Why Conservative Investors Should Not Short Stocks
Although I generally limit my writing to companies I like and I choose to focus on ways to make money with them, I have occasionally commented on businesses that do not seem likely to be profitable...
View ArticleBuying A Lot of Chevron Stock Right Now
Besides my own personal preferences, there are a few other reasons why I choose to devote this site to the selection of individual stocks for long-term ownership positions rather than long-term index...
View ArticleJohn Bogle Doesn’t Rebalance His Portfolio
When John Bogle ran his regular “Ask Jack” column, he addressed a reader question about portfolio rebalancing and mentioned that he didn’t engage in the practice himself, and offered this data to...
View ArticlePeople Buying Eli Lilly Stock Right Now Are Going To Have Minimal Gains The...
One of the reasons why I like studying companies that have been growing their dividend by a rate of 7% or more annually for the past ten years is that, not only am I finding businesses that are...
View ArticleOil Stocks And The Power Of Reinvested Dividends On My Mind Again
With the price of oil now at $78, something I consider unusually low because Saudi Arabia rarely maintains its production amidst declining prices (usually, the Saudis run their oil spigots in a...
View ArticleCollecting $10,000 Dividends On A $10,000 Investment
Collecting $10,000 in annual dividend income from a $10,000 initial investment is the holy grail of income investing. More broadly, collecting annual income equal to the amount you invest is almost...
View ArticleThe Best Value Stock Investment In The Stock Market Right Now
Sick of the commodities posts yet? No? Good, because that’s what is cheap right now. Let’s cover I don’t think we’ve discussed here before—BHP Billiton, the most diversified materials producer on the...
View ArticleCompanies Are Bad At Stock Buybacks, So What Can You Do?
I was recently studying the terrible record of financial institutions when it comes to repurchasing their own stock—I read that AIG, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and...
View ArticleAn Investing Life Tip From Dr. Thomas Stanley
You may have noticed that on the right bar of the site, I have added a link to Dr. Thomas Stanley’s excellent book “The Millionaire Next Door” (full disclosure: if you click on the book and purchase...
View ArticleShould You Buy Gold, Silver, Oil And Other Commodities?
There are people in this country that make 401(k) investments by bringing up a comparative chart of the last year, three-year, five-year, and ten-year performance, and then making automatic paycheck...
View ArticleMy Two Favorite Growth Companies Have Shot Up In Price Significantly
Yes, this article you are about to read is a first-world problem. Throughout this past year, I have made no secret of the fact that Visa and Gilead Sciences are two of my favorite companies if you are...
View ArticleA Very Lucrative Investment Over The Next Fifteen Years
The past decade has been a godsend for income investors that have owned McDonald’s stock because the profits have grown by 14.5% annually and the dividend has grown by 25.5% annually. Those $0.55...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Continues To Sell, Sell, Sell Procter & Gamble
Warren Buffett’s largest stock holdings at Berkshire Hathaway might change more often than you think they do. If you pull up an annual report of Berkshire from 2005, you will see the largest stock...
View ArticleT. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund: Should You Buy It?
Yum Brands. Diageo. Nestle. Wal-Mart. Coca-Cola. If you ever develop the urge to invest in Africa, look to buy stock in those five companies which are currently investing throughout the continent to...
View ArticleThis Is Not The Right Time To Make A Large Colgate-Palmolive Stock Purchase
Colgate-Palmolive is probably one of my favorite businesses—if someone said I had to make a decision today to only own eight stocks for the rest of my life, and the list could never be changed, it...
View ArticleHigh Yield, No Growth Stocks Aren’t Some Terrible Blight Upon Humanity
In 2002, Otter Tail made $1.79 per share in profits on behalf of its owners. For those of you unfamiliar with the company, it is a small, $1 billion-sized northern electric company with 2,300...
View ArticleThe Best Argument In Favor Of Reinvested Dividends
The best argument in favor of the reinvestment of dividends—particularly pertaining to companies that you know will be bigger and stronger ten years from now—is that your money immediately is put to...
View ArticleWal-Mart The Stock Vs. Wal-Mart The Business
I don’t think people realize how difficult it is to deliver annual returns in the 10% range once you reach a certain size. In the case of Wal-Mart, it is almost incomprehensible how huge this company...
View ArticleWarren Buffett’s IBM Investment And Its Dividends
If you are a close follower of IBM’s stock, you know what has been the general story for the company over the past several years: IBM has been having trouble transitioning to the cloud and growing...
View ArticleWhat If You Treated AT&T Dividends Like A Big Fat Mother Goose?
I recently heard from a reader who mentioned that his wife had over 2,700 shares of AT&T stock sitting in an individual retirement account (IRA), and was seeking my input on whether such a heavy...
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