Quantum Computing: The Bet on D-Wave or Rigetti? A Tale of High Stakes

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Quantum computing, if you’ve been living under a rock, is the new AI. It’s going to change everything-or so they say. Traditional computers are like the diligent worker who does one thing well but gets hopelessly lost if you ask them to juggle. The problem-solving that quantum computing could unlock is immense: drug research, weather forecasting, logistics. It could even help you find a parking spot in a crowded lot. No promises there, though.

IonQ: A Ticket to Millionaire Status?

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IonQ, though not yet a titan of industry, possesses a certain charm that belies its modest revenue stream. With a market value of approximately $12 billion, it is akin to a young gentleman of limited means but boundless ambition, whose prospects are the talk of the town. Its recent revenue, though meager at $50 million, is the result of contracts and partnerships, which, while real, are rather like a gentleman’s allowance-comfortable, but not yet a fortune.

Bitcoins, Fortunes & Foolish Prophecies: 2025 Will Shock Your Pockets! 😂💸

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It is announced, with all the gravity of a fortune-teller at a midsummer ball, that one Rekt Fencer, a personage with a following as great as a well-attended assembly-over 320,000 admirers gazing at their pronouncements with something akin to hope or folly-proclaims Bitcoin shall, this very year, soar above the $200,000 mark. Indeed, predictions as audacious as a regency debutante’s dance card abound for the fourth quarter of 2025. In a feat of stamina rivaling Mr. Darcy’s fencing, Rekt Fencer gathers ten cryptocurrencies together and predicts not one, not two, but a full parade of price increases! The rally, so they assure us, is destined to continue its march. If their prophecies are to be accepted, Bitcoin will ascend to heights between $215,000 and $230,000. One can imagine the fainting couches will be fully occupied by those unprepared for such exertion.

Passive Income for Decades: The ETF That Never Sleeps

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Imagine, if you will, a treasure map that points not to buried gold, but to companies with a proven track record of paying out cash like a generous uncle at Thanksgiving. That’s the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF in a nutshell. It’s a passive income machine, managed by Charles Schwab, that follows the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index-a sort of financial guild for companies that have mastered the art of paying dividends with the consistency of a Swiss watch.

Lodge Hill Ditches Freeport-McMoRan: A Copper Comedy of Errors

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Lodge Hill Capital, LLC, recently filed their Form 13F-cue dramatic music-and it turns out they’ve dumped all their shares in Freeport-McMoRan (FCX). That’s right, folks, they sold off 587,820 shares during Q2 2025, cashing out at an estimated $22.25 million based on the quarterly average price. It’s like they saw the copper market as a Tinder date: fun for a while, but ultimately not worth the long-term commitment.