Valuentum Exclusive Analysis for the Discerning Investor

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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 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.

Oct 25, 2017

Does Visa Ever Disappoint?
Image Source: Visa. The credit card company's stock hit an all-time high on the trading session October 25. We continue to be huge fans of the company’s fundamentals.

Oct 22, 2017

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending October 20
Let's take a look at companies raising/lowering their dividends this week.

Oct 20, 2017

The Market Loves PayPal; Shares Now $70+
Image Shown: PayPal's stock has been a huge winner in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio. Payments processor PayPal reported fantastic third-quarter results and raised its full-year guidance for the third time in as many quarters. Shares are surging.

Sep 25, 2017

Boeing, Visa Top Dow Performers Thus Far in 2017
Image Source: Ken Mist. Two of our favorite ideas have been leading the pack.

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 1, 2017

Let's Talk Business Analysis
Image Source: Ian. Valuentum's Brian Nelson explains the benefits of combining both economic moat and economic castle analysis in business analysis. An excerpt from part II of Valuentum's four-part investment education workshop.

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 21, 2017

Stocks in the News: Visa, Microsoft, General Electric
Image source: Visa. Let’s have a look at the quarterly reports from a few stocks in the news July 21.