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Finding Value In The Communication Sector Is Easy Today – Finding Growth Is A Different Matter (Part 2)
2019-02-01
Introduction This is part 2 of a series where I have conducted a simple screening looking for value over the overall market based on industry classifications and subindustry classifications reported by FactSet Research Systems, Inc. In part 1 found here, I covered the Consumer Services Sector. In this part 2, I will be covering the Communication […]
Have these 5 Best Defense (Stocks) Become the Best Offense (Stocks)?
2019-01-09
Introduction Nothing clears the palate of a diehard value investor better than a good old-fashioned bear market. In calendar year 2018 – and especially December 2018 – we were given what I would call a bear market. However, not all bear markets are the same. Sometimes bear markets occur because of a bad economic scenario […]
Diversifying by Sector: 20 High-Quality Attractive Dividend Growth Stocks Rated A- Or Better (Part 2B)
2018-11-08
Introduction This current series of articles could be summarized as a review of ways to construct and diversify a common stock portfolio. In part 1 found here I discussed various viewpoints on how many stocks a portfolio should hold. In Part 2A found here I presented and discussed Peter Lynch’s 6 general categories of stocks. In […]
Did IBM Buy Red Hat at a Fair Price?
2018-10-31
Introduction On October 23, 2015 I wrote an article titled “Retirees: I Did Not Buy IBM to Sell; It’s about the Dividend Income Stupid.” At the time I published the article, I was long International Business Machine (IBM) and remain long today. With the article I attempted to illustrate why I was including IBM in […]
FAST Graphs – Honeydew Dividend Line – Explanation and Video
2018-10-23
There has been a lot of misunderstanding regarding FAST Graphs and how we display dividend information. For starters, the only honeydew colored line on the graph is what everyone calls the white line. For you to understand this better, go down to the bottom of the graph in the long orange rectangle and take off […]