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Did IBM Buy Red Hat at a Fair Price?

2018-10-31

Research Articles

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 […]

IBM Fundamental Analysis by the Numbers

2018-10-19

Research Articles

Introduction All investing is not done with the same objectives or goals in mind.  This applies to investing in common stocks just as it does to investing in real estate, commodities, fixed income vehicles, fine art or collectibles – and any other investment that comes to mind.  There are times when investors are looking for […]

Building a Dividend Growth Portfolio from Scratch: 15 A Rated or Better Fairly Valued Opportunities

2018-10-17

Research Articles

Introduction We remain in one of the longest bull markets in history.  Generally, with bull markets stocks tend to become highly valued.  Additionally, we also continue to find ourselves in a low interest rate environment based on historical standards.  However, after bottoming out in January 2017, interest rates have steadily increased.  Although interest rates remain […]

Sound Valuation Is More Important Than Time In The Market: Starbucks, Campbell Soup, FactSet Research Systems Inc: Part 1

2018-09-24

Research Articles

Introduction I believe that two of the most important investing principles that prudent investors should embrace are valuation and time in the market.  Consequently, the title of this article is mildly misleading, because both concepts are extremely important towards achieving long-term investing success.  In other words, I believe attempting to argue the importance of one […]

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) FAST Graphs YouTube Subscriber Request Series:

2018-09-05

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Sherwin-Williams (SHW) is a terrific company with all the growth and consistency characteristics that I prefer.  Historically the company has grown at double-digit above-average rates.  However, since coming out of the Great Recession the company’s earnings growth rate has accelerated significantly.  Consequently, Sherwin-Williams has been trading at uncharacteristically higher valuations than normal since 2013.  On […]

25 Examples: How High Valuation Can Hurt Investors, Let Me Count the Ways

2018-07-26

Research Articles

How High Valuation Can Hurt Investors It almost every article I have ever published, I talk about valuation in one manner or another.  So much so, that readers have dubbed me Mr. Valuation.  The primary reason I am so obsessed about valuation is because I believe it is one of the most important and yet […]

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