A surprising solid REIT earnings season wrapped up this week. Of the 100 equity REITs that provide full-year FFO guidance, 62% raised their outlook - above the historical 55% average. Disinflation was a surprisingly common thread across second-quarter results, with the majority of the upside revisions being driven by improved expense expectations - the highest quantity of expense reductions eve...
I remain committed to dividend growth investing, adapting my strategy to balance growth, yield, and defensiveness amid demographic and economic shifts. My 'galley ship' portfolio model uses ballast (cash), rowers (compounders), and sails (high-yielders) to optimize for both income growth and stability. Recent portfolio adjustments focus on defensive, recession-resistant stocks and ETFs, emphasi...
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 6, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Barry A. Hytinen - Executive VP & CFO Mark Andrew Rupe - Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations William L.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), a global leader in information management services, announces financial results for the second quarter of 2025. “We are pleased to report outstanding performance in the second quarter, resulting in record financial performance across all key metrics and above our expectations. Our team's successful execution of our strat...
U.S. equity markets fell sharply this week, while benchmark interest rates retreated to three-month lows, after revised employment data showed that job growth was far weaker than initially reported. The BLS payrolls report showed softer-than-expected hiring in July and the steepest two-month downward revisions to jobs growth since 2020, raising concern that the Fed may be "behind the curve." Th...
Retail-driven meme stock mania is back, echoing 2021's irrational exuberance, with surges in fundamentally weak, heavily shorted stocks. Market leadership is shifting from the "Magnificent 7" to the "Fabulous 5" AI giants, driven by proprietary technology and AI infrastructure advantages. Despite market optimism, I remain concerned about persistent tariffs, which threaten corporate margins and ...
With the Federal Reserve eyeing inflation and pausing cuts, interest rate-sensitive sectors have faced challenges. Real estate's 1.57% gain in 2025 has been the fourth-worst year-to-date performance of the S&P 500's 11 sectors, trailing only energy (0.55%), consumer discretionary (-2.18%), and healthcare (-2.41%).
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