Austin Smith - Editor for 24/7 Wall St.
Lastest Stories by Austin Smith
If there’s one car company that just about everyone knows, it’s Ford. Founded by legendary industrialist and business magnate Henry Ford in 1903 with $28,000 cash (about $912,000 today), the Ford...
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Dividends move in and out of fashion every few investment cycles. But, patient investors and study after study has made one thing clear: over the long run dividend stocks tend to outperform the...
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For a show that was ostensibly about nothing, “Seinfeld” definitely had a lot to say. The New York City-set exploits of Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), Elaine (Julia...
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In every sense of the word, Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) is a behemoth. The world’s largest company by market capitalization (the term for the total value of a publicly traded company’s...
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General Motors, better known as GM, is one of the “Big Three” largest automakers in the U.S., along with Ford and Chrysler. Founded by William C. Durant (the largest seller of horse-drawn...
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Fast food is an American creation. No other country comes close to the breadth of quick and affordable food options available to consumers. A survey by Sponsorship Research International polled 7,000...
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Every company aspires to build a successful brand, something that stands on it’s own merits and is broadly recognized by consumers everywhere. These 29 brands were once at the top of their...
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Data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows just how hard it is to keep a business going. By year five nearly half of all businesses have failed, and the numbers gets even worse from there....
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San Francisco’s reputational turn from a wealthy tech hub to a city plagued by crime, regulation, and high costs has undone the hard work of many businesses which can simply no longer operate in...
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Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) has been one of the greatest investments of all time. Since it’s 1997 IPO shares have returned over 150,000%, turning a mere $1,000 investment into a $1.5 million dollar...
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It’s easy to forget that today’s most popular brands were at one point nonexistent, and that the American landscape was dominated by other companies and products. Many of them were on top of...
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The Las Vegas Sphere is a completely audacious, expensive, and extremely fitting venue for a city known for spectacle. It has also, by all accounts, blown past expectations. Entertainment Mogul James...
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Study, after study, after study has shown that owning dividend stocks can help investors retire rich. But with treasury yields spiking this year, interest in dividend stocks has wained considerably....
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Warren Buffett needs no introduction. ‘The Oracle of Omaha’ may be the world’s best investor, whose long career has pushed his net worth over $110b today. Why is it then that Tim Cook, CEO of...
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Treasury yields have spiked to tempting levels for investors looking for steady and reliable income. The 3 month, 6 month, 12 month, and 2 year treasury yields are all over 5% today. The 3yr, 5yr,...
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