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   Jul 20, 2018
     
      Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending July 20 We provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending July 20. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. May 30, 2018
     
      Study: Valuentum's Best Ideas Newsletter Portfolio "Though we largely achieved the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio’s goals in advancing the newsletter portfolio each publication year (ends December 15) and achieving relative outperformance and risk-adjusted superiority to the benchmark, we may have done even better had our equity allocation been full during the measurement period." -- Brian Nelson, CFA Apr 18, 2018
     
      ICYMI: Valuentum’s Improved Stock and ETF Web Pages Valuentum has rolled out improved stock and ETF web pages on its website www.valuentum.com. Now, subscribers can access key proprietary information on the stock and ETF web pages in addition to the customary stock and ETF reports. Apr 12, 2018
     
      The Dividend Cushion Meets the Dividend Aristocrats We showcase the Dividend Cushion ratios for the Dividend Aristocrats, a grouping of firms that have increased their dividends for more than 20 consecutive years. The Dividend Cushion's track record of quantifying excess cash-flow capacity that leads to outsize dividend growth and assessing cash shortfalls that lead to dividend cuts has been excellent. Mar 12, 2018
     
      The "Luck" and "Randomness" of Index Funds If the year-to-year performance of active funds relative to index funds can be considered “random,” so then is the year-to-year performance of index funds relative to active funds, regardless of fees and expenses. Image shown: page 1 of 14. Feb 18, 2018
     
      Subscribe: The Nelson Exclusive Is Simply One of a Kind “I think the Nelson Exclusive publication is worth far more than what we charge for it, and we’re making it even better.” Jan 5, 2018
     
      Admit It: You Know Nothing About the Dividend President of Investment Research Brian Nelson talks about how the concept of a dividend is completely miscontrued due to societal and cultural reasons, but he also explains why he likes dividends. Warning: He's going to bust out Monopoly pieces. You don't want to miss this! Running time: ~15 minutes. Dec 24, 2017
     
      I Love Dividends But the Dividend Discount Model is DEAD! President of Investment Research Brian Nelson gives a plethora of reasons why the dividend discount model is dead and expresses his worries about how it continues to be used academically and professionally. Also included is a discussion about why the weighted average cost of capital, or the WACC, is used in the enterprise free cash flow valuation process, or the free cash flow to the firm process. Running time: ~13 minutes. Dec 19, 2017
     
      Video: Quants! You're NOT Measuring VALUE and Nelson's Theory of Universal Value President of Investment Research Brian Nelson defines the concept of universal value and shows how quantitative statistical methods are inextricably linked to those of fundamental, financial, business-model related analysis. Value does not exist in respective process vacuums! Value is universal. Find out why. Running time: ~10 minutes. Latest News and Media The High Yield Dividend Newsletter, Best Ideas
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The weighted average cost of capital is one of the most subjective measures in corporate finance, but it is also one of the most important ones.