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Nelson: The 16 Most Important Steps To Understand The Stock Market

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A previous version of this article appeared on our website July 21, 2013. Refreshed and updated throughout, as of July 2018. By Brian Nelson, CFA After earning my MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and training stock and credit analysts from large organizations over the past decade or so, I have heard just about every question (though I admit I am still surprised by many things and remain a very humble student of the markets). I’ve also spent years perfecting the discounted cash flow process for large research organizations such as Morningstar and studied under one of the most famed aggressive growth investors of all time, Richard Driehaus. My knowledge runs the gamut from value through … Read more

ICYMI — Video: Will Hasty Policy Facilitate the Next Leg Down, or Do We Have It Coming Anyway?

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President of Investment Research and award-winning author of Value Trap: Theory of Universal Valuation Brian Nelson explains how US policymakers are stuck between a rock and a hard place, and how the market may be factoring in too high of a probability of a return to normalcy before 2021. This and more in the latest video report. Summary Make sure you review Value Trap on Amazon. Do so here. We think those that bought equities near the bottom of this swoon may be looking to take profits at present levels. The market is currently reflecting an 80%-85% probability of a return to normalcy before 2021, which we believe is too high at this time. Our main concern is that government … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of December 15

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 15. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          Abbott Laboratories (ABT): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51. Aecon Group Inc. (ARE:CA): now CAD 0.185 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.175. Acme United (ACU): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14. AES (AES): now $0.1725 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1659. Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX): now $0.2225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2200. American Eagle Outfitters (AEO): now $0.125 … Read more

Valuentum: Now Bearish, We’ve Been Here Every Step of the Way

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Valuentum Has Been Here Every Step of the Way   From the COVID-19 top in February 2020 to the COVID-19 bottom to the massive bull run through the end of 2021, we’ve been here for you.    2022 started out to be a rough year, catching many by surprise.   But Valuentum stayed positive. When the markets headed south in June, Valuentum stood its ground. On June 14, Valuentum said that “we still believe stocks could make a “huge rebound” in the near term.   We reiterated our views a few days later and on June 19, we said that “investors shouldn’t panic during this bear market” and that “stocks remain an attractive proposition at the moment and a very attractive consideration … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending December 6

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 6. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Agree Realty (ADC): now $0.585 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.57. Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $1.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.00. Bank of Montreal (BMO): now CAD 1.06 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 1.03. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41. Buckle (BKE): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW): now $0.51 per … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week December 11

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 11. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Abbott Laboratories (ABT): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36. Abitibi Royalties (ATBYF): now CAD 0.015 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.013. AES (AES): now $0.1505 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1433. Albany (AIN): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $1.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.06. Alico (ALCO): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of December 13

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 13. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          Abbott Laboratories (ABT): now $0.59 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.55. AGNC Investment Corp. 6.5% DP SH PFD E (AGNCO): now $0.6326 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4062. Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $1.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.30. Amgen (AMGN): now $2.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $2.25. Andersons (ANDE): now $0.195 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.190. Andover Bancorp, Inc. … Read more

How to Think About Corporate Tax Reform

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Stock Market Outlook for 2021

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By Valuentum Analysts February 8, 2021 2020 was one for the history books. We covered our thoughts and reflections on the past year in our “2020 Won’t Soon Be Forgotten” article (link here), and now we are looking towards the future. Global health authorities should be able to bring an end to the ongoing coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic sooner than many had expected as several vaccines have already been improved for emergency use and several others appear increasingly likely to get approved. Global vaccine distribution activities are currently underway, and this should allow the world to slowly return to pre-pandemic activities. Before then, immense stimulus measures launched primarily in developed nations should support global economic activities until the public health crisis … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending December 8

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 8. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Agree Reality Corporation (ADC): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50. Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $0.90 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.86. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRF): now CAD 0.13 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.1275. Axis Capital Holdings (AXS): now $0.39 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38. Bank of Montreal (BMO): now CAD 0.93 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more