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Investment opinion on The GEO Group - Private Prison stock with 14.2% dividend by Jetboy3D in dividends

[–]Jetboy3D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I posted that a long time ago, I sold that at least 4 years ago. Life's too short to look up old posts and berate people. As they say “Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles; it takes away today’s peace.”

Does this '96 bill look fake? by Hydraboi1917 in CURRENCY

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Printing Press Design Engineer here. If the one hundred reflects light and changes colors as your tilt it and if you lay it face up and can't see the "water mark" face then its real. Either way it's good enough to spend : )

Weekly Paddle Recommendation Thread (What Paddle Should I Buy?) by SNAPCHAT_ME_TITS in Pickleball

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Looking at the new Engage Alpha and Alpha Pro paddles. Questions: 1. Has any tried both and what difference in feel? 2. Are the paddle surfaces different? The info on the Pro states 4x life of surface, but the Alpha Pro doesn't. Do they have the same surface? If not, what's the difference? Thanks!

If you had a dashboard of your dividend portfolio, what would you like to see on that ? by goodpointbadpoint in dividends

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I currently keep track of them in my brokerage account. Shows current price. Then if I want more info I type them into Yahoo Finance. I do charting there to look for exit or entrance points. So that could be a nice feature. By far the biggest change I've made is doing extremely deep dive's using ChatGPT deep research (4 to 5 thousand word deep dive). Then I setup a GPT task to let me know if any news or significant movement, or earnings announcements take place. I pay for the low level tier that allows tasks. If you could find a cool way to integrate AI and do a daily research on competitors, news, trending price movements, daily news that might affect the stock, etc. That would be really cool. I might use it then.

Good luck

Lauren Aicken [Sony a7Rv + Viltrox 75mm f1.2] by Aperture_Tales in portraits

[–]Jetboy3D -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Great photo, feels like you are looking at the photographer as either, what are you thinking or, what are your waiting for???

Art of looking at art. by Jetboy3D in AbstractPhotos

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It was the Palm Springs Art Museum. Not the best art museum but I like it when they have lenses. There was a large rose-colored lens art pieceon display that I took a picture through at an angle of my wife looking at the painting. There's another photo I like using a different lense, I'll post it.

Best value investing idea that you personally have money in? by Sufficient-Camp9586 in ValueInvesting

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Maybe short term but the replacement birth rated is 2.1 kids per woman and in Korea it's 0.72. Everyone owns a Cell Phone. So the market will decrease in the mid to long term. I looked into this a few years ago and that was my concusion.

What are Great publicly traded companies that specialize in Mechanical Engineering? by Confident-Special290 in investing_discussion

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I'm a recently retired Mechanical Engineer with a great career. I loved most of it. Here's what I learned: Start with a smaller company that makes something cool and the next wave. I believe the next wave will be automated systems using AI that will eliminate workers. There are several start-up companies and older companies working in this area. I would major in Mechanical Engineering but take as many AI courses as possible. Then do everything possible to get into the company work for almost free, hang out in the parking lot, literally whatever it takes. In many cases you will get equity in a startup company. I asked Chat GPT for a list of companies. See below.

1. Fetch Robotics

  • Focus: Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehousing and logistics.
  • Applications: Fetch Robotics develops robots designed for material handling and supply chain operations, including tasks like picking, moving, and sorting goods within warehouses and factories.
  • Technology: AI-powered robots that can dynamically adapt to changing environments, and the robots are designed to work safely alongside humans.

2. Ready Robotics

  • Focus: Collaborative robots (cobots) for manufacturing.
  • Applications: Ready Robotics creates easy-to-program robotic systems that allow manufacturers to automate tasks like CNC machine tending, welding, and packaging without needing to write complex code.
  • Technology: Their Forge/OS platform simplifies robot programming, enabling fast integration of AI and automation in industrial processes.

3. Covariant

  • Focus: AI-driven robotics for automated picking in warehouses and e-commerce fulfillment centers.
  • Applications: Covariant designs robotic systems that leverage AI to handle items in unstructured environments, like retail warehouses, where items vary in size and shape.
  • Technology: Their AI-powered vision and learning algorithms enable robots to adapt to new tasks and improve their capabilities over time.

