Quick Summary: Krispy Kreme is publicly traded again as of July 1, 2021. It trades on the NASDAQ using the stock ticker: DNUT. This is the second time the company has had an IPO, the first time was in 2000. Krispy Kreme is an iconic consumer brand with many fans of its distinctive, glazed doughnuts.…
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Is Trader Joe’s Publicly Traded?
Quick summary: Trader Joe’s is not publicly traded. That means there is no Trader Joe’s stock. It is privately owned by a German family named the Albrechts. People love to invest in companies that they also like to patronize. It’s not unreasonable to think a popular national grocery brand like Trader Joe’s would also be…
Does Ford Pay a Dividend?
Quick summary: Ford (ticker: F) does not currently pay a dividend. Like many companies, it suspended its dividend in March 2020, as economic uncertainty peaked during the start of the pandemic. Many analysts and media reports expect Ford’s dividend to be reinstated at some point in the second half of 2021. We will update this…
Is UFC Publicly Traded? The Answer is Complicated
Quick summary: UFC is not publicly traded, but its parent company, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc., trades under the ticker EDR. Endeavor is a diversified sports and entertainment group, which owns a number of additional sports properties and business lines beyond its 100% ownership of UFC. Investors may be wise to wait for EDR’s first earnings…
Robinhood Free Stock and Referral Code FAQ
The Robinhood investing app has many interesting features that makes it stand out from other brokers. This article is part of an occasional series at Lean Investments where we answer frequently asked questions about a popular topic related to Robinhood Financial, its app and the people behind it. Note: Lean Investments is not associated with…
HVAC Stocks: Three of the Largest Players
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) stocks were an interesting industry even before the 2020 crisis year, with Barron’s highlighting the sector’s potential in 2019. Now, with the ongoing pandemic and reports that schools, offices, retail establishments and restaurants all seeking to improve and upgrade their ventilation systems, it appears to be an ideal time…
Robinhood OTC: What Stocks Are Available?
The Robinhood app offers investors access to no less than 5,000 stocks, according to information on Robinhood.com. The company goes on to say that investors have access to “most” US equities. There is one notable group of stocks that Robinhood Financial does not offer to its investors: OTC penny stocks. This means that OTC stocks…
The Best Value Investing Blogs Thriving in 2021
Value investing has had better times. At one point the concept of buying stocks for less than their intrinsic value was widely appreciated by professional and armchair investors alike. However, the advent of index investing and the strong outperformance of growth stocks (such as the FAANG stocks) in recent times has made value investing slightly…
Guide to Major Stock Market Indexes and ETF Equivalents
Passive investing through index ETFs has become the dominant mode for most retail investors, with studies showing that active strategies largely fail to beat the index over most meaningful periods of time. The huge growth in the ETF industry, along with competitive pricing for most mainstream passive index products has made tracking any type of…
The Best Free Stock Market Email Newsletters
News consumption in 2021 increasingly takes place in the email inbox. Mainstream news sources and independent publishers alike on platforms such as Substack have realized email subscribers are engaged readers and many prefer the convenience of daily emails with summaries of the major events they need to stay on top. Below we provide our top…