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How Many Stocks Should I Own When Building A Portfolio?
2021-03-22
Introduction One of the most asked questions I receive from investors is: how many stocks should I own/hold in my portfolio? Or, they might ask: how diversified should my portfolio be? On the flip side, I have had investors tell me that they would not be comfortable owning less than 50 stocks. I even had […]
TOP 6 Utility Stocks For Income and Safety
2021-03-19
Introduction Investing in utility stocks for value safety yield is not always about trying to make the most money that you can. There are other reasons such as income and/or safety that causes people to choose certain investments. Of course, bonds and other fixed income instruments are perfect examples. You buy a bond typically to […]
Building A Dividend Growth Portfolio from Scratch in Today’s Expensive Market
2021-03-17
Introduction Building A Dividend Growth Portfolio Before we talk about a dividend growth portfolio, the stock market as measured by the S&P 500 is at an all-time high. However, that is not what concerns me. What I am worried about is the extremely high relative valuation of the market. To be clear, the market can […]
How to Value Growth Stocks
2021-03-11
Valuing High Growth Stocks Growth stocks are a different breed, and they cannot be valued in the same way you value average businesses. When you are looking at regular businesses, the company’s current valuation is a primary consideration. This is typically measured utilizing metrics such as the P/E ratio, price to cash flows, price to […]
5 Consumer Staples Package Foods & Meat Stocks with Dividends
2021-03-09
Introduction Stocks with Dividends You asked to see these 5 Consumer Staples package foods and meats stocks with dividends so here they are. For the most part they have decent dividends and dividend yields, but very little in the way of growth. Personally, I like to consider these as foundational holdings. If you pay attention […]
Investing in Alpha Pro Tech Limited: Update
2021-03-05
Introduction-Investing in Alpha Pro Tech For investors interested in investing in Alpha Pro Tech, on February 9, 2021 I produced the article titled “Alpha Pro Tech Well-Positioned To Participate In COVID-Led Growth.” In that original article I pointed out that Alpha Pro Tech (APT) was well-positioned to participate via earnings growth because of selling masks […]