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CBS and Viacom Merger: High Risk Tempered by Extremely Low Valuation
2019-10-24
Introduction 14 years ago the Redstone family spun out Viacom (VIA) from CBS Corp (CBS). However, the companies have decided to once again merge into what they hope will become a dominant entertainment company. Given that the entertainment market is extremely competitive and quite risky, future visibility is very muddy in my humble opinion. On […]
Forecasting the Future: Part 2
2019-10-15
Introduction In part 1 of this series on forecasting future results as the key to investing success, I suggested that reviewing consensus analyst estimates was a smart and prudent starting point. Furthermore, I attempted to illustrate that consensus estimates tend to be accurate enough to help you determine whether a deeper dive into the company […]
AGNC Investment Corp.: Not Suitable for Retirement Accounts – Part 3
2019-09-18
Introduction This is the third in a series of articles where I will be covering the historical performance and operating results of popular and highly recognized mREITs (mortgage REITs). In my first installment, I covered Annaly Capital Management (NLY) found here; in my second installment I covered Dynex Capital, Inc. (DX) found here; with this installment […]
Annaly Capital Management Inc.: Not Suitable For Retirement Accounts
2019-09-10
Introduction Although some might disagree, I believe that investors either in retirement, or close to becoming retired, should be a little more conservative with how their portfolios are positioned. This position is primarily predicated on the reality that investors in retirement do not have the luxury of the time often needed to recover from bad […]
Valuation Is More Important Than Politics or Interest Rates: And Most Stocks Are Overvalued Today
2019-08-29
Introduction My personal investing strategy is based on the simple logic and reality that great businesses are by definition, better than average. Therefore, to my way of thinking, it logically follows that the best investment returns would be achieved by investing in the best businesses that you could identify. Moreover, it is also important to […]
A Very Attractive High-Yield Dividend Growth Stock You’ve Never Heard Of
2019-08-26
This FAST Graphs analyze out loud video will cover a mid-cap dividend growth stock that many may not be familiar with. However, I believe this particular dividend growth stock offers an intriguing opportunity of high current yield, above-average growth yield and enticing capital appreciation potential based on its low valuation. MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) […]