Equity investing strategies in REITs are seeing renewed momentum after housing starts beat expectations. Commercial real estate remains pressured, but residential-focused trusts are delivering stable dividends and rising NAV per share, encouraging income-oriented investors to rebalance. Arguably, in his prime, the most famous investor on Earth (though he volunteered in his conversation with Josh Brown that near-contemporary Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A BRK.B is “the best”), Lynch was queried by Brown about whether average investors can, as in the long-ago-expressed Lynch belief, fare as well as a big Wall Street investor, and said he still believes they can, if they look for opportunity in fertile places. "Our partnership with Rockbridge will allow us to accelerate our vision of becoming a national ADR firm, providing us with the resources to create an even better experience for our clients, neutrals, and employees," said Mr. Shah. "Miles is proud of our culture and focus on client service, which will remain central to everything we do. We're excited to have the support of Rockbridge as we make further investments in our people and technology." In equity investing trends, energy stocks have regained attention after crude oil futures surged toward $88 per barrel. Value-focused portfolios report reallocations from defensives into integrated oil majors, driven by dividend stability and ROE figures exceeding 15%. Short-term resistance levels in ExxonMobil appear at $115, according to chartists tracking price momentum.