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Sep 8, 2017
The Wisdom of Oaktree's Howard Marks
Image Source: emmolos. The latest memo from Oaktree's Howard Marks here should be read and then read again. The section on passive investing is an absolute treasure. "Passive investing is done in vehicles that make no judgments about the soundness of companies and the fairness of prices.  More than $1 billion is flowing daily to “passive managers” (there’s an oxymoron for you) who buy regardless of price.  I’ve always viewed index funds as “freeloaders” who make use of the consensus decisions of active investors for free.  How comfortable can investors be these days, now that fewer and fewer active decisions are being made?" -- Howard Marks, Oaktree Capital
Sep 7, 2017
Why Won’t GM Break Out Already?
What is it going to take for General Motors to catapult to new heights?
Sep 6, 2017
First Harvey, Now Irma
Image Source: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. NASA Sees Irma Strengthen to a Category 5 Hurricane. This visible light image of Hurricane Irma was captured by NOAA's GOES East satellite as it strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane in the Central Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 5 at 7:45 a.m. EDT (1145 UTC). NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing valuable satellite imagery to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, and revealed that Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane on Sept. 5 around 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC). Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project. Hurricane season 2017 has not been kind to insurers.
Aug 25, 2017
Manufacturing Woes Continue to Hamper ZimmerBiomet
Image Source: ZimmerBiomet. The medical device industry continues its torrid run during 2017 as the perception of a more-favorable regulatory environment continues to fuel investor enthusiasm for the industry. While a rising tide can lift all boats, shares of ZimmerBiomet have come under intense selling pressure post its recent earnings debacle. Let’s review the company’s prospects.
Aug 24, 2017
Procter & Gamble Is No Gamble
Image Source: P&G. Let’s look at recent results from consumer-products behemoth P&G. Shareholders have benefited from the best of both worlds at P&G of late. Activist pressure is keeping management on its toes, and we like that a lot.
Aug 21, 2017
Shire Plc Continues To Underwhelm
Image Shown: Shire's equity has been under enormous pressure as of late. The share price of Shire Plc remains under pressure after posting decent quarterly results in early August. On the surface, the results themselves do not merit the equity hitting a new low, in our view. However, the market continues to grapple with the future direction of the company. Let’s examine the various components of Shire’s underlying business in this article.
Aug 20, 2017
Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending August 18
Let's take a look at companies raising/lowering their dividends this week.
Aug 18, 2017
CVS Health Still Stuck in Neutral
Image Source: CVS Health. CVS Health continues to perform as expected in the current lower reimbursement environment. We remain enthused with the copious amount of free cash flow that the enterprise produces, which has allowed management to continue its shareholder-friendly ways. We remain vigilant for signs of a key inflection point, however, and a catalyst may exist in the results of the current PBM selling season.
Aug 17, 2017
Recent Stock Drops; Dividend Cut Coming at Plains?
Image Shown: Plains All American's stock price may be building in a distribution cut that may materialize in the near term. Several companies disappointed the Street as of late. Though the broader equity markets have been generally calm and steadily-advancing, some underlying constituents have been anything but.
Aug 14, 2017
Post-Earnings Update: AbbVie
Image Source: Global Panorama. AbbVie’s top-line performance has been relatively strong (unlike its big pharma peers), translating into a generous dividend--further enhancing the appeal of the equity. But are the company’s attractive fundamentals about to change? Let’s take a look at AbbVie’s fundamentals following its second-quarter report, released July 28.


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