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John Gardner
Founder & Principal,
Blackhawk Wealth Advisors
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John Gardner is the founder and principal of Blackhawk Wealth Advisors (BWA). In his 37 years as an investment advisor, Mr. Gardner has gained valuable investment insight, experience, and knowledge through working with leading Wall Street wealth management companies before starting BWA. As both a Certified Financial Planner (CFPand a Certified Portolio Manager (CPM), he seeks to ensure client's investment portfolios are consistent with their overall estate plan.
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Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) presents a compelling investment opportunity for income-oriented investors. The company's strong dividend history, regulated business model, and robust growth prospects make it an attractive choice for long-term wealth building, counsels John Gardner, founder and principal of Blackhawk Wealth Advisors’ Market Insights.
John Gardner
UTILITIES
Tickers: DUK
Computer servers in data centers equipped with AI chips need connections to network infrastructure. That's where Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (CRDO) comes in. Credo's products speed up communications among racks of computer servers and storage devices packed into data centers, highlights John Gardner, founder and principal of Blackhawk Wealth Advisors’ Market Insights.
Verizon Communications (VZ) is a telecom giant with a stock that often attracts income-oriented investors, thanks to its dividend. Going back 10 years, the company’s stock has given investors a 22.2% raise, as its dividend increased from $2.14 per share per year in 2014 to $2.64 in 2023, comments John Gardner, founder and principal of Blackhawk Wealth Advisors’ Market Insights.
John Gardner
TELECOM
Tickers: VZ
Scrambling to support remote work and tap cloud-computing resources during the coronavirus lockdown, companies depended on IT departments to come to the rescue. The rescue dog was Datadog (DDOG). Companies benefited then, and are now, by relying on Datadog's tools to monitor software applications and networks, writes John Gardner, founder and principal of Blackhawk Wealth Advisors’ Market Insights.
John Gardner
TECHNOLOGY
Tickers: DDOG