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GE. Honestly, it was a mess, wasn’t it? A sprawling, complicated mess. They decided to break it up, which seemed… sensible. Like finally admitting you need to declutter. And then there’s Vernova. The power bit. I was skeptical, naturally. But apparently, it’s doing… surprisingly well. Revenue up 12%? That’s… good. Isn’t it? It’s mostly gas turbines, which feels a bit… last century. But they’re also doing grids, and apparently, that’s booming. Like, really booming. Doubling revenue. Which is… a lot.

Looking ahead, the outlook remains… not entirely dreadful. Here’s a single, reasonably compelling reason why now might be a good time to consider adding this particular ETF to your portfolio.

They’ve got a habit, you see, of putting most of their eggs in a very small basket. Not diversified, not exactly. More like… concentrated. Right now, four stocks account for over half of everything they own. It’s a bit like betting your life savings on red, but with a nicer spreadsheet.

It is not, of course, a tale of impending doom. The company persists, extracting its black bounty from the earth in Alabama, shipping it to the furnaces of Europe, South America, and Asia. A reliable, if somewhat unglamorous, enterprise. The numbers, as they always do, tell a story. Revenue of $1,222.8 million. Net income, a modest $35.2 million. And the share price, which, over the past year, has experienced a rather spirited climb – 98.7%, they say. A temporary reprieve, perhaps, from the general melancholy of the market.

The ETF, a vessel carrying the hopes and anxieties of risk-tolerant investors, offered a bounty of distributions, a monthly cascade of income that seemed almost too generous to be true. A little over $1.51 a share, they said, translating into a 9.1% yield, a figure that shimmered like a mirage in the arid landscape of low interest rates. Even the more cautious calculations, the SEC’s 30-day yield of 7.72%, still placed it among the most lavishly paying of its kind. Yet, as old Mateo, the market’s most seasoned observer, often remarked, abundance rarely comes without a hidden cost, a debt to be paid in the currency of uncertainty.

Nvidia is doing well. They’re selling things people want, mostly to help computers think. Demand is strong, and they’re talking about platforms called Blackwell and Rubin. It’s all very technical. They claim these platforms will bring in around $500 billion in revenue. A lot of zeros. They’ve already shipped some of that money, of course. It’s funny how money moves, isn’t it?

Indeed, for a time, Strategy appeared to benefit, outperforming Bitcoin itself over the last five years by a modest, yet noteworthy, margin. However, the past twelve months have presented a rather different complexion. While Bitcoin has remained in a state of placid stability, Strategy’s fortunes have decidedly declined, losing more than half its value – a circumstance which invites a degree of circumspection.

Bitcoin, they say, is down. Down from a peak that, let’s be honest, was always a bit… optimistic. Like promising everyone a free pony. And yes, it’s still lagging behind gold. Gold! The stuff kings hoard and pigeons ignore. But abandoning Bitcoin now? That’s like getting rid of your grandmother because she occasionally misplaces her dentures. A mistake, a terrible mistake.