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Some investors will overlook Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-a and BRK-b) as a potential high quality investment because they strictly adhere to rigid dividend related criteria. A great many investors focus exclusively on investing in companies that have a dividend yield of X% or greater. Other investors refrain from investing in companies unless they have a [...]
Genuine Parts Company (GPC) has increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years. This article looks at valuation based on FY2018 results and FY2019 guidance. Summary GPC has just released Q4 and FY2018 results, provided FY2019 guidance, and has increased its dividend for the 63rd consecutive year. GPC failed in its efforts to extricate itself from [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
I periodically employ a conservative 'out of the money covered call' option strategy when I think I can generate some option premium income and I have a strong probability of retaining the underlying security. Within the last few months I have written articles in which I have disclosed that I have initiated short-term out-of-the-money covered [...]
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 [...]
Summary SJM is a company undergoing a transformation. Short-term results can, therefore, occasionally fall short of projections. Other well known names in the Consumer Goods, Processed and Packaged Goods space have performed poorly over the past year. SJM is attractively valued. Its forward adjusted PE has not been this low since the Financial Crisis. I [...]
BCE, Rogers, and Telus are Canada's 3 largest publicly traded telecommunications companies. All three are solid long-term investments for investors seeking a lower level of volatility. Each company, however, has a different dividend policy which will likely influence an investor's investment decision. This article compares each company's dividend policy. Summary BCE, Rogers Communications, and [...]
This is my October 2018 FFJ Portfolio dividend income update. The portfolio was created in January 2017 for the purpose of demonstrating how investing in well managed companies with competitive advantages can assist investors in reaching their long-term financial goals without the need to speculate or to chase dividend yield. Stock values rise. Stock [...]
