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3M: Finally, a Great Dividend Growth Company Becoming a Good Investment!
2019-05-16
Introduction 3M I find it serendipitous that after just completing a 19-part series on how highly valued the general market is, I get the pause that refreshes. Now please don’t read more into my words than are being offered. I still believe that the market at large is fully valued. Consequently, finding great companies at […]
Chuck Carnevale on Financial Sense Newshour-Value Lacking in Today’s Market, Says Mr. Valuation
2019-05-07
Recently Chuck appeared on the Financial Sense Newshour with Cris Sheridan and we wanted to share his radio broadcast with you. FAST Graphs creator Chuck Carnevale, aka Mr. Valuation, discusses current market valuations, the most overvalued and least overvalued sectors of the market, how he picks stocks and what he looks for. Click on the […]
Is the Death of Retail Trade Greatly Exaggerated? Part 16
2019-04-17
Introduction Simply Google the phrase “what effect is Amazon having on retail” and you’ll discover a significant amount of information, articles and theories. Personally, I found the following article written by Susan Ward that articulated the sales of brick-and-mortar versus online to be quite illuminating. Her opening paragraph mirrors the title of this article as […]
Are stocks in the Non-Energy Minerals Sector Investable? Part 13
2019-04-04
Introduction The Non-Energy Minerals Sector is mostly comprised of very cyclical and typically commodity-based companies. Consequently, very few companies in this sector offer the consistency and predictability that prudent and/or conservative investors might require. As a result, I personally tend to eschew investing in companies in this sector. In addition to the general cyclical nature […]
10 Fairly Valued MLPs: Are the High Yields Worth the Risk and Effort? Part 12
2019-03-27
Introduction A major goal of this series on sectors is to illustrate the reality that it is a market of stocks rather than a stock market. With this article I am technically covering the Industrial Services Sector. However, all the research candidates I will be presenting come from the Oil & Gas Pipelines subsector. There […]