Introduction I am a firm believer and ardent supporter of conducting comprehensive research and due diligence on any company (stock) you might consider investing in. However, I have also experienced the reality that far too many investors make their decisions based on opinions, emotions or vague ideas about a company, instead of on comprehensive knowledge …
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$ALB Albemarle Corp (NYS:ALB)
Follow-up video to article/video published on 3-9-2018 found here: https://fastgraphs.com/has-the-lithium-bubble-burst-or-is-it-just-leaking-rarefied-air/
Ignore Political and Economic Forecasts: Mind Your Owned Businesses
Introduction In his Berkshire Hathaway 1994 annual report Warren Buffett said ignore political and economic forecasts. I considered this one of the more profound pieces of investment advice and wisdom that I ever came across. It has been my opinion prior to and since I read this advice that investors spend way too much time …
Invest in AmerisourceBergen for its Growth and Valuation – Speculate in a Potential Takeover
Introduction This is the first in a continuing series where I identify and present dividend growth stocks for an above-average long-term total return objective. Throughout this series I will be illustrating that there are several prudent sources of long-term return and there is also luck or chance. Personally, I suggest that investors strive to build …
3M: Finally, a Great Dividend Growth Company Becoming a Good Investment!
Introduction 3M I find it serendipitous that after just completing a 19-part series on how highly valued the general market is, I get the pause that refreshes. Now please don’t read more into my words than are being offered. I still believe that the market at large is fully valued. Consequently, finding great companies at …
Slim Pickens in the Utilities Sector: Part 19
Introduction This is part 19 and the final part of my series covering all the various sectors reported by FactSet. However, the popular idea of saving the best for last does not apply in this instance. As I indicated throughout each installment, there were some sectors that I felt offered better investment opportunities than others. …
4 Transportation Sector Research Candidates: Do You Dare Have Your Money Travel With These Stocks? – Part 18
Introduction As a rule, I have never been very fascinated by the Transportation Sector. This is especially true regarding airlines and air transport companies. Nevertheless, there are two airlines and two air freight carriers in the Transportation Sector that I felt comfortable featuring in this article. However, I still admit to having trouble suggesting that …
5 Rare Fairly Valued Companies in the Technology Services Sector: Part 17
Introduction Throughout this series I have referenced the idea that the stock market in the general sense may be overvalued, or at least fully valued. On the other hand, I have also pointed out that it is a market of stocks and not a stock market. In that vein, I have suggested that there are …
Is the Death of Retail Trade Greatly Exaggerated? Part 16
Introduction Simply Google the phrase “what effect is Amazon having on retail” and you’ll discover a significant amount of information, articles and theories. Personally, I found the following article written by Susan Ward that articulated the sales of brick-and-mortar versus online to be quite illuminating. Her opening paragraph mirrors the title of this article as …
12 Exceptional Investments in the Process Industries Sector: Part 14
Introduction One of the main goals of this series of articles is to illustrate the significant differences between individual stocks, and the significant differences between different sectors. Therefore, from this perspective, I have been attempting to illustrate the “nature of the beast” for each of the sectors I have covered. The Process Industries Sector as …