Dividends Then and Now Are the Answer
I learned from Ben Graham nearly six decades ago that there's no better way to assess an investment than the cold hard cash it...
Four Questions You Should Ask Before Investing in Stocks
Investing wisely demands due diligence. While there are certainly thousands of variables affecting any investment decision, narrowing down your focus with some broad questions...
In Wine and Investing, One Must Get the Big Picture Right
There are few subjects studied by so many, but still so little understood as investing and wine. Nearly everyone you meet has an opinion...
The Dividend Plan
Panic selling during periods of market decline can be devastating to your long-term investment success. In 1987 many investors were frightened out of the...
Here’s What You Need to Know about Dividends
In November 1999 tech stocks with no dividends seemed like a sure bet. Despite the hype, I was still doing my best to encourage...
What Are You Getting Paid?
It’s a seemingly simple question, what are you getting paid? Most people can recall their weekly or monthly employment income without hesitation, but do...
Remember This to Survive 2019 Market Turmoil
The new year is here, and America’s stock markets are weathering some turmoil after ending 2018 mired in volatility. There are some concerns about...
The Historical Primacy of Dividends
In July 2011 I wrote:
On page 480 of 1962’s Security Analysis by Graham, Dodd, and Cottle, I underlined the above header. Since that time,...
The Three Word Secret to Sound Investing
If you aren’t getting paid regularly for your investment in a company’s stock, you are taking it on faith that someday, at the precise...
Stock Market Playing Defense?
Defensive industries have been leading more speculative sectors in the S&P 500 this month. Akane Otani writes in The Wall Street Journal:
This month, the...