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In the News: August 14, 2011

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Betting on Bank of America Over Apple at Yahoo!Finance Time to Bet on Bank of America at Barron’s Why Contrarians Shouldn’t Consider Bank of America at Investor’s Business Daily Bank of America’s back-door TARP at Fortune Can Washington handle ‘too … Continue reading →

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NLO Dividend Watch List: July 22, 2011

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It was a great week for the market as the S&P 500 continued to move up toward the 1,350 mark and closed the week up 2.2%.  The Dow didn’t fair so well but nevertheless closed the week up 1.6% and … Continue reading →

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In the News: June 26, 2011

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Fraud In Chinese Reverse Mergers on American Exchanges — And We’re Surprised? at Forbes Chinese Reverse Merger Companies: The Auditor Angle at Forbes Table of Chinese Reverse Mergers on U.S. Exchanges at Bloomberg China Play May Buffet Buffett at Barron’s The Next Mortgage Bombshell at … Continue reading →

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NLO Dividend Watch List: June 24, 2011

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The market continues to correct.  The S&P 500 is now down 7.5% from its recent peak while the Dow dipped below the 12,000 mark, a -7.3% pull back from the recent peak.  Our investment filter showed 50 companies within 11% of … Continue reading →

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Investment Observation: Wesco Financial Corp. (WSC) at $321.24

Posted on August 24, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Today’s Investment Observation is on Wesco Financial (WSC). According to Value Line, Wesco Financial is a diversified company engaged “…in the insurance, furniