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It’s a Buyers’ Market Choose Quality If You’re Scared: 20 A Rated Low Debt Blue Chips to Consider
2020-03-25
Introduction When markets get as volatile as they’ve been lately, it’s extremely difficult for investors to avoid our innate “fight or flight” response. In our states of heightened emotion (fear) our logical minds try to tell us that we are witnessing an incredible buying opportunity for long-term oriented investors. However, our emotions make it very […]
Is the New Pfizer an Attractive Investment?
2020-02-25
Introduction Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE) is a company in transition that will soon be smaller but hopefully more profitable. Since many of their established drugs are coming off patent, the company is divesting its older drug platform under the Upjohn brand and selling it to Mylan a leading generic pharmaceutical company. Pfizer believes that this […]
FAST Graphs Analyze Out Loud – Energy Sector
2020-02-05
FAST Graphs Analyze Out Loud on Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), Callon Petroleum (CPE), Energy Transfer (ET), Diamondback Energy (FANG) and Valero Energy (VLO) Secure Your Future Disclosure: Long ET Disclaimer: The opinions in this document are for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell the […]
CBS and Viacom Merger: High Risk Tempered by Extremely Low Valuation
2019-10-24
Introduction 14 years ago the Redstone family spun out Viacom (VIA) from CBS Corp (CBS). However, the companies have decided to once again merge into what they hope will become a dominant entertainment company. Given that the entertainment market is extremely competitive and quite risky, future visibility is very muddy in my humble opinion. On […]
Forecasting Future Business Results are The Key to Successful Stock Investing: Part 1
2019-10-10
Introduction As investors, we can learn a great deal from the past about the businesses we are contemplating investing in. However, as investors, we must also recognize that we can only truly invest in the future. Consequently, although understanding a company’s history can help us better understand the business, our success is predicated on our […]
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 […]