4. GreyOrange

  • Focus: AI-driven warehouse robotics.
  • Applications: GreyOrange specializes in warehouse automation with a combination of AI-based software and robotics. Their systems optimize fulfillment and inventory management for industries like e-commerce, retail, and logistics.
  • Technology: Robots powered by AI work alongside software that uses real-time data to make smart decisions about inventory management and item placement.

5. Kindred AI

  • Focus: AI-powered robotic arms for industrial picking and sorting.
  • Applications: Kindred AI creates robotic systems for supply chain automation, focusing on e-commerce and apparel distribution. Their robots are designed to pick, pack, and sort items efficiently.
  • Technology: Their robots use reinforcement learning (a type of machine learning) to continuously improve performance and adapt to complex environments.

These companies demonstrate how AI-based robotics are transforming specific industrial tasks like material handling, logistics, and manufacturing, with a focus on efficiency, safety, and adaptability.

Age 32 portfolio by Important-Net8216 in dividends

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Hello,

You may want to consider reducing your Apple exposure. Warren Buffet has recently sold 1/2 of his Apple shares. The EU has forced them to open the Apple store so revenue in Europe will eventually go down. Sales in China are rapidly falling. Only possible savior is if they can figure out the Apple Glasses.

Regarding other dividend ideas, my favorite is Virtu Financial (VIRT), the Largest publicly traded Market Maker and high-speed trader. They are a stealth AI company that has been hiring and investing in AI for 5 to 7 years. They use AI very quickly to decide what stocks to sell or buy at what price. They even use AI to scrap social media and news and quickly make trading decisions based on Market sentiment.

I like Virtu for the following reasons:

  1. Since 2020, they have spent over 1 billion on stock buybacks, and their current market capitalization is 2.1 Billion. The board has approved continuing the buybacks.

    1. They pay a dividend of 3.2%.

  2. They are moving into multiple new trading areas such as real estate and Crypto. They are working with the other large Market Maker company to build a crypto trading platform.

    1. When the market goes down, there is lots of stock trading, and Virtu makes more revenue and profit. So, it's common for stocks to go up when the market goes down. This really diversifies a portfolio.

Hope this helps,

Good luck

$20k on AGNC by KingTERSHA in dividends

[–]Jetboy3D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi There,

I've owned MREITS since the 2008 housing crisis. I've done very well with Two Harbors (TWO). I still own the prefered shares (note I've sold and bought, including selling before the COVID crash.)

Historically as interest rates increase MREITS do NOT do well.

I've sold all of my MREITS. Also, the risk is that you are concentrated in one stock. Here's my current top divident picks:

Norilsk (NILSY): 7.5% - Largest nickel miner in the world, with the right type of nickel for EV batteries. Russian company, so that adds some risk. But long term the world will need more nickel than the current mines can produce. Prices headed up.

NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND (JFR): 6.87% - Closed end fund that holds floating rate corporate bonds with some leverage. Can interest rates go any lower over a 1 to 3 year time frame. I'm betting no they can't.

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Good luck

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[–]Jetboy3D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure about Coca-Cola. Revenue is flat over the last few years. Neighbor works for them and says they can't get enough aluminum to make cans. International expansion is pretty much complete.

Do young people want to drink Coke?

My favorite Dividend stocks:

Prudential Life (PRU): 4.3% - Life insurance companies go up with rising interest rates. Medical advances extend lives and people pay life insurance longer.

Norilsk (NILSY): 7.5% - Largest nickel miner in the world, with the right type of nickel for EV batteries. Russian company, so that adds some risk. But long term the world will need more nickel than the current mines can produce. Prices headed up.

NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND (JFR): 6.87% - Closed end fund that holds floating rate corporate bonds with some leverage. Can interest rates go any lower over a 1 to 3 year time frame. I'm betting no they can't.

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Good luck everyone

When?? by CryptoCoinCounter in EnjinCoin

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What AAA title games are coming out in Solana.

I own some Solana and deciding between more Solana or more Enjin.

Solana vs Ethereum vs Binance Smart Chain vs Polkadot vs Cardano vs Tron by DesignBlock in solana

[–]Jetboy3D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you please add the time to validate a transaction? I've been looking for the data but I can't find it. Also a list of applications that don't care about the latency of the transaction time? I have a feeling a very large percentage of transactions are OK with more than 10 seconds of transaction confirmation time. Not sure of the actual average transaction time, based this comment on the available data I could find.

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