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Register for This Educational Webinar Series! May 7, 2021: Image: Valuentum's Brian Nelson sharing his investment knowledge with individual investors.

Nelson is hosting a multi-part online education webinar where, in addition to teaching financial statement analysis, he will show how to use the discounted cash-flow model on companies of your choosing. An unparalleled learning experience -- where you get to pick the date/time and part of the content (models)!

3 Strong Dividend Payers to Consider Within Consumer Staples May 6, 2021: Image: Kellogg has raised its dividend payout each year since 2005. Image Source: Kellogg.

Kellogg, Colgate-Palmolive, and Clorox offer investors solid exposure to the consumer staples space, while showcasing impressive track records with respect to dividend growth. Each has a net debt position, but all three generate traditional free cash flow in excess of cash dividends paid, meaning growth in each of their payouts should be expected. Clorox has the highest Dividend Cushion ratio of 1.6 at this time (Kellogg’s is 0.1, while Colgate-Palmolive’s is 1.4), and as one might expect, Clorox’s dividend growth prospects are the strongest out of this bunch. For example, Clorox raised its annual payout more than 7% during fiscal 2020, while both Kellogg and Colgate-Palmolive have had more modest dividend increases in recent years. Evaluating the cash-based sources of intrinsic value helps one derive a fair value estimate range, as it helps rank dividend health and dividend growth, as shown in this group's respective Dividend Cushion ratios. All things considered, Kellogg, Colgate-Palmolive, and Clorox could be valuable additions to a diversified dividend growth portfolio.

PayPal Reports Strongest First Quarter Results in History! May 5, 2021: Image Shown: A snapshot of PayPal's first-quarter 2021 performance. Image Source: PayPal.

PayPal’s fundamentals continue to move in the right direction, and we liked its first-quarter report and outlook for the remainder of 2021. The high end of our fair value estimate range for PayPal is $334 per share, and we still view the company as one of the best ideas on the market today.

Berkshire Hathaway Charging Higher May 5, 2021: Image Shown: Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B stock are on a nice upward climb year-to-date, and we include BRK.B as an idea in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio.

We continue to be enormous fans of Mr. Buffett, Mr. Munger, and Berkshire Hathaway’s resilient business model and promising free cash flow growth outlook. On May 3, the first business day after Berkshire Hathaway reported its first quarter earnings, shares of BRK.A and BRK.B both moved higher during normal trading hours, a sign investors viewed the industrial conglomerate’s latest update quite favorably. We view Berkshire Hathaway as well-positioned to capitalize on the uneven but ongoing recovery in the US economy as COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts are now in full swing (underpinning the domestic economy’s favorable outlook as quarantine measures and social distancing requirements are slowly eased across the country).

Video: Sports Cards as an Alternative Asset Class May 5, 2021: Image: 1950 Bowman Jackie Robinson.

Video: Valuentum's President Brian Nelson explains recent developments in the sports cards and memorabilia market, and why he thinks the area will become a feasible, transparent and liquid alternative asset class for investors to consider in the longer run.