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AI is proving to be a major growth accelerant for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC 0.09%) (BIP -0.43%) isn't the most prominent name when it comes to the artificial intelligence (AI) megatrend. It hasn't developed a popular AI chatbot or the specialized semiconductor chips needed to power AI applications. However, the technology simply can't thrive without companies like Brookfield Infrastructure. It provides the backbone energy and digital infrastructure required to power AI appli ...

Whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities, all investors love seeing their portfolios score big returns. However, when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments. While cash flow can come from bond interest or interest from other types of investments, income investors hone in on dividends. A dividend is the distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders; it's often viewed by its dividend yi ...

AI requires power and data to thrive. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest investing megatrends in a generation. The technology requires a tremendous amount of computing power. That's driving the need for more data centers. Those facilities demand an enormous amount of electricity, especially when running AI applications. This trend plays right into the hands of companies that build and operate infrastructure for data and energy. Three leaders are Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC 0.88%) (BIP 0. ...

Brookfield Infrastructure is an extremely compelling long-term investment opportunity these days. Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC 0.88%) (BIP 0.48%) has been a great dividend stock since its formation 15 years ago. The global infrastructure operator has increased its payout every year, growing it at a robust 9% compound annual rate. That has given it the fuel to create tremendous value for investors over the years, with early shareholders earning a 6.6x return on their initial investment. Many investors wou ...

Every time the Federal Reserve (the Fed) cuts interest rates, investors tend to flock to the sectors they believe will outperform the most due to historical reactions and fundamental reasoning. However, this rate cut is a bit different than the ones experienced in the recent past, as the United States economy is more globalized and a bit slower than before. This will be a different case study, one in which rising credit card delinquency rates and spiking car repossessions will place a headwind in the consum ...

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Klaus Vedfelt Many investors, who have not reached their retirement age or are in early retirement years tend to focus not only on extracting attractive yield, but also capturing some element of growth both on the current income and portfolio appreciation front. In theory this makes sense as the longer the time horizon is, the higher the potential to benefit from the compounding magic that would come from consistently growing dividends at, say, ~ 10% each year. In such situation sacrificing initial dividend ...

Brookfield Infrastructure is a wealth-creating and income-producing machine. I buy a lot of dividend stocks. I focus on dividends because they have proven to be powerful wealth creators. Over the past 50 years, dividend payers have outperformed the average stock in the S&P 500 -- their 9.2% average annual total return beats the 7.7% produced by an equal-weighted S&P 500 index. Dividend growers and initiators have done most of the heavy lifting, posting a 10.2% annual return compared to 6.7% for companies wi ...

The stock market is around an all-time high, but that doesn't mean you have to pay up for quality companies. Bargains can be harder to come by when the stock market is up big on the year. But there are plenty of opportunities if you know where to look. Toyota Motor (TM 1.08%), Delta Air Lines (DAL 2.24%), and Brookfield Infrastructure (BIP 0.17%) (BIPC 1.05%) may not be the fastest-growing, flashiest names. But all three companies reward investors with growing payouts and have inexpensive valuations. Here's ...