Billionaire Bill Ackman isn't as much of an activist investor as he used to be. Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) (commonly known as Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (OTC: FMCC) (commonly known as Freddie Mac) are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). It takes an act of Congress to create a GSE.

With as impressive of an investing track record as Warren Buffett has achieved, you'd expect his Berkshire Hathaway portfolio would be loaded with great stocks. Here are my picks for the best Buffett stocks to buy with less than $350 right now. For under $220, you can own part of one of the most innovative companies in the world.

Dividend yields can be like ladders: The higher you go, the scarier it gets. Many investors are more leery of ultra-high dividend yields because they're afraid the dividends could be in jeopardy. Here are three ultra-high-yield dividend stocks I recently bought and why I like them.

It hasn't been a great period for investors in Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) despite its ongoing status as one of the pharmaceutical industry's apex competitors in the field of cardiometabolic drugs. Over the last five years, its trailing-12-month revenue grew by 109%, reaching $39.3 billion, thanks to its portfolio of potent drugs for cardiometabolic illnesses like diabetes and obesity. For the company to continue to grow at the same pace it has been recently, its blockbuster drugs, specifically its weight loss drug Wegovy, need to continue to retain a sizable share of the market.

When stock prices go up, dividend yields decline. The search for reliable high-yield dividend stocks is harder than it was a couple of years ago, but it's not impossible. At recent prices, Realty Income (NYSE: O), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT), and Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) offer a yield of 8.5% on average.

Historical trends suggest that 2025 should be another great year for the Nasdaq.

Investors need to dig beyond the narrative when deciding whether to buy an AI stock for their portfolios.

Investing can be a lifesaver for workers struggling to accumulate enough money to retire comfortably.

A lot is going right for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) right now. The gaming business is another story. AMD's gaming revenue crashed 69% year over year in the third quarter of 2024 to just $462 million.

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