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Jan 19, 2018
     
        
      Brewing the Next Dividend Aristocrat 
  Image Source: Starbucks. Most income-minded investors would love to find the next Dividend Aristocrat before it earns such a title, but many continue to focus on the stars of the past instead of working to identify up and coming dividend track records, which often carry higher dividend growth rates than the most established Dividend Aristocrats. 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. Nov 26, 2017
     
        
      How to Think About Corporate Tax Reform 
  Image Source: DonkeyHotey. Donald Trump and team are working hard to “Make America Great Again,” and lowering tax rates on corporations is a key initiative. Nobody knows for sure whether such efforts will come to fruition, but knowing how to use our research and understanding the fair value estimate range puts you ahead of the crowd, if it hasn’t already. Nov 19, 2017
     
        
      Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending November 17 
  Let's take a look at companies raising/lowering their dividends this week. Oct 14, 2017
     
        
      Euphoria Running Rampant: Investigating Some of the Hottest Names Around 
  Image Source: Tesla Roadster. As we march forward in what Morgan Stanley has dubbed a bull market of “epic proportions,” euphoria appears to be at levels perhaps not seen since the dot-com bust of the early 2000s. Let’s take a look at some of the “hottest” names on the market. Sep 1, 2017
     
        
      Let's Talk Business Analysis 
  Image Source: Ian. Valuentum's Brian Nelson explains the benefits of combining both economic moat and economic castle analysis in business analysis. An excerpt from part II of Valuentum's four-part investment education workshop. Jul 11, 2017
     
        
      ETF Analysis: Consumer Discretionary 
  Consumer discretionary ETFs may not be a safe bet so late into this period of economic expansion. Jul 10, 2017
     
        
      Stock-Selection Methodology, the Valuentum Buying Index 
  Image Shown: The size of the circles generally reveals the relative emphasis we place on each investment consideration, while the arrows display the order of our process -- value first then technicals and momentum last.We outline the criteria behind the stock-selection methodology--the Valuentum Buying Index (VBI). Jun 5, 2017
     
        
      Labor and the Economic Cycle 
  As we arguably near the “peak” in the business cycle, labor is starting to demand more, a dynamic that we believe is emblematic of the period of aging economic expansion. Let’s have a look at what’s happening in the fight for higher wages. Latest News and Media The High Yield Dividend Newsletter, Best Ideas
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Investors wouldn’t think news flow is that robust given that stock market volatility in recent months has been practically nil, but news is coming in fast. Let’s check up on the performance of the US dollar, the rate of GDP growth as well as key companies reporting fourth-quarter earnings. Intel’s quarterly report was fantastic, for one!