They say you need a fortune to build one. A laugh. A few grand, maybe. But a thousand? That’s enough to get your feet wet, assuming you know where the currents pull. The question isn’t if you should be in the game, it’s which cards to hold. I’ve been looking at a couple. Not sure they’ll make you rich overnight, but they might just keep you from drowning.
Here’s what I’ve found. Two stocks. Both with a pulse. Both with a reason to climb.
Brookfield: The Quiet Accumulator
Brookfield Asset Management. The name sounds like a respectable law firm, and in a way, it is. They manage money. A lot of it. Over a trillion, if you’re counting. Ninety-five percent of their income is locked in long-term. That’s stability in a world built on quicksand. They don’t chase trends; they are the trend, slowly, relentlessly accumulating assets.
Last year was a good one. Thirty-five billion in new funding in the last quarter alone. Not bad for a company that doesn’t shout from the rooftops. Fee-related earnings jumped 22%. They don’t need the noise; the money speaks for itself.
They’re betting big on the future – data centers, AI, the energy transition. It’s a logical play. Everything runs on power, and everything needs a place to be stored. They’ve launched a hundred billion dollar fund focused on AI infrastructure. Nvidia and the Kuwait Investment Authority are along for the ride. Smart money follows smart money.
Brookfield also returns a healthy 90% of its earnings to shareholders. They just raised their dividend by 15%. Throw in a 3.5% yield, and you’re looking at a stock that could deliver double-digit returns. It’s not a rocket ship, but it’s a steady climb, and in this market, steady wins.
GE Vernova: The Turbine’s Hum
GE Vernova. The name still carries the weight of General Electric, but this is a different beast. Spun off from the aerospace side, they’re focused on power generation – specifically, natural gas turbines. Last year, the stock surged nearly 100%. Some might say it’s already priced for perfection. They’d be wrong.
The world is building data centers at a feverish pace. Servers need power. Cooling systems need power. The existing grid can’t handle it. Upgrading the grid takes years, maybe decades. GE Vernova’s turbines are scalable, portable, and can bypass the grid altogether. It’s a simple solution to a complex problem, and demand is booming.
Orders jumped 65%. The backlog grew by fifteen billion dollars. Revenue climbed 9%. Free cash flow more than doubled. They ended the year with nearly nine billion dollars in cash. They doubled the dividend and launched a ten billion dollar share buyback program. That’s not just growth; that’s a statement.
They’re projecting a backlog of over two hundred billion dollars by 2028, fifty-six billion in revenue, and twenty-four billion in cumulative free cash flow. It’s an ambitious forecast, but if they deliver, this stock could be a monster. It’s a long play, but sometimes, the quiet hum of a turbine is the loudest signal of all.
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