Microsoft (MSFT)
What To Do Before The Tech Bubble Bursts
2021-02-25
Introduction For the last year or two big tech has been hot, so has new tech. Before the tech bubble bursts, for prudence sake, it might be time to take a little money off the table. No one can time the market, and the bubble has risen far further and for a lot longer than […]
Interest Rates and Their Impact On Stock Value
2020-09-17
Introduction Interest Rates Many investors are attempting to justify higher stock “valuations” because interest rates are at historical lows. I would agree that lower interest rates could affect “market valuations” based on the simple law of supply and demand. The concept is simple, when fixed income offers lower returns it logically stimulates more demand for […]
Apple, Microsoft, Visa: Crazy Or Crazy Like A Fox
2020-09-03
Introduction There are technical distinctions between investing versus speculating. Nevertheless, both concepts are often thought about or utilized interchangeably. Moreover, there are nuanced distinctions between a rational or well-thought-out speculation versus outright gambling. In the former, there may be logical realities that support speculation when circumstances are in your favor. However, with gambling, the odds […]
10 S&P 500 Stocks That Rose In The Stock Market Crisis: It’s A Market Of Stocks: Part 2
2020-04-24
Market of Stocks – Not a Stock Market In part 1 of this 3 part series I provided a quick cursory look at 10 of 30 stocks that MarketWatch pointed out have done very well in the stock market in spite of the coronavirus market crash. In that first group of 10, there were several […]
Microsoft Important Lessons in Valuation: Part 1
2019-08-06
Introduction Before I get too deep into this article, I want to start out by stating that Microsoft (MSFT) has long been one of my favorite companies. Many years ago, I invested in Microsoft as a pure growth stock and sold it in 2000 when it became dangerous overvalued after making a very healthy long-term […]
Beware the Valuations of The Dividend Kings Fortress Portfolio
2019-07-24
Research Articles, Uncategorized
One of the great benefits for subscribing to The Dividend Kings service are the carefully-selected portfolios presented in our portfolio tracker. However, I want to caution the subscriber that these portfolios should not be looked at as simply cut-and-paste investment options. Instead, I believe our subscribers should understand that these portfolios are suggested research candidates […]