Introduction – Investing in Discretionary Stocks Investing is not always a dreary endeavor; it can also be fun. This is especially true if you can find fun companies to invest in at attractive valuations. At least, for me as Mr. Valuation, the most fun I have is when I find great companies at attractive values. …
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15 Blue-Chip Dividend Growth Stocks: Love The Businesses Hate The Stocks
Blue-Chip Dividend Growth Stocks I love blue-chip dividend growth stocks that consistently grow their businesses and their dividends year after year. However, as much as I love blue-chip dividend growth stocks, I simultaneously hate their stocks when they become overvalued. With this video I am going to cover what I consider to be some of …
This Old Dog Teaching His Young Dog Stock Valuation Tricks
Introduction Stock Valuation I love talking about stock valuation and teaching its importance to investors, especially young investors. True value investing requires patience, and that is a commodity that is in very short supply in most young people. Perhaps even more importantly, it is also very short supply in most investors young and old alike. …
17 Dividend Stocks for High Retirement Income: Part 2
Introduction In part 1 of this two-part series on dividend stocks for high retirement income I covered 2 utility stocks, 4 REITs, 1 information technology company, and 2 financials. With this part 2, I will cover 4 energy sector stocks, 2 and consumer staples, and 2 companies in communication services. Because I was covering so …
Chinese Growth Stocks – Alibaba Group & Baidu, Inc.
Introduction to Growth Stocks Today I will be discussing growth stocks. Every FAST Graphs tells a data story. Therefore, I consider it the first step, albeit an essential first step prior to a more comprehensive research and due diligence effort. Furthermore, I often get requests from subscribers to cover certain stocks; dividend stocks, growth stocks, …
This COVID-19 Play Could Double Your Money: Alpha Pro Tech
Introduction It goes without saying that COVID-19 and the pandemic has been and is a terrible thing, and today I am going to go over Alpha Pro Tech. People have gotten terribly sick and many have even succumbed to this horrible virus. Clearly, there is nothing good or positive that can be said about this …
AT&T Had Its Earnings Call Today Should We Answer?
Introduction AT&T reported earnings today and although they beat expectations, the stock is trading down over 2% so far. The company was light on revenues compared to 2019 but did report free cash flow for the year of $27.5 billion, slightly below the $29 billion reported in 2019. However, on a promising note to some, …
Walt Disney Company: A Lesson on Overvaluation
Introduction Walt Disney Company Please accept this special edition offering on Walt Disney Company (DIS) as a lesson on valuation. Over the many years I have been a value investor, I have learned that even the best companies can become dangerously overvalued by the market. Sometimes they can remain that way for extended periods of …
Not All Dividends Are the Same Even When Their Yield Is Similar
Dividend Investing Not All Dividends Are The Same When it comes to dividend investing – not all dividends are the same, and the better informed the investor is, the better the investment decisions they can make. But being an informed investor can be a very arduous task, and some would even say that conducting research …
3M A True Dividend King for Current Yield and Dividend Growth
Introduction 3M (MMM) is a true Dividend King that has increased its dividend for 61 consecutive years. Perhaps an even more impressive dividend record is the fact that they have paid a dividend continuously for 104 years running since 1916. Furthermore, on May 12 they declared a dividend of $1.47 payable June 12, 2020 which …