Growth Stocks and Dividend Growth Stocks In this video, Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs, a.k.a Mr. Valuation, discusses the differences between investing in growth stocks vs. dividend growth stocks. He will explain the concept of valuation and how it plays a role in both types of investments. Through examples and calculations, Chuck will demonstrate …
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Starbucks Stock A Rare Opportunity | FAST Graphs
Starbucks Stock For one of the few times in history investors can invest in Starbucks stock (SBUX) on sale. Starbucks could be categorized as a growth stock, a dividend stock, and a dividend growth stock. In this video I will illustrate the fiscal strength and opportunity available with investing in this juggernaut. In the past …
Stock Selection Options by Category: Part 2A
Introduction In part 1 of this series titled “How Many Stocks Should I Own?” found here, I focused primarily on how many stocks an investor might need to hold in a stock portfolio for adequate diversification. In this part 2, my focus will shift to category selections. Instead of how many stocks to own, this …
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Mr. Valuation disagrees with Henry Blodget: “It’s a Market of Stocks” is not a Meaningless Phrase
Introduction There are many that consider the stock market the big casino. Because I believe in adhering to a business perspective on investing in common stocks, I am not one of those people. To investors like me, the stock market is simply the store that we shop at in order to buy (invest in) great …
Stocks for 2014: Are Dividend Paying Cyclical Stocks Acceptable Investments For Retirement Portfolios? – Part 6
Introduction Chuck Carnevale This is final installment of a 6-part series of articles on stocks for 2014. In the previous five installments – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5, my focus was primarily on stocks of various categories that I believed were fairly valued even after the strong run that …
This Is What Real Bubbles Look Like
With the stock market currently doing so well, numerous articles are popping up playing the bubble card. Personally, I don’t believe we are anywhere near bubble levels for equities, at least in the general sense. I do think there are certain stocks that are currently overvalued, but very few that I would describe as dangerously …
Stocks 2014: Investing for Growth – The Power and Protection of High Compounding Earnings Growth – Part 2
As I become more mature (translate: gotten older), my investment philosophy has slowly evolved into a more conservative posture. When I was a younger investor I felt I had time on my side, and therefore, was willing to take on greater risk as long as I believed that greater rewards could follow. In other words, …
How to Know What Rate of Return to Expect from your Stocks: Part 2
Introduction In Part 1 of this series found here, we voiced the notion that there are two primary attributes, valuation and the rate of change of earnings growth, which prudent investors can use to forecast the potential future returns on their stocks. However, Part 1 was primarily focused on ascertaining the principles which laid the …
Maybe Diversification Is Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be
There’s an old cliché about real estate investing that states that the three cardinal rules are: location- location- location. Clever pundits have borrowed upon this refrain and glibly state that the three most important or cardinal rules of investing are: diversify- diversify- diversify. However, careful analysis will reveal that diversification is a multifaceted concept that …