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Dropbox: Growth At A Reasonable Price or Value Trap
2021-01-21
Introduction In the comment section of my last video a subscriber asked me if I had any opinion on Dropbox (DBX), a young fast-growing tech stock. Although this is a company that I have not researched for investment purposes, it is a company whose product I use in my own business and to a lesser […]
10 – Investor Psychology – Know Thy Self
2021-01-13
In the long run, earning determine market price. But in the short run, emotions determine market price. This video deals with investor psychology and how biases can impact decisions. A key message is to know the value of what you are investing in and not just the price. However, as the venerable Warren Buffett once […]
Walt Disney Company: A Lesson on Overvaluation
2020-12-16
Introduction 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 time. We have […]
Not All Dividends Are the Same Even When Their Yield Is Similar
2020-12-03
Introduction 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 on common stocks is a real snoozer. Poring over mounds of financial data and trying to piece this information into meaningful […]
Unum: Although Life and Health Insurance Companies Are Cheap This One May Be the Cheapest
2020-10-14
Introduction If your investing philosophy is anything like mine, then you are constantly on the outlook for a bargain. In today’s bifurcated market, financials in general are a very fertile market to look at for attractive undervalued stocks. Furthermore, the life and health insurance companies, appear to be the most attractive subsector under the financial […]
Owens & Minor: A Treacherous Path To 10% Returns
2020-10-09
Introduction On January 26, 2018, I wrote an article titled: “Owens & Minor Inc.: Irresistible Yield, Irresistible Valuation” where I offered the company as an extremely undervalued Dividend Contender research candidate. I also pointed out that the company was in transformation. However, I underestimated what that transformation meant, at least over the short run. where […]