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PRICES SOAR: Diesel Shortage Could Cripple America’s Economy

May 13, 2022 By Dick Young

Prices for diesel fuel are soaring, and shortages of the critical transportation fuel could leave economies, including America's, in shambles. At MarketWatch, Dan Molinski reports on the fears of a shortage of diesel, writing: One of the U.S.'s largest truck stops, Love's, said Wednesday it is closely watching its diesel fuel supplies in the Northeast amid growing concerns of industry-wide shortages, but said it has no plans to limit purchases. "Love's is monitoring the fluid situation on the East Coast, we have experienced minimal outages during low traffic hours," Oklahoma-based Love's … [Read more...]

Young’s Retirement Compounders Clearly Dominate!

April 27, 2022 By Dick Young

Two decades ago, I developed the Retirement Compounders (RCs) as a portfolio to hold through thick and thin.  Concentration is on dividends and on compound interest. Expectations are justifiably modest. The Prudent Man Rule overrides all. This year, 2022, has caught most investors unprepared. The results have been pretty horrifying. Here is what I mean: The S&P 500 Total Return: -12.0% YTD. The NASDAQ: -20.0% YTD. By contrast the RC’S have held steady .The story line here, as it always is, Dividends. The Retirement Compounders (dividends/compounding-based): … [Read more...]

The Magic of Compound Interest

April 5, 2022 By Dick Young

Back in 1964, I began a lifelong mission as a disciple of compound interest investing. In those earliest days, home base was Clayton Securities at 147 Milk St. in Boston’s financial district. By 1971 I had gotten into institutional trading and research with Model, Roland & Co. on Federal Street. My first accounts were Fidelity Investments and Wellington Management. Today, over 50 years have somehow flown by, and I am still doing business, a whole lot of it, daily with Fidelity (my family investment firm’s custodian) and Wellington (my own account’s largest positions). Wellington, … [Read more...]

You Won’t Believe How Much My Favorite Investing Book Costs

January 27, 2022 By Dick Young

An interesting article came across my desk late last year. It was from Abe Books, an online used book retailer that sources books from shops across the country. The article was a list of the most expensive books sold by Abe Books up to that point in 2021. There were many fine old books on the list, but one immediately caught my attention—a 1934 first edition of Graham and Dodd’s Security Analysis. The description of the book from Abe Books read: The Bible for stock market investors and the most important finance book of the 20th century. A 1934 first edition, first printing. Graham … [Read more...]

When Bigger Is Better

January 20, 2022 By Dick Young

Originally posted October 22, 2021.  Supply chain disruptions and rising raw materials costs are eating into profitability and resulting in shortages of products for many firms. Procter and Gamble is not immune to rising prices and supply chain disruptions, but strong brand value and impressive scale have enabled the company to navigate the environment better than some. Price hikes are being passed onto consumers and P&G is finding a way to keep its products in stock by leveraging its scale. Sharon Terlep writes in The Wall Street Journal: Procter & Gamble Co. said that it expects … [Read more...]

SOLD OUT: Inflation, Supply Issues Limit Customer Options

October 5, 2021 By Dick Young

Companies faced with limited supplies of raw materials and rising costs of goods are narrowing down the models of products they make to only the most profitable. That usually means that they are building the higher-end, pricier models in their product portfolios, leaving families with lower earnings unable to find cheaper alternatives. The Wall Street Journal reports: Anthony Coughlin’s appliance shop has little trouble filling orders for high-tech washing machines or designer ovens. More difficult: satisfying customers on the hunt for bare-bones, low-budget machines. “There was a day when … [Read more...]

A Case Study in Dividend Success

September 29, 2021 By Dick Young

At Young Research, when we look for dividend stocks for the Retirement Compounders, we favor companies with strong balance sheets, stable businesses, a healthy dividend yield, and a history of increasing dividends. What does that look like in practical terms? While the ideal company financial position for the RCs can vary by industry and sector, Procter & Gamble serves as a nice case study in dividend success. A Strong Balance Sheet We look for companies with strong balance sheets because financial strength provides flexibility during tumultuous times in the business cycle. Procter … [Read more...]

Gold’s True Story

September 16, 2021 By Dick Young

Back in 1971, I had just started in the institutional research and trading business on Federal St. in Boston. Our firm traded and researched gold shares. I would in fact shortly be on the way to London to begin research on a lengthy gold study. This presentation by Claudio Grass published on LewRockwell.com is pretty much as I remember events, and is a great summary of the facts and events of that time. He writes (abridged): This year marked the 50th anniversary of President Nixon’s decision to unilaterally close the “gold window”. The impact of this move can hardly be overstated. It … [Read more...]

Why Mutual Funds No Longer Work for Your Retirement

July 23, 2021 By Dick Young

My recent study covers four of the most widely owned equity-based mutual funds. Vanguard Equity Income Vanguard Dividend Growth T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fidelity Dividend Growth Here’s the 10-year compounded growth rate for each: T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth 12.0% Vanguard Dividend Growth 12.0%, Vanguard Equity Income 11.7% Fidelity Dividend Growth 10.0%. Today, each of these four multi-billion dollar funds has become far too big to allow crafting a portfolio with a suitable number of stocks that would meet my criteria. There are simply not enough … [Read more...]

Work to Make Money/Invest to Save Money

May 28, 2021 By Dick Young

The U.S. government must finally wise up and put an immediate end to the insane double taxation of dividends. The government, facilitated by the Fed, is in an ongoing war to destroy the value of the dollar by printing money beyond any reasonable rate of expansion. Simply take a look at real estate prices to witness the explosion in liquidity. Do not let the government destroy the value of your retirement. Demand that the government ends the double taxation of dividends! Originally posted October 17, 2017. With the exception of the large sums of money that I invested in zero-coupon … [Read more...]

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