Research Articles
Finding Value In The S&P 500: 9 Healthcare Dividend Growth Stocks: Part 1
2016-08-04
Introduction Most everyone would agree that the stock market as measured by the S&P 500 is not cheap today. However, there might be a great deal of disagreement regarding precisely how overvalued the S&P 500 currently is. Nevertheless, I would agree that in the general sense, stocks are not exactly bargains today. This might especially […]
What Will Happen To the Stock Market When Interest Rates Rise? Part 1
2016-07-21
Introduction Interest rates have been in a freefall for the better part of the past two decades. Moreover, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury, which is the flagship interest rate benchmark, has mostly been below 2% since the beginning of 2012. The 10-year Treasury note did reach 3% by the end of 2013 but […]
These Are The Only Dividend Champions And Contenders That Appear Attractively Valued
2016-07-18
Introduction As the stock market continues its relentless advance, attractive valuations are getting harder and harder to find. This is especially true for the highest quality blue-chip dividend growth stocks. Perhaps more importantly, in addition to the market’s relentless advance, there has also been a clear flight to quality – especially with dividend growth stocks. […]
Answers to the Hardest Decision-When Do I Sell A Stock?
2016-06-27
Introduction I’m going to start this article with the same opening statement that I utilized in a previous article I wrote on knowing when to sell a stock. The most common complaint that I have heard from investors over my 40+ years in the financial services industry is as follows: “Everyone wants to tell me […]
5 Attractive Biotechnology Stocks for Healthy Long-term Returns
2016-06-10
Introduction I am a fervent believer that investors are best served by investing towards a specific investment objective that suits their own unique goals, objectives and risk tolerance. In other words, investing is not always trying to get the highest possible total returns. If that were true, no one would have ever invested in bonds, […]
How to Determine the Value of a Cyclical Stock like Emerson Electric: Part 1
2016-05-20
Introduction Identifying the intrinsic value of a cyclical stock is more difficult than valuing a company with a steady history of growing earnings. However, there are many Dividend Aristocrats and Dividend Champions that are, in fact, cyclical companies. In spite of this cyclicality, they have been able to steadily increase their dividends for over 25 […]