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Nov 20, 2018
     
        
      Retail Margins Weighed Down by Labor, Transportation Costs 
  Image Source: Mike Mozart. Selling pressure across retail came after several notable operators reported earnings November 20. Let’s take a look at what is driving investor reaction within the space. Sep 5, 2018
     
        
      There Is Milk At The Store 
  "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." -- Winston Churchill Aug 8, 2018
     
        
      Amazon Powers Ahead; Continues to Disrupt Grocers 
  Image Source: Dominic Smith. Amazon continues to impress as its operating leverage makes itself evident, and its integration of Whole Foods with its Prime Membership seems to improve with each subsequent update. Aug 6, 2018
     
        
      Valuentum’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Distribution 
  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. 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 27, 2018
     
        
      Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending April 27 
  Let's take a look at companies that raised/lowered their dividend this week. 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. Mar 21, 2018
     
        
      General Mills' Dividend Is Now of Questionable Health 
  General Mills is stuck between a rock and a hard place, and the market is finally noticing. Its best dividend growth years have been behind it, but its recent dealings have put it in a rather precarious position heading into the next recession, the timing of which is the only uncertainty. The company has never been a consideration for inclusion in the simulated Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio. 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. Latest News and Media The High Yield Dividend Newsletter, Best Ideas
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Image Source: Mike Mozart. Wholesale food retailer Costco disappointed investors with its fiscal first quarter report as margin pressures outweighed strong comparable sales performance.