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Why Dividends Increase Your Wealth

2021-07-13

Research Articles

Introduction Dividends Are An Important Source Of Wealth Dividends are paid out of cash flow and/or earnings, not stock price volatility.  Stocks (companies) declare a dividend record date which is the date you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend.  The company also sets the ex-dividend date based on […]

Interest Rates and Stock Values Truth Be Told

2020-01-23

Research Articles

Introduction The idea that interest rates directly affect stock prices is a commonly held belief among many investors.  There are some that even go as far as to say that the only reason the stock market is up is because interest rates have been artificially kept low by the Fed.  With this article, I’m going […]

Valuation Is More Important Than Politics or Interest Rates: And Most Stocks Are Overvalued Today

2019-08-29

Research Articles

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 […]

Why Are These 6 Dow Stocks Fairly Valued?: Part 4 of 5

2017-10-19

Research Articles

Introduction Thus far, with the first 3 parts of this five-part series, we’ve examined 60% (18 of 30) of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  What we found so far were that the majority of these constituents are currently overvalued or at least fully valued.  Finally, with this Part 4, we will […]

Retired Investors Don’t Buy Bonds Until?

2015-07-28

Research Articles

Introduction The primary attractions supporting investing in bonds or other fixed income instruments have traditionally been high income and safety.  People invest their principal in bonds and receive a stated interest rate (coupon) over the life of the bond and are given the promise of having their principal returned at maturity.  Under normal times, bonds […]

Can General Electric Return to its Previous Blue-Chip Dividend Growth Stock?

2014-09-23

FAST Graphs At-A-Glance

Introduction General Electric (GE) has announced a strategy and new focus to be the world’s best infrastructure and Technology Company.  Already in 2014, the company has announced that they have taken significant steps to reshape and refocus their portfolio.  In the future the company has a stated goal to achieve 75% of their earnings from […]

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