Investment Strategy
The Dividend Discount Model is a simplified valuation method that helps you determine the fair value of dividend-paying stocks. This article explains why it works, when and how to use it, what the alternative valuation methods are, and then how to use shortcuts to make dividend stock valuation even simpler. Dividend Discount Model 101: … [Read more...]
Although the market indices have been hitting record highs, there are structural problems that continue to build in the United States economy that may severely impact customer spending and corporate earnings in the next several years. This article (updated for April 2018) will outline three bubbles that are growing in the economy, along with a … [Read more...]
Cryptocurrencies are one of today's hottest asset classes to invest in. Bitcoin in particular has soared in price from pennies to thousands of dollars per unit in just a few years. But is it all a bubble, like the Dotcom era or tulip mania? Or is this just the start of something bigger, or even revolutionary? I don't have the answers to those … [Read more...]
Share buybacks, also known as share repurchases, describe when a public company buys back some of its own shares and therefore reduces the total number of shares outstanding. This is a topic that I frequently see misunderstood by investors, and there are a lot of reasonable questions like: Why would a company buy back its own shares? Do … [Read more...]
There are a lot of kooky claims about pink Himalayan salt. 84 Trace Minerals? The most common claim that you'll find across the internet is that it contains "84 trace minerals" for your body. It's a meme at this point- almost every source will say the same number, 84. Not 85. Not 83. But specifically 84! Like most false or dubious … [Read more...]