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REALTYMOGUL APARTMENT GROWTH REIT is a private REIT (more on those below) with around $263 million in assets. The company pays quarterly distributions that yield a high 4.5%. The REIT has a 1.25% management fee.


RealtyMogul invests in apartment buildings; it currently owns nine properties in seven U.S....

A: VanEck Vectors Social Sentiment ETF, $21.04, symbol BUZZ on New York (Units outstanding: 2.9 million; Market cap: $58.9 million; www.vaneck.com), holds 76 stocks, each with a market cap of $5 billion or more; each also generates social media attention.

The fund tracks the BUZZ NextGen AI U.S....

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an example of an investment idea that could boost your investment returns—or more likely end up costing you money. All in all, we think that the biggest, surest gains from AI will come from investing in established businesses that are already profitable and growing, and that can gain all the more by applying AI to their operations.


Here are two companies that are already profitably taking advantage of AI, and they should be among the leaders in the push to extend AI’s use:


GEN DIGITAL INC., $23.56, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol GEN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (gendigital.com; Shares outstanding: 626.1 million; Market cap: $14.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%) continues to add AI to its products....

The technology industry can be extremely profitable—for those companies that get it right. However, the industry is dynamic and highly competitive, leaving a graveyard full of failed startups and once successful companies that were overtaken by competitors. Investors in this segment need to be extremely knowledgeable about the companies and industry, or perhaps follow a less risky approach by investing in a broadly diversified technology ETF.


An important market component


Technology-focused companies make up a large part of the publicly listed equity market universe....

Despite the significant long-term growth potential in food demand, the prices of agricultural commodities are volatile and as a group have performed poorly over the past 17 years. Still, many of the top companies involved in the industry have done well and outperformed the S&P 500 since 2007.


Certainly, investors should note the high level of volatility and risk involved with both agriculture commodities and the shares of the producers....

The Vietnamese economy continues to expand steadily in the wake of the pandemic—with tourism playing a key role. Longer-term, it should also continue to attract foreign manufacturers looking to steer clear of any China-U.S. trade issues. Meanwhile, the country’s free-trade pact with the European Union came into effect in August 2020....

I recently heard from an enterprising young man who I met a few years ago, when he was running a small moving business. Since then, he has taken on several additional lines of business, such as management of rental properties for clients. I suspect he’ll go a long way in years to come.

He texted me a few weeks ago to say he’s concerned about his stock portfolio, which is mainly made up of well-established, dividend-paying U.S....

Yum Brands’ shares have doubled from their pandemic lows. That’s mainly because it continues to expand its popular online ordering platforms and home delivery services. The company also continues to open new outlets. Moreover, franchisees operate most of these stores, which cuts Yum’s costs and lets it focus on improving its prospects with new menu items and marketing initiatives.


YUM! BRANDS INC....

Barrick Gold has received the green light to commence operations at the Goldrush underground mine as it continues to deliver strong cash flow and a solid yield.