S&P 500
Finding Value In Mid-Cap Stocks
2021-06-24
Introduction – Lot of Value in Mid-Cap Stocks Although the overall market looks extremely overvalued, there is a lot of value in mid-cap stocks. Even though they are smaller companies, there are many with investment-grade credit ratings, pristine balance sheets and best of all strong growth potential. S&P 500 With this video I will take […]
2 MLPs: Energize Your Portfolio With Renewable Energy For Total Return and Income
2021-05-18
Introduction This video on MLPs is part of my ongoing subscriber request series where I cover stocks that subscribers asked for. In this video I am covering two related MLPs Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP). Both companies have dramatically outperformed the S&P 500 on both a capital appreciation and total dividend […]
How Many Stocks Should I Own When Building A Portfolio?
2021-03-22
Introduction One of the most asked questions I receive from investors is: how many stocks should I own/hold in my portfolio? Or, they might ask: how diversified should my portfolio be? On the flip side, I have had investors tell me that they would not be comfortable owning less than 50 stocks. I even had […]
Building A Dividend Growth Portfolio from Scratch in Today’s Expensive Market
2021-03-17
Introduction Building A Dividend Growth Portfolio Before we talk about a dividend growth portfolio, the stock market as measured by the S&P 500 is at an all-time high. However, that is not what concerns me. What I am worried about is the extremely high relative valuation of the market. To be clear, the market can […]
30 S&P 500 Stocks That Rose In The Crisis: It’s A Market Of Stocks: Part 1
2020-04-23
S&P 500 Stocks I have long asserted that it is a market of stocks and not a stock market. Perhaps the veracity of that statement has never been clearer than it is today. We are all aware of the devastation to the stock market in general that the shutdown instigated by the coronavirus has cost. […]
Value Investing Is A Long-Term Strategy and Should Be Judged Accordingly
2020-01-16
Introduction Almost by definition, value investing rarely performs well in the short run. This is especially true when you are in a strong bull market like we’ve been in since March 2009. Most companies as represented by the S&P 500 are currently trading at fundamental multiples that are significantly above historical norms. Below is a […]