Blog
Annaly Capital Management Inc.: Not Suitable For Retirement Accounts
2019-09-10
Introduction Although some might disagree, I believe that investors either in retirement, or close to becoming retired, should be a little more conservative with how their portfolios are positioned. This position is primarily predicated on the reality that investors in retirement do not have the luxury of the time often needed to recover from bad […]
Time In The Market and Value Investing Is Not Market Timing
2019-09-05
Introduction I am a value investor, and all my investments are made with a long-term objective in mind. Consequently, I am a believer that time in the market is often what matters most. However, I will qualify that remark by saying that you also make your money on the buy side. What this means to […]
Valuation Is More Important Than Politics or Interest Rates: And Most Stocks Are Overvalued Today
2019-08-29
Introduction My personal investing strategy is based on the simple logic and reality that great businesses are by definition, better than average. Therefore, to my way of thinking, it logically follows that the best investment returns would be achieved by investing in the best businesses that you could identify. Moreover, it is also important to […]
A Very Attractive High-Yield Dividend Growth Stock You’ve Never Heard Of
2019-08-26
This FAST Graphs analyze out loud video will cover a mid-cap dividend growth stock that many may not be familiar with. However, I believe this particular dividend growth stock offers an intriguing opportunity of high current yield, above-average growth yield and enticing capital appreciation potential based on its low valuation. MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) […]
Why A 15 P/E Ratio Is Fair Value for Most Companies: Part 2
2019-08-22
Introduction To me, fair value, as it relates to common stock investments, is manifest when the current earnings yield provided by the company’s profits compensates me for the risk I am taking by providing both a realistic and acceptable return on my invested capital. Most importantly, as will be explained later, current earnings yield and […]
How FAST Graphs Draws Fair Valuation Reference Lines
2019-08-21
Introduction This video is offered to clarify the misconception of how FAST Graphs applies its fair valuation reference lines on its graphs. A comment on my recent video suggested that the 15 P/E ratio that is very commonly seen on most of our graphs is arbitrary and simply fictitiously applied to as the comment suggested […]