investing
Peter Lynch Taught Me to Invest in Ultra Beauty Inc.
2018-01-31
Introduction In his best-selling book “One up on Wall Street” Peter Lynch included this subtitle on his cover: “How to use what you already know to make money in the stock market.” And later in the book he talks about “the power of common knowledge.” Stating it over simplistically, Peter Lynch often talked about getting […]
Owens & Minor Inc.: Irresistible Yield, Irresistible Valuation
2018-01-26
Introduction Recently, I have had several requests to write an article about Owens & Minor Inc (OMI). I had not looked at this company in a while, and boy oh, boy, was I surprised at what I found. Owens & Minor is on the “Dividend Contender” list produced by David Fish. Owens & Minor has […]
Invest In Walgreens Or CVS – Speculate In Rite Aid
2018-01-19
Introduction For many years now, investing in healthcare related stocks has presented me with a conundrum of sorts. Demographic forces, primarily the graying of America (and the world for that matter), suggests powerful future growth potential and demand for healthcare related products and services. On the other hand, healthcare and its costs have long been […]
Are These 5 Dow Stocks As Cheap As They Appear?: Part 5 of 5
2017-10-25
Introduction This is the final installment of the five-part series where I examined the past operating histories and valuations of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks. With this 5 Part series I attempted to cover the 30 Dow stocks in order of highest valuations to lowest. For the most part, I suggested that the […]
Why Are These 6 Dow Stocks Fairly Valued?: Part 4 of 5
2017-10-19
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 […]
The 6 Most Expensive Stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average: Part 1 of 5
2017-10-06
Introduction When the Dow Jones Industrial Average first hit 20,000 in January of this year it generated quite a buzz within the financial community. Since January the Dow Jones Index has continued to rise and currently is over 22,700. However, the Dow Jones is not the only market index that is currently sitting at or […]