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10 More of 50 Fairly-Valued Dividend Growth Stocks Offering Moderately High Yields: Part 2
2018-04-10
Introduction This is the second of a five-part series presenting 50 dividend growth stocks that I have screened for current fair value. With this article I will be covering 10 additional dividend growth research candidates in addition to the initial 10 that I presented in part 1 found here. Furthermore, I wanted to be clear […]
Why We Sold Walmart-It’s Not Why You Think
2018-02-28
Introduction Walmart’s stock price took a bath early last week, and there are a lot of opinions regarding where the stock price now sits. The catalyst was their 4th quarter and fiscal year-end 2018 annual report (note: Walmart has a January 31 fiscal year end). The following headlines courtesy of “Google Finance” illustrate the variance […]
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 […]
Cardinal Health: A Dividend Aristocrat the Risk Is Already Priced In-Part 2 of 7
2017-11-22
Introduction As a value investor, I am totally cognizant of the reality that attractively valued bargains are hard to find in a strong bull market. Moreover, as an experienced value investor I clearly understand that low valuations in a raging bull market are usually associated with issues and challenges sometimes real, sometimes imaginary. The key […]