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4 Transportation Sector Research Candidates: Do You Dare Have Your Money Travel With These Stocks? – Part 18
2019-05-01
Introduction As a rule, I have never been very fascinated by the Transportation Sector. This is especially true regarding airlines and air transport companies. Nevertheless, there are two airlines and two air freight carriers in the Transportation Sector that I felt comfortable featuring in this article. However, I still admit to having trouble suggesting that […]
5 Rare Fairly Valued Companies in the Technology Services Sector: Part 17
2019-04-29
Introduction Throughout this series I have referenced the idea that the stock market in the general sense may be overvalued, or at least fully valued. On the other hand, I have also pointed out that it is a market of stocks and not a stock market. In that vein, I have suggested that there are […]
Is the Death of Retail Trade Greatly Exaggerated? Part 16
2019-04-17
Introduction Simply Google the phrase “what effect is Amazon having on retail” and you’ll discover a significant amount of information, articles and theories. Personally, I found the following article written by Susan Ward that articulated the sales of brick-and-mortar versus online to be quite illuminating. Her opening paragraph mirrors the title of this article as […]
12 Exceptional Investments in the Process Industries Sector: Part 14
2019-04-09
Introduction One of the main goals of this series of articles is to illustrate the significant differences between individual stocks, and the significant differences between different sectors. Therefore, from this perspective, I have been attempting to illustrate the “nature of the beast” for each of the sectors I have covered. The Process Industries Sector as […]
Are stocks in the Non-Energy Minerals Sector Investable? Part 13
2019-04-04
Introduction The Non-Energy Minerals Sector is mostly comprised of very cyclical and typically commodity-based companies. Consequently, very few companies in this sector offer the consistency and predictability that prudent and/or conservative investors might require. As a result, I personally tend to eschew investing in companies in this sector. In addition to the general cyclical nature […]