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Nov 20, 2017

Valuentum’s “Home Runs” During 2017
Image Source: Keith Allison. We don’t take many swings, but when we do…

Nov 19, 2017

Nelson on Bogle, Part I
Image shown: An example illustrating how the dividend is a component of capital appreciation that otherwise would have been achieved had the dividend not been paid. Such a situation applies to both regular and special dividends. "The kind of commentary that makes broad generalizations about expectations of future returns is exactly why people are so eager to get into passive investment strategies. Since the 1920s, it seems as though the individual investor has assumed the stock market was rigged or impossible for average Joes to figure out, but instead of the "I'll get it next time" mentality that was present leading to the crash of '29, individual investors have "evolved" to the point that now the idea is if you can't beat the market, just buy the whole thing. Leaders like Bogle continue to take tremendous shortcuts in explaining forecasts, leaving the average investor like a student trying to copy math homework off a peer that didn't show his/her work. When the test comes around, and the problem is a bit different, the copier is up a creek." -- The Valuentum Team

Nov 18, 2017

Valuentum's Highest-Rated Economic Castles
Image Source: Dunrobin Castle; Golspie, Sutherland, John Haslam. A look at some of the highest-rated Economic Castles in our coverage universe.

Nov 17, 2017

How Have Our Best “Dividend Growth Ideas” Performed During 2017?
We wrote recently about how well the top-weighted ideas in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio have performed during 2017, but what about the top-weighted ideas in the other newsletter portfolio, the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio? How have they performed during 2017? Please tell us you know how well the top-weighted ideas have been performing.

Nov 14, 2017

How Have Our “Best Ideas” Performed During 2017?
The top-weighted ideas are getting the job done, while we avoided one of the biggest missteps in all of 2017. We’ve had better years, but 2017 was still a great one.

Nov 11, 2017

4 Burning Questions About Gilead Sciences
Image Source: Gilead. We were pleased with the jump in shares of Gilead Sciences following its recent addition to the newsletter portfolios. The equity has given back some of those gains more recently as questions have resurfaced on the vitality of the enterprise. In this article, we work through the top 4 questions for readers to consider in evaluating Gilead Sciences.

Nov 10, 2017

Could Sally Beauty Become Amazon’s “Whole Foods” Foray into Beauty Supply?
Image Source: Sally Beauty.  “The Amazon Effect” on traditional retail is not a new development, but there are some pockets of retail that were believed to be impenetrable by the e-commerce giant. We’re beginning to see that such a notion may have been nothing short of wishful thinking.

Nov 10, 2017

Qualcomm Surges to Fair Value on Broadcom Offer
Shares of Qualcomm have faced meaningful pressure for the majority of 2017 as it deals with a legal battle with Apple, but the stock has rallied after Broadcom offered the firm a deal worth $70 per share in cash and stock.

Nov 8, 2017

Alphabet Soars to New Highs, Priceline Tumbles
Image shown: Alphabet’s shares have been surging higher, and we think the move is justified on the basis of our fair value estimate. Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio idea Alphabet continues to drive tremendous fundamental performance via its strength in search, and its pipeline of new opportunities may offer another blockbuster product in the years ahead. Priceline, on the other hand, has been under selling pressure following a disappointing bottom-line outlook for the fourth quarter.

Nov 7, 2017

Michael Kors’ Stock Surges; Market Overreacts to Hanesbrands' Results
Image shown: Shares of Michael Kors have been rocketing higher recently. The stock is rated 9 on the Valuentum Buying Index. The sole 9 rating on the Valuentum Buying Index has had a very nice couple of months recently. Meanwhile, Hanesbrands is feeling the wrath of considerable selling pressure, and we don't think it is justified.