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Village Farms International ( VFF ) announced that its CFO, Stephen Ruffini, will transition from his role after 17 years to lead the company’s mergers and acquisitions efforts. Ruffini will remain CFO until a permanent successor is appointed, with a formal search process underway. He will continue with the company to ensure a smooth transition while taking on a new leadership role focused on glob...
Village Farms International ( VFF ) announced that its CFO, Stephen Ruffini, will transition from his role after 17 years to lead the company’s mergers and acquisitions efforts. Ruffini will remain CFO until a permanent successor is appointed, with a formal search process underway. He will continue with the company to ensure a smooth transition while taking on a new leadership role focused on global growth through acquisitions. CEO Michael DeGiglio emphasized Ruffini’s strategic importance and leadership in advancing M&A initiatives. Since joining in 2009, Ruffini has been instrumental in the company’s transformation, including its NASDAQ uplisting, expansion into cannabis, and execution of key financings and transactions. More on Village Farms Village Farms Shows Strong Q4 Performance, But Cannabis Sector Remains Weak (Rating Downgrade) Village Farms: Positive Catalysts, But Caution Warranted For Now Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Small-cap consumer staples stocks: top and bottom quant picks post earnings Village Farms outlines 33% production boost by 2027 as capacity expansions advance
Andrii Yalanskyi/iStock via Getty Images One of the big flaws of income investing is that it often ends up pigeonholing investors into a select few sectors, thereby leaving them without adequate diversification. For example, midstream, real estate ( VNQ ), utilities ( XLU ), and other infrastructure sectors ( UTF ), as well as BDCs ( BIZD ) and other debt sectors ( HYG ), often make up the vast ma...
Andrii Yalanskyi/iStock via Getty Images One of the big flaws of income investing is that it often ends up pigeonholing investors into a select few sectors, thereby leaving them without adequate diversification. For example, midstream, real estate ( VNQ ), utilities ( XLU ), and other infrastructure sectors ( UTF ), as well as BDCs ( BIZD ) and other debt sectors ( HYG ), often make up the vast majority of their portfolios. They may also choose to invest in dividend growth ETFs like the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF ( SCHD ). However, these funds can still leave them with relatively low exposure to some key sectors like precious metals ( GLD ) and mega cap tech ( QQQ ). I name these two sectors in particular because they are among some of the best performing sectors in recent years. Data by YCharts The reason they get left out is that gold by itself does not pay dividends, and gold mining stocks ( GDX ) tend to not pay much in the way of a high yield, while mega cap tech pays between little and no dividends either. Therefore, they often get skipped. Two Funds That Bridge the Gap However, there are some funds that can provide exposure to these key sectors along with income while still trying to preserve some of the upside potential, making them often misunderstood vehicles that can provide valuable portfolio diversification for income investors. This article will detail two of them, namely the NEOS Gold High-Income ETF ( IAUI ) and the Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF ( GPIQ ). Both of these funds are valuable diversifiers not only because they provide underlying exposure to gold and mega cap tech while generating attractive income through their notional covered call strategies, but also because they have dynamically managed options coverage of their underlying long exposure to gold and mega cap tech, varying the amount based on market conditions and fundamentals at the manager's discretion. This thereby enables them to preserve some upside potential whi...
Russia’s oil tax revenue in March dropped by nearly half compared to a year earlier, highlighting the Kremlin’s financial strain just before the Middle East war delivered an unexpected boost to Moscow’s earnings. Russian producers paid 494.9 billion rubles ($6.18 billion) in oil taxes last month, down 48% year on year, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Finance Ministry data released Fri...
Russia’s oil tax revenue in March dropped by nearly half compared to a year earlier, highlighting the Kremlin’s financial strain just before the Middle East war delivered an unexpected boost to Moscow’s earnings. Russian producers paid 494.9 billion rubles ($6.18 billion) in oil taxes last month, down 48% year on year, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Finance Ministry data released Friday. Combined oil and gas revenues in the federal budget fell nearly 43% from a year earlier to 617 billion rubles. The decline reflects how March taxes were calculated using February prices for Urals, Russia’s main export blend. At the time, Urals averaged below $45 per barrel, according to government data, well under the $59 per barrel assumed in the country’s 2026 budget. Prices were pressured as the remaining buyers of Russian oil demanded steep discounts amid ongoing energy sanctions. A stronger ruble also contributed to the plunge. Falling tax revenues from the oil and gas sector have widened Russia’s budget deficit, as economic growth stalls and spending on the war in Ukraine continues to drain resources. As soon as next month, however, Russia’s budget is set for a significant spike in oil and gas revenues, after Urals prices surged in March amid the Middle East conflict. By the end of the month, Urals crude delivered to India, one of Russia’s key buyers, was trading above $120 per barrel, at a premium to the Brent benchmark. The war in Iran has all but shut the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for energy exports from Gulf nations. Russian oil doesn’t rely on this passage, making it more attractive to buyers in Asia. At the same time, in an effort to contain rising oil prices, the US has allowed a broad group of countries, including India, to purchase large volumes of Russian crude already at sea. The waiver has further boosted Asian demand for Russian barrels. Thanks to the sharp turnaround in oil prices, Moscow no longer plans any substantial cuts to budget spending a...
Barry speaks with Songyee Yoon, founder and managing partner of Principal Venture Partners. They discuss her venture firm's focus on AI-native companies, and understanding technological innovation. They also discuss the tech investment landscape and how she determines which companies are native to AI and which are chasing the boom. (Source: Bloomberg)
Barry speaks with Songyee Yoon, founder and managing partner of Principal Venture Partners. They discuss her venture firm's focus on AI-native companies, and understanding technological innovation. They also discuss the tech investment landscape and how she determines which companies are native to AI and which are chasing the boom. (Source: Bloomberg)