investing for dummies

Value Trap Or Opportunity? Part 1

What Is A Value Trap? With this week’s Tuesday subscriber request video I will be examining the difference between a value trap and an opportunity.  In my experience, most investors in stocks take their lead from stock price movements while simultaneously either overlooking or simply ignoring fundamental values.  Therefore, with this video I will attempt …

How to Build A Dividend Income Retirement Portfolio: Part 1 – FAST Graphs

Introduction – Dividend Income Portfolio It is hard but not impossible to find attractively valued dividend growth stocks in today’s frothy stock market.  Low interest rates have given investors to look to dividend growth stocks for their income needs.  Additionally, this simultaneously resulted in the flight to quality that has driven most of the best-of-breed …

5 Red Hot Investment Grade US Based Homebuilders

Introduction 5 US Based Homebuilders Every Tuesday I do a subscriber request video. With this video I will be looking at the publicly traded homebuilders in the USA based homebuilding industry. Homebuilder Industry The homebuilding industry is hot today. The demand for houses is extremely strong and the supply short. Consequently, publicly traded homebuilders are …

Finding Value In Mid-Cap Stocks

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 …

13 Top Brand Consumer Staples Stocks

Introduction Top Brand Stocks In this video I will go over 13 Top Brands – How Much Are They Worth?  Consumer Staples are companies that sell products that people utilize in their everyday lives.  Because of that, they are generally considered to be “safe haven” stocks.  In this video I will be covering 13 companies …

Top 4 Chinese Growth Stocks At A Reasonable Price

Chinese Growth Stocks Investing in fast-growing companies, like these Chinese growth stocks, has long been one of the best ways to build incredible wealth.  For most of my career I invested in growth stocks.  However, the adage that you must take on high risk to earn higher returns should be recognized when investing in high …

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.  …

9 – The Most Powerful Investing Force On Earth – Part B

Introduction – Investing Urban Legend has it that Albert Einstein called compounding interest the most powerful investing force on earth. Whether Albert Einstein actually said this or not is a subject of considerable debate. Nevertheless, if Elbert Einstein did not say this, we would argue that perhaps he should have. Why? Because every investor should …

8 – The Most Powerful Investing Force On Earth – Part A

Introduction The Most Powerful Investing Force On Earth Introduction Urban Legend has it that Albert Einstein called compounding interest the most powerful force on earth. Whether Albert Einstein actually said this or not is a subject of considerable debate. Nevertheless, if Albert Einstein did not say this, we would argue that perhaps he should have. …