to find something better to do with its cash than give it back to shareholders. They say that the...

You may not have heard of Saratoga Investment Corp (NYSE: SAR), a small cap business development company (BDC), but its shareholders undoubtedly love its 12% yield. But will that 12% yield stick around long enough to put the company...

Editor’s Note: Monument Traders Alliance’s Karim Rahemtulla is one of the experts I trust the most when it comes to the oil and gas sector. Below, he explains how the current trends in the sector are creating some massive...

Editor’s Note: Oxford Club readers love Chief Investment Strategist Alexander Green’s simple and level-headed approach to the markets. Below, he discusses one of his favorite topics: the steps that almost anyone can take to join the “Seven-Figure Club.” – James...

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