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      Nelson: The 16 Most Important Steps To Understand The Stock Market 
  Image Source: Tim Green. We outline the '16 Most Important Steps to Understand the Stock Market.' We think it's important to take a read of these key stock market tenets when things are going great -- and perhaps even more important when things aren't going your way. This continues to be a working document. May 22, 2020
     
        
      Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending May 22 
  Let's take a look at companies that raised/lowered their dividend this week. May 31, 2019
     
        
      Mall Retail Armageddon? 
  We think investors should be extremely cautious if they are interested in any mall retailers. Mall REITs are starting to feel some of the pain, too. Apr 16, 2019
     
        
      Latest Channel Checks at Malls…Scary 
  We know malls come and go, and location is everything, but our latest visit to a few malls in the Chicagoland area leave us scratching our heads in a big way. One was eerily empty. Jul 2, 2017
     
        
      Prepared Remarks From Nelson Exclusive Conference Call June 30 
  Read President of Investment Research Brian Nelson's prepared remarks for the yearly roundup conference call, held for Nelson Exclusive members. 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. Nov 8, 2016
     
        
      Podcast: REITs, Interest Rates and Beyond! 
  The Valuentum analyst team talks REITs and the reasons why REIT investors should pay close attention to changes in Treasury rates. Various secular themes across the data center, healthcare, office, and mall REITs are discussed, and an explanation for the sector's systematically poor raw, unadjusted Dividend Cushion ratios is covered. ~8 mins. Feb 16, 2015
     
        
      Dividend Increases for the Week Ending February 13 
  Let's take a look at dividend increases for the week ending February 13. Feb 22, 2013
     
        
      Dividend Increases for the Week Ending February 22 
  The breadth of firms raising their dividends to capture investors' interest is noteworthy. Latest News and Media The High Yield Dividend Newsletter, Best Ideas
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Image: EpicTop10.com. The skills to successfully invest for long-term capital gains or long-term dividend growth are much different than those required for generating high yield dividend income. Income investing is a much different proposition. However, the skills do center on a similar equity evaluation process, but one that requires an acknowledgement and heightened awareness of considerably greater downside risks. Income investing, or high yield dividend income investing, should at times be considered among the riskiest forms of investing, as many high dividend-yielding securities tend to trade closer to the characteristics of junk-rated bonds than they do most net cash rich and free cash flow generating powerhouses that we like so much in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio and Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio.