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Rick Orford

Tue, Aug 11th, 2026

Rick Orford

Rick Orford

Rick is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author with over 20 years of experience trading stocks and options. The most authoritative publications, including Good Morning America, Washington Post, Yahoo Finance, MSN, Business Insider, NBC, FOX, CBS, and ABC News, cover his work. 

His passion is business, and he works tirelessly to deliver content in an easy-to-understand manner. As a result, he is recognized in the top 1% of investing experts and financial bloggers on TipRanks

In 2018, Rick wrote The Financially Independent Millennial to inspire his readers with his story about becoming financially independent at age 35 despite not learning about money when he was younger. His books are easy to read and often refer to key points that “He would tell his younger self.”

When not thinking about business, Rick writes (mainly about cruise ship travel) for his travel blog and is an enthusiast of fast cars, technology, & cooking. 

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Micron vs. SK hynix: One Stock Rules AI Memory. The Other Has More Room to Run.

SK hynix rules AI memory with a 58% share, but Micron just posted better margins and is closing in fast. Both feed Nvidia's chips. Here's which memory stock is the smarter buy in the HBM supercycle.

SSNLF : 140.0000 (+114.69%)
NVDA : 217.55 (-2.86%)
MU : 861.00 (-1.89%)
AMD : 469.56 (-2.86%)
SKHY : 135.29 (-1.90%)
Intel Quashed Its Dividend in 2024. Now the Stock's Up 389% and Investors Want It Back.

Intel suspended its dividend in 2024 after a brutal stretch. Now the stock is up 389% over the past year, a real turnaround, and investors are asking whether the payout is finally coming back.

NVDA : 217.55 (-2.86%)
AAPL : 308.26 (-1.62%)
INTC : 97.52 (-4.06%)
AMD : 469.56 (-2.86%)
Apple vs. HP: The $5 Trillion Giant, or the Stock That Pays 15x the Dividend.

One dominates in size and growth, but the other trades at a lower valuation and higher yield. Discover which is the better dividend stock.

NVDA : 217.55 (-2.86%)
AAPL : 308.26 (-1.62%)
HPQ : 29.80 (-0.83%)
Tesla is Betting Robots Are The Next Nvidia. This Could Be the Biggest Shift Since the AI Boom.

AI can do almost anything behind a screen, but it can't stack a shelf yet. That's changing. Here's how Tesla, Nvidia, and the companies building "physical AI" robots could reshape the next decade.

GOOG : 355.84 (+0.67%)
NVDA : 217.55 (-2.86%)
CGNX : 64.36 (-3.78%)
OUST : 42.13 (-2.93%)
TSLA : 330.88 (+0.70%)
AMBA : 82.04 (-5.46%)
GM : 87.96 (+0.43%)
ISRG : 393.38 (+3.85%)
HSYDF : 41.9200 (-9.77%)
ALGM : 42.46 (-2.99%)
Broadcom Leads 3 AI Stocks Quietly Raising Their Dividends, One by 161%

Three tech stocks pair strong five-year dividend growth with controlled payout ratios and bullish analyst ratings.

NTES : 133.41 (+0.90%)
AVGO : 422.40 (-1.25%)
ADI : 383.92 (-1.54%)
Texas Instruments vs. Qualcomm: One Pays Out 94% of Earnings. The Better Dividend Chip Stock Is Clear.

Texas Instruments and Qualcomm offer different paths to AI growth and dividend income, but which chip stock gives investors the better setup?

QCOM : 162.17 (-3.39%)
TXN : 280.44 (-1.97%)
Nvidia’s Rivals Are Coming for Its Crown, But the Smartest AI Bet Sits Further Down the Tech Stack

Hyperscalers are building custom AI chips to cut their reliance on Nvidia. But whoever wins, every chip still runs through the same handful of companies, from Broadcom and TSMC down to ASML.

MSFT : 506.06 (+1.21%)
NVDA : 217.55 (-2.86%)
GOOGL : 357.52 (+0.91%)
META : 594.92 (+0.48%)
AVGO : 422.40 (-1.25%)
TSLA : 330.88 (+0.70%)
INTC : 97.52 (-4.06%)
AMZN : 278.09 (+1.32%)
MRVL : 208.56 (-4.65%)
TSM : 418.47 (-0.37%)
ASML : 1,733.48 (-0.43%)
Chevron Leads 3 Dividend Aristocrats Paying Up to 4% and Beating the S&P 500

Dividend Aristocrats are known for consistency, not speed. But Chevron, J.M. Smucker, and Stanley Black & Decker are all beating the S&P 500 this year while paying yields of nearly 4% or more.

CVX : 194.91 (+4.48%)
$SPX : 7,753.11 (-0.06%)
SWK : 102.64 (-1.20%)
SJM : 118.07 (-1.74%)
Alphabet Is Up 94% and Meta Is Down 5%. Barchart Data Helps Pick the Best AI Dividend Stock to Buy Now.

Alphabet’s broader ecosystem gives it the long-term edge, while Meta offers faster growth, a lower valuation and a higher yield.

GOOGL : 357.52 (+0.91%)
META : 594.92 (+0.48%)
IBM Just Had the Worst Day in Its History. Here's How to Get Paid to Buy the Dip.

IBM just posted the biggest single-day drop in its history after a weak earnings report. With volatility elevated, here's an options trade that pays you upfront to buy the stock at a discount.

IBM : 236.31 (-0.41%)

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