Value and Growth Investing can be achieved by holdings positions in Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and its various limited partnerships. Summary Brookfield Asset Management helped launch Brazil’s first electrical and transport utility in 1899 and listing it on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1912. BAM and its limited partnerships have $350B+ in assets under management, [...]
Investors should consider Moody's Corporation (MCO) if interested in a high quality growth stock in which to invest for the long-term. Summary Moody’s (MCO) occupies an enviable position with S&P Global at the heart of global financial markets. MCO lowered its guidance in Q3 2018 for the remainder of FY2018 and yet did not meet [...]
CME Group Inc. (CME) is an appealing long-term growth stock with a unique attractive dividend which is missed by stock screeners. Summary CME reported Q4 and FY2018 results on February 7, 2018. Despite strong results, its share price continues to be bid lower having dropped from a ~$196 high set in November. Its unique dividend [...]
Investors should consider S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) if interested in a high quality growth stock in which to invest for the long-term. Summary SPGI released its Q4 and FY2018 results and provided FY2019 guidance on February 7th. It benefits from a wide economic moat and an asset-light business model. SPGI is one of very few [...]
Do It Yourself Investing does not need to be complicated but it can be disastrous when you do not know what you are doing. Nick shares his story. Nick is a subscriber to the site and based on our correspondence I thought his background and investment experience would be well worth sharing with you. [...]
A great investment portfolio example of diversification does not mean having an inordinate number of individual holdings in an investment portfolio. Summary Have our investments led us to become a ‘fly in a bottle’? Follow 6 simple guiding principles when it comes to investing. Review your investment holdings at least annually to ensure the [...]
Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) released its Q2 and first half 2019 results on February 7, 2019. Without listening to the underlying reasons why results did not meet consensus expectations, Mr. Market knocked ~$10 from BR's share price. Shares recovered somewhat by the end of the day but this is a classic example of how many [...]
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 [...]
On February 5, 2019, Becton Dickinson (BDX) released its Q1 2019 results and provided unchanged guidance for FY2019 from that provided when Q4 and FY2018 results were released early November 2018. I successfully employed a conservative out-of-the-money short-term covered call option strategy in November to generate additional income. In this article I look at BDX's [...]
Church & Dwight (CHD) released Q4 and FY2018 results and provided FY2019 guidance on February 5, 2019. The investment community promptly knocked ~7.50% from CHD's previous day's closing share price. I previously reviewed CHD's Q3 2018 results on November 1, 2018 and concluded that investors would be better off being patient and to wait for [...]
