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The Valuentum Learning Center
publication date: Jan 3, 2017
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author/source: Valuentum Editorial Staff
Image Source: Gaby Av At Valuentum, we believe in the ongoing education and development of our employees, members and visitors. Lifelong learning is something our firm holds very dear, as part of our corporate mission is to serve the needs of investors of all types. Having trained and mentored over one hundred equity and credit analysts at such large research firms as Morningstar, President of Equity Research & ETF Analysis Brian Nelson has dedicated a large portion of his career to helping others achieve their professional aspirations and investing goals. This dedication to investment education has continued at Valuentum. President Brian Nelson's Letter to Members My personal journey in finance started in the aggressive-growth money-management industry, where I learned to “live” the markets. From my 5am morning coffee and crisp Wall Street Journal to anticipating firms “breaking out” in the early afternoon, little did I know that my buy-side experience at Driehaus Capital Management was preparing me for this Valuentum journey. After earning an MBA and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, I then pursued the great satisfaction of helping others achieve their dreams. In my role as Director of Global Equity and Credit Research (Training and Methodology) at Morningstar, I dedicated my time to training and mentoring equity and credit analysts on the intricacies of discounted cash-flow and competitive-advantage analysis. These colleagues are now the heads of department at the company. At Morningstar, I truly learned to “live” valuation and competitive analysis in ways others may never come to know. In early 2011, I finally realized what my experience at Driehaus and Morningstar was all about, my life’s calling: Valuentum Securities. It dawned on me that very few investors have ever had the opportunity to use technical and momentum indicators in a money-management setting and also build an extensive discounted cash-flow valuation infrastructure and methodology for one of the largest independent research firms in the world. And on that fateful day in January 2011, I finally knew what I had to do: share with others the tremendous benefits of Valuentum investing – the combination of two investment frameworks seemingly in complete opposition: value and momentum. I am honored to introduce you to the Valuentum Style of Investing, but don't forget about the many other features of our website, not the least of which is the Dividend Cushion ratio and our forward-looking dividend analysis, too! Valuentum Methodology Papers Valuentum’s 3 Breakthroughs in the Field of Finance and More, Valuentum Editorial Staff Vaue and Momentum Within Stocks, Too, Brian Nelson Why Valuentum Buying Index Ratings Matter, Brian Nelson Valuentum's Methodology Document (pdf), Valuentum Analysts The Valuentum Buying Index, Brian Nelson The Case for the Valuentum Style of Investing, Brian Nelson Investing's Odd Couple: Value and Momentum (pdf), AAII Valuentum's Dividend Cushion, Brian Nelson Introducing the Economic Castle™ Rating, Brian Nelson The Price-to-Earnings Ratio Demystified, Brian Nelson Valuentum Glossary of Terms, The Valuentum Team The Seven Most Important Considerations of the Valuentum Buying Index The 16 Most Important Steps to Understand the Stock Market Important Academic Studies Value and Momentum Everywhere, Asness, et al Fact, Fiction and Momentum, Asness, et al A Better Bet, Tobias J. Moskowitz Do Industries Explain Momentum, Moskowitz, Grinblatt Measuring the Moat, 2002, Michael J. Mauboussin Measuring the Moat, 2013, Michael J. Mauboussin Measuring the Moat, 2016, Michael J. Mauboussin Valuentum's Member Orientation Videos A Guide to Using Valuentum's Stock Reports (pdf) Valuentum's Orientation & Methodology Seminar, YouTube Valuentum's 16-page Equity Research Reports Video (Flash required) Miscellaneous Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation, Brian Nelson, CFA Investing's Odd Couple: Value and Momentum, AAII Keynes's 'beauty contest,' Richard Thaler The Crash of 1929 (documentary), PBS Valuentum Slide Deck Presentations* March 8, 2017: Trust the Numbers, Not Just Management, CFA Society Houston, Kris Rosemann and Brian Nelson, CFA --> Handout 1: Pitfalls of Distribution Yield Analysis (pdf) --> Handout 2: Linking P/DCF to Enterprise Free Cash Flow Valuation (pdf) October 22, 2016: Trust the Numbers, Not Just Management, Chicago AAII Chapter, Kris Rosemann and Brian Nelson, CFA May 12, 2016: Trust the Numbers, Not Just Management, Naples, Florida, Brian Nelson, CFA March 8, 2016: Dividend Growth Investing (note-taking slides), St. Louis Chapter, Brian Nelson, CFA January 2, 2016: Value-Focused, Momentum-Based Dividend Growth Investing, Phoenix AAII, Brian Nelson, CFA September 16/17, 2015: Value-Focused, Momentum-Based Dividend Growth Investing, Milwaukee/Madison AAII, Kris Rosemann and Brian Nelson, CFA September 9, 2015: Value-Focused, Momentum-Based Dividend Growth Investing, Silicon Valley, Brian Nelson, CFA July 15, 2015: Value-Focused, Momentum-Based Dividend Growth Investing, Cleveland AAII, Brian Nelson, CFA January 17, 2015: The Ultimate Dividend Growth Investing Tool, Milwaukee AAII, Brian Nelson, CFA November 15, 2014: The Ultimate Dividend Growth Investing Tool; DePaul University AAII, Brian Nelson, CFA May 13, 2014: The Ultimate Dividend Growth Investing Tool; Las Vegas Money Show, Brian Nelson, CFA September 6, 2013: Introduction to Valuentum Securities, Inc; Brian Nelson, CFA May 14, 2013: 12 Steps to Understand the Stock Market; Las Vegas Money Show, RJ Towner & Brian Nelson, CFA October 13, 2012: Why Our Methodology Works; DePaul University AAII, Brian Nelson, CFA June 17, 2012: Why Our Methodology Works; "From Value Through Momentum Investing," Brian Nelson, CFA ------------------------- * The Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio and Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio are not real money portfolios. 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