Stock Ideas
Latest VonTrend reports on Stock Ideas — the trends, stocks, and setups that move before Wall Street catches on.
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SCHD vs JEPI: Which Is Better for Income Investors?
JEPI has yielded around 8 percent over the past year by selling options against the S&P 500. SCHD pays about 3.3 percent and has raised its dividend every year since 2012.
Jul 16, 2026 -
What Happens to Homebuilder Stocks If Rates Rise Again
In the last rate shock, homebuilders fell nearly twice as hard as the S&P 500 and bottomed four months before it did. What each builder spends to buy down your mortgage is what separates them.
Jul 16, 2026 -
7 Best Stocks for Passive Income
The S&P 500 pays about 1.1%, near the lowest yield in its history. These seven companies pay between four and ten times that, and each one earns the money a different way.
Jul 15, 2026 -
Nobody Owns IKEA
IKEA has no shareholders and no owner, and its own founding documents are written so that one can never exist. Two foundations control it, and a flat franchise fee moves the money.
Jul 15, 2026 -
The Best Cloud Computing Stocks to Watch
Oracle sits near a 52-week low while Cloudflare just set a new high, and both are cloud companies growing double digits. The split comes down to who pays for AI infrastructure and who gets paid for it.
Jul 14, 2026 -
JEPQ Trades Nasdaq Upside for Monthly Income
JEPQ hands you a monthly check from the biggest names in tech. The engine that funds it quietly caps how much you make when those names run.
Jul 14, 2026 -
Best Bank Stocks for Income
The Fed lifted Wells Fargo's seven-year asset cap and eased capital rules across the sector, freeing the biggest banks to pay out record dividends and buybacks. These seven pass the cash back to shareholders.
Jul 13, 2026 -
12 States Sue to Block the $110 Billion Warner Bros Deal
A federally approved merger just walked into a state-level antitrust fight, and Warner Bros stock still trades well below the $31 cash offer on the table.
Jul 13, 2026 -
Visa vs Mastercard: Which Stock Is the Better Buy?
Two companies run the same toll booth on global spending and trade at nearly identical earnings multiples. The tie breaks on growth versus scale.
Jul 13, 2026 -
Best Steel Stocks: Top Picks Right Now
Section 232 tariffs jumped to 50%, imports are retreating, and US steel prices sit at their highest in more than two years. These seven producers and suppliers stand to gain the most.
Jul 12, 2026 -
Best EV Stocks for Long-Term Growth
Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles last quarter, up 25 percent, while BYD outsells every other EV brand on earth. These seven names cover the market from mega-cap leaders to high-risk growth bets.
Jul 11, 2026 -
Best Infrastructure Stocks Right Now
US data center power demand is set to jump from about 31 gigawatts in 2025 to 41 in 2026, and the companies that build the grid, roads, and sites underneath it are the quiet way to own the boom.
Jul 10, 2026 -
Meta's AI Reset Just Delivered Its Best Week in Months
A closely watched research scorecard says Meta is the only hyperscaler on track to be world-class at data, talent, and compute at the same time.
Jul 10, 2026 -
KeyBanc Cut Salesforce, Citing Little Proof Agentforce Is Catching On
The analyst who pulled his rating says the AI product Salesforce built its next chapter around is not converting to sales yet.
Jul 10, 2026 -
AstraZeneca's Heart Drug Failed, Handing Rivals a $6 Billion Market
A surprise late-stage failure knocks AstraZeneca and Ionis out of the race for heart amyloidosis. The three drugs already selling into that market get to keep it.
Jul 10, 2026 -
How Constellation Energy Turned 21 Reactors Into an AI Power Play
The company runs America's largest nuclear fleet and just became the country's biggest power producer. Its newest customers are AI data centers.
Jul 10, 2026 -
Best Bank Stocks: Top Picks Right Now
After the latest Fed stress test, the biggest US banks cleared the way for tens of billions in buybacks and dividend raises. These seven names run the money-center and Wall Street franchises.
Jul 9, 2026 -
The Best AI Trade Today Wasn't a Chip
Optical networking makers like Lumentum and Coherent have quietly become one of the market's strongest AI plays, and the demand for their parts keeps tightening.
Jul 9, 2026 -
Global Deals Are on Pace for a Record $6.4 Trillion
Morgan Stanley thinks 2026 will top the 2021 deal boom. The banks that broker the deals are already trading near their highs.
Jul 9, 2026 -
Federal Regulators Just Called Robotaxis a Danger to the Public
Safety regulators told every driverless-car company to fix how their vehicles handle first responders, and gave them until August. The biggest names in the trade are the most exposed.
Jul 9, 2026 -
Verizon vs AT&T: Which Dividend Holds Up Better?
T-Mobile is now worth more than either legacy carrier. That leaves Verizon and AT&T fighting over the same thing: income investors who want a high yield they can trust.
Jul 9, 2026 -
7 Best Battery Stocks to Buy Right Now
Grid storage orders are setting records, with Fluence sitting on a $5.6 billion backlog and Tesla booking 43 GWh of Megapack deals in six weeks. These seven names cover the whole battery chain, from raw lithium to next-generation cells.
Jul 8, 2026 -
PepsiCo Has Raised Its Dividend for 54 Straight Years
PepsiCo is a Dividend King, and a stretch of falling snack volume has pushed its yield to the highest level in more than a decade.
Jul 8, 2026 -
Best REITs for Income
Higher-for-longer interest rates have knocked REIT prices below their 12-month highs and pushed yields up, and these eight names turn steady rent into rising dividends.
Jul 7, 2026 -
Membership Fees Are Two-Thirds of Costco's Profit
Costco sells groceries at a razor-thin markup on purpose. The real profit comes from the $65 and $130 cards members renew year after year.
Jul 7, 2026 -
The Best Aerospace Stocks to Watch
Commercial aviation is in a fleet-replacement super-cycle, and GE Aerospace alone is sitting on a backlog north of $210 billion. These eight names build the engines, parts, and aircraft behind it.
Jul 6, 2026 -
Solstice Fell 15% the Day It Announced a $14.5 Billion Deal
The market punished the buyer so hard that even the company being bought ended the day lower.
Jul 6, 2026 -
Ford's Special Dividend Streak Is Ending
Ford pays one of the higher yields among big US industrials. But the yearly bonus checks that pushed the real payout past 6% are set to disappear, and that changes what income investors actually get.
Jul 6, 2026 -
Best Bank Stocks for Long-Term Investors
Deregulation, a steeper yield curve, and the end of Wells Fargo's asset cap have reset the case for bank stocks. These seven combine scale, credit discipline, and rising capital returns.
Jul 5, 2026 -
Best Agriculture Stocks to Buy Right Now
Fertilizer prices jumped more than 20% this year on trade restrictions while grocery inflation runs ahead of the Fed's target. These seven companies feed, equip, and supply the world's farms.
Jul 4, 2026