Courtesy of a Financial Freedom is a Journey follower in Australia I previously provided a link to an interview he conducted with Magellan Financial Group's (Australia) Chief Investment Officer Hamish Douglass. In that interview, Hamish shared 4 of his best high quality US publicly traded investment ideas. In this article I provide a link to [...]
In a recent interview, BlackRock ETF Specialist Blair Hannon shared the asset manager’s views on the global outlook and why investors should look at quality U.S. stocks and emerging markets. Vishal Techchandani, nabtrade's Customer Insights Manager, recently interviewed BlackRock Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) Specialist Blair Hannon in Australia; Vishal was kind enough to forward [...]
In this current environment it is exceedingly important to focus on investing in fairly valued high quality companies which have long-term competitive advantages. Here is a recent interview with Magellan Financial Group's (Australia) Chief Investment Officer Hamish Douglas in which he shares 4 of his best high quality US publicly traded investment ideas. Vishal [...]
There is a big difference between investing and gambling. Do not merely look at the fluctuation in a company's stock price. Look at the underlying fundamentals of a business. The current volatile market conditions make it doubly important to adhere to the teachings of Warren Buffett. Here is a brief interview conducted in February [...]
Following the release of FedEx's (FDX) Q2 2019 less than stellar results after the close of business on December 18th, the investment community shaved ~12% from FDX's stock price on December 19th. Weak FedEx Express results were reported due to international revenue challenges driven by international economic weakness. Projected earnings for the remainder of the [...]
Investing in high quality companies already carries an element of risk. Why anyone would gravitate to higher risk investments is beyond me as many of these higher risk investments end in heartbreak. Be careful out there! I don’t mean to sound like a broken record but here is another article devoted to warning you [...]
FedEx (FDX) has seen its share price drop ~31% from its 52 week high. FedEx Express’s CEO will retire effective Dec. 31, 2018, after just two years at the helm with this ‘retirement’ announcement coming in the midst of the crucial holiday season. While Q2 2019 results will be released December 18th and we could [...]
General Mills (GIS) is scheduled to release Q2 FY2019 results shortly. While the ~5.1% dividend yield and current attractive valuation will appeal to many investors I see far too many headwinds. Investors should be investing in companies which provide products/services that are growing in demand. Looking at GIS’s suite of products and considering that the [...]
Many investors worry about stock price pullbacks. Don't be like the masses. Invest in good solid companies which have (1) competitive advantages, (2) are profitable, and (3) which generate strong Free Cash Flow (FCF). If you do this then you will have a greater appreciation for lower stock prices. Worldwide equity markets are certainly [...]
Stock screeners can be misleading. In the case of this company, in 2012 it introduced a variable dividend component to its dividend policy. This variable dividend is not picked up by stock screeners which likely results in many investors completely overlooking this company as a worthwhile long-term investment. On August 5, 2018 I wrote [...]
