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Let’s begin with the obvious. Eight stocks in Buffett’s portfolio offer yields north of 2.4%. But as any seasoned trader knows, yield alone is a siren song. Take Coca-Cola, a stock that has remained unchanged in Berkshire’s holdings since 1994. One might call it a time machine for investors-except it’s a time machine that only takes you back to 1994. Similarly, Kraft Heinz boasts a 5.8% yield, but its stock has plummeted by two-thirds since 2015, and its dividend cut in 2018 reads like a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks dividends are a birthright.

Buffett’s leadership transition is less “reboot” and more “I’m gonna go take a nap and someone else can handle this.” His successor, Greg Abel, is basically the corporate equivalent of a backup singer-competent, but not exactly a rock star. Meanwhile, Berkshire’s portfolio moves are getting more interesting than a spreadsheet with a 2% error. Spoiler: it’s not about the numbers.

Of course, no investment should be made lightly; even the most alluring prospects demand scrutiny. These stocks, however, boast histories of raising payouts year after year, offering yields higher than the pedestrian S&P 500 index. They also dangle the carrot of potential price appreciation, making them ideal for investors whose virtue lies in waiting.

Now, if you’ve been paying an iota of attention, you’d know AI is hotter than a griddle on a sunny July day. With bits and bytes strung together like pearls on a necklace, this technology promises to imbue our devices with a kind of intelligence that allows them to make decisions in the blink of an eye, and wouldn’t that be a marvel! According to the sage scribes of PwC in their tome Sizing the Prize, the golden goose of AI might just lay eggs worth a staggering $15.7 trillion by the dawn of 2030. Quite a haul, if I may be so bold!