Research Articles
Flowers Foods a High-Yield Risk Worth Taking
2016-09-22
Introduction There are certain times when being a value investor also implies taking a contrarian approach. However, the terms “value investor” and “contrarian investor” are not always synonymous. On the other hand, when faced with a significantly overvalued marketplace like we see today with blue-chip dividend growth stocks, value investing and contrarian investing tend to […]
Canadian “Bank-in” for Delicious Yield and Great Value
2016-09-01
Canadian “Bank-in” for Delicious Yield and Great Value Introduction It is no secret that US blue-chip dividend paying stocks are trading at extremely high valuations relative to historical norms. Interest rates remain at all-time lows, and investors hungry for yield have turned to blue-chip dividend growth stocks in order to satisfy their appetites. For the […]
A Comprehensive Look At Dividend Growth Stock Valuations Sector By Sector: Part 2
2016-08-26
Introduction Finding attractively valued dividend growth stocks is getting harder and harder to do. The overall market has been on a relentless advance for many years now, and high quality dividend paying growth stocks have been leaders. Consequently, valuations have become extended beyond historical norms and I contend prudence. Nevertheless, there are attractive dividend growth […]
Premier Dividend Growth Stocks: Is There Any Value? A Sector By Sector Summary Review: Part 1
2016-08-22
Introduction As a value investor, I must admit to being very frustrated with the valuations I’m seeing on high-quality blue-chip dividend growth stocks. I have been vigorously searching for fairly valued dividend growth stocks to invest in. I have thoroughly screened and evaluated every company in the S&P Dividend Aristocrats, all three of the CCC […]
Let’s Go Krogering for Value and Profit
2016-08-19
Introduction In today’s frothy stock market, finding value in dividend growth stocks is hard to do. Unfortunately, most of the premier dividend growth stocks such as those found on David Fish’s CCC lists of Dividend Champions, Contenders and Challengers are currently overvalued. Dividend Champions have raised their dividends for 25 or more straight years, Dividend […]
7 Intriguing Healthcare Growth Stocks in the S&P 500: Part 2
2016-08-11
Introduction The S&P 500 index is commonly used as a benchmark that investors use to measure the performance of their individual portfolios against. However, the S&P 500 is comprised of a very diverse group of companies. Just about every classification of company you can imagine can be found in the S&P 500. Furthermore, it is […]