This brief FFJ Portfolio - April 2023 Report is an overview of recent activity. Purchases Danaher I last reviewed Danaher (DHR) in this January 6 post at which time I disclosed the purchase of an additional 50 shares @ ~$246.18 in the FFJ Portfolio thus bringing my total exposure to 335 shares. On April 25, [...]
While Canada has a relatively strong banking system, not all Canadian banks warrant consideration as a long-term investment. In January, I suggested investors pass on Scotiabank in my Scotiabank (BNS) Is A Terrible Long-Term Investment guest post published at Dividend Power. I subsequently wrote my TD Bank (TD) guest post at Dividend Power in which [...]
I last reviewed Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) in this October 19, 2022 post at which time I concluded that: A drawback with ISRG is that its valuation is rarely attractive. While its current valuation appears high, this is a high-growth company (~$2.2B of annual revenue in FY2012 versus ~$4.6B in the first 3 quarters of FY2022). [...]
Before initiating a position in Lockheed Martin (LMT), I had exposure to the aerospace and defence industry through share ownership in Raytheon Technologies (RTX) and Heico Corporation (HEI-a). However, I expected the number of global 'hot spots' to increase and wanted more exposure to this industry. Looking at The Council on Foreign Relations website's Global [...]
This brief FFJ Portfolio - March 2023 Report is an overview of recent activity. New Positions I have been investing in equities since the late 1980s. In the span of ~3.5 decades, I have made my share of errors of omission and commission. One such error of omission is my failure to invest in BlackRock [...]
In times of uncertainty, it helps if we use common sense when it comes to investing. Before I delve into why Paychex (PAYX) should appeal to risk-averse investors, I provide goeasy Ltd. (GSY.to) as an example of a company that should alarm investors; I touched upon this company in my December 27, 2020 post. GSY [...]
I can't think of a more fitting image for this post than to show how Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) has performed relative to the S&P500 (with dividends included) in just under 60 years. For several years I have trusted BRK in times of uncertainty. Now that I am helping a couple of young investors with minimal [...]
I consider Genuine Parts' (GPC) valuation to be compelling. This is a very different conclusion than that reached when I last reviewed it in this December 3 2022 post. 2023 Investor Day On March 23, GPC held its 2023 Investor Day in which it provided a strategic update on its key growth initiatives and outline [...]
In January, my Scotiabank (BNS) Is A Terrible Long-Term Investment guest post was published at Dividend Power. My recent TD Bank (TD) guest post is now accessible at Dividend Power. In my opinion, TD is far more appealing than BNS from a total long-term investment return perspective. Furthermore, I deem TD's credit risk to be [...]
A good time to initiate a BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) position would have been in late September/early October. However, due to an unexpected opportunity disclosed in my FFJ Portfolio – September 2022 Report, I regretfully had to remain on the sidelines. By the time my liquidity had improved, BLK's share price had rocketed higher and its [...]