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This is a must read. If you cannot see this email properly, please click [here]( PoliticsAndMyPortfolio.com is a part of Sandpiper Marketing Group, LLC. --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [The Battery Metal Nobody Told You About]( [See why investors are taking a hard look at vanadium right now.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- December 21, 2023 Editorial Insights Dear Reader, Discover upcoming ex-dividend stocks for potential dividends. Buying a stock on or after its ex-dividend date means missing the next dividend—sellers receive it. Purchase before the ex-dividend date to secure the dividend. Selling before the ex-dividend date forfeits your right to the stock dividend. Stay mindful. Explore our latest Dividend Report below: --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [Hunting for Domestic Vanadium - The U.S. Govt. 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The Mountain segment operates mountain resort properties and urban ski areas as well as ancillary services like ski school, dining and retail/rental operations. The Lodging segment owns and manages luxury hotels under the RockResorts brand and condominiums around mountain resorts. The segment also operates concessionaire properties and mountain resort golf courses. The Real Estate segment owns, develops and sells real estate in and around the company's resort communities. Vail Resorts generates revenues from two segments - Resort and Real Estate. Under the Resort segment, the company has Mountain and Lodging services, and other as well as Mountain and Lodging retail and dining. Vail Resorts had completed the acquisition of Peak Resorts. With the completion of this buyout, the company added U.S. ski areas to its portfolio. Recent Analyst Action: Shaun Kelley, analyst at Bank of America Securities, reiterates coverage on [Vail Resorts (MTN)]( in the Consumer Cyclical sector with a Buy rating and a price target of $285 (1 week ago). Here are 3rd party ratings for [MTN](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Sell - Yahoo! Finance: Bearish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: sell - Zacks.com: Hold, Top 34% (85 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [Musk: My new robots could be bigger than Tesla]( No one can deny Elon Musk is a visionary. But has he finally gone too far? 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Recent Analyst Action: Lilyanna Yang, analyst at HSBC, reiterates coverage on [Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais (CIG)]( in the Utilities sector with a Buy rating and a price target of $2.9 (1 month ago). Here are 3rd party ratings for [CIG](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Sell - Yahoo! Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Strong sell - Zacks.com: Buy, Top 20% (51 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Portland GE]( Ticker: [POR]( Recent Price: $43.07 Average Analyst Price Target: $47.20 (7.10%) Market Cap: $4.42B Last Dividend Amount: $0.47 Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Dec 22 2023 Expected Payment Date: Jan 15 2024 Expected Dividend & Yield: 4.31% Summary: Portland General Electric, headquartered in Portland, Ore., is a vertically integrated electric utility that serves residential, commercial and industrial customers in Oregon. The company has more than a century of experience in power delivery. PGE generates power from a diverse mix of resources, including hydropower, coal and natural gas. PGE also participates in the wholesale market by purchasing and selling electricity and natural gas to utilities and energy marketers. Recent Analyst Action: Anthony Crowdell, analyst at Mizuho Securities, reiterates coverage on [Portland GE (POR)]( in the Utilities sector with a Hold rating and a price target of $43 (23 hours ago). Here are 3rd party ratings for [POR](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bearish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Weak sell - Zacks.com: Hold, Top 20% (51 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [Small A.I. 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The community banking business derives its revenues from a wide range of banking services, including lending activities, acceptance of demand, savings and time deposits, trust and investment management, and mortgage servicing income from investors. Recent Analyst Action: Mark Fitzgibbon, analyst at Piper Sandler, reiterates coverage on [Independent Bank (INDB)]( in the Financial sector with a Hold rating and a price target of $54 (2 months ago). Here are 3rd party ratings for [INDB](: - TipRanks.com: Hold - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! 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AmBev conducts its operations through three business units: Latin America North, Latin America South and Canada. Latin America North includes its operations in Brazil, where it operates two divisions: beer sales and carbonated soft drinks and non-alcoholic non-carbonated sales; and its operations in its Hispanic Latin America Operations, excluding Latin America South, operations. Latin America South includes its Quinsa operations in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. Canada, represented by Labatt, includes domestic sales in Canada. Recent Analyst Action: Renata Cabral, analyst at Citi, reiterates coverage on [Ambev SA (ABEV)]( in the Consumer Defensive sector with a Buy rating and a price target of $3.8 (2 weeks ago). Here are 3rd party ratings for [ABEV](: - TipRanks.com: Strong Buy - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! 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Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Strong buy - Zacks.com: Sell, Top 34% (86 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [TIM]( Ticker: [TIMB]( Recent Price: $18.46 Average Analyst Price Target: $14.54 (-31.91%) Market Cap: $9.03B Last Dividend Amount: $0.21 Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Dec 22 2023 Expected Payment Date: Jan 31 2024 Expected Dividend & Yield: 3.67% Summary: TIM PARTICIPA''ES S.A. is a holding company, the single company in Brazil to offer mobile cellular service throughout the Brazilian territory, by means of its subsidiaries TIM Celular S.A. and TIM Nordeste S.A. The company is the largest GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) operator of the country, in terms of clients and revenues and TIM Participa''es ended the 3Q08 with 35.2 million clients and a market share of 25%. 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