In 2025, CEO compensation rose 11% on average to $8.4 million, while typical worker wages increased only 0.5%, according to a report covering 1,500 top companies worldwide. In the U.S., CEO pay grew over 20 times faster than worker wages, with some CEOs earning over $100 million. This growing pay gap highlights increasing wealth concentration at the top, raising concerns about economic sustainability as consumer spending relies heavily on wealthy households. The report also noted that global real wages have fallen 12% since 2019, effectively amounting to unpaid labor for workers amid rising executive pay.
The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF (VIG) has posted a modest 5% gain year-to-date, underperforming the broader market due to rising long-term Treasury yields, which compete with dividend yields. While dividend growth continues, investo...
The S&P 500's impressive 42% return over the last 22 months is largely due to a handful of AI-related megacap stocks like NVIDIA, AMD, and Microsoft. Removing these AI infrastructure companies from the index reduces the return to just 16%, barely out...
Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya raised NVIDIA's price target to $350, citing unprecedented demand for semiconductors driven by generative AI and advanced agentic applications. This surge in AI-related computing is causing a supply squeeze and stro...
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) focuses on capital appreciation with a very low dividend yield, driven mainly by tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, and Alphabet. These companies prioritize reinvestment and buybacks over dividends, wi...
Nvidia's recent earnings reveal an unusual trend: older GPUs like the three-year-old A100 and the newer H100 are increasing in rental price due to soaring AI infrastructure demand. This contradicts the typical semiconductor cycle where older chips de...
