Valuentum Exclusive Analysis for the Discerning Investor

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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

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 19, 2017

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending November 17
Let's take a look at companies raising/lowering their dividends this week.

Aug 3, 2017

Video: Explaining the Valuentum Buying Index
The Valuentum Buying Index (VBI) stands on the shoulders of giants in finance in uncovering investment ideas.

Jul 11, 2017

ETF Analysis: Consumer Discretionary
Consumer discretionary ETFs may not be a safe bet so late into this period of economic expansion.

May 24, 2017

Changing Millennial Preferences and the Death of the Blue Box?
Image Source: samantha celera. The widely-held thesis that the ultra-rich care more about status than function may be waning as convergence between the two ensue. Let's talk Tiffany and the ultra-luxury space.

May 20, 2017

Shoe Retailing Stocks Stumble
The market didn’t like the smell of Foot Locker’s first-quarter report, released May 19. Finish Line and Dick’s Sporting Goods likely forewarned of trouble.

May 4, 2017

Valuentum’s 3 Breakthroughs in the Field of Finance and More
Valuentum's President Brian Nelson pauses for a picture before speaking at the CFA Society of Houston in March 2017. Let’s cover Valuentum’s 3 major breakthroughs in the field of finance. The first one is big and may challenge you to rethink everything you think you know about investing.

Mar 2, 2017

Dow 21,000+; Forward P/E on S&P 500 ~18!!!
To say that the broader equity market is “extended” is an understatement.

Dec 14, 2016

Around Retail: Aspirational Brands Battle Consumer Perception
Aspirational and luxury brand makers continue to wrestle with a difficult operating environment and other market threats. We’ll go around the horn in retail, identifying pockets of weakness and strength.