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Is Dover Corp. (DOV) a Cyclical, Growth or Dividend Growth Stock?

2011-07-22

Research Articles

Dover Corp. (DOV) reported their earnings today.  The following excerpt from their press release summarizes their excellent quarter. It was recently suggested that we prepare an article on Dover Corp. (DOV), and therefore, felt it was appropriate to prepare this review on earnings day.  Dover is a company that has been on our focus list […]

Should Dividend Growth Investors Forgive General Electric?

2011-07-14

Research Articles

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when General Electric Co. (GE) was the darling of Wall Street and everybody’s favorite stock to own.  This was especially true during the Jack Welch Era, which spanned the years 1981 to 2000.  In truth, I agree that Jack Welch should have been given a great deal […]

Five Undervalued Blue Chips with Above-average and Growing Yield

2011-07-07

Research Articles

Yesterday the following PRNewswire press release reported that S&P indices announced a powerful uptrend in dividend increases for calendar year 2011.  This provides continued validation of the unique opportunity that blue-chip dividend paying stocks offer investors today. Five Dividend Paying Blue Chips Offering Yields Above the 10-year Treasury Bond The following table lists five blue-chip […]

Visa and MasterCard Deserved a Higher Price

2011-07-01

Research Articles

Introduction Both Visa, Inc. (V) and MasterCard, Inc. (MA) enjoyed explosive moves in their stock values on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.  Visa was up over 15% and MasterCard over 11% thanks to the Fed’s more liberal-than-expected stance on debit fee regulations.  In our opinion, this perceived regulatory overhang had caused the share prices of these […]

Warren Buffett Bought Lubrizol on the Cheap

2011-03-14

Research Articles

Monday’s announcement that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) is purchasing Lubrizol (LZ) for $135 a share is just one more example that Warren Buffett is the consummate value investor. Even after paying a $30 premium over the $105 closing price on Friday, we believe that Berkshire Hathaway is purchasing this specialty chemical company at a discount to […]

Stop Losses Are for Losers: See Green Mountain, Garmin

2011-03-03

Research Articles

Introduction First and foremost, the title of this article does not refer to people who use stop losses in their investing strategies. Instead, the title of this article refers to the actual status of the common stock that the stop loss is placed upon. Therefore, a clear and specific definition of a loser is required […]

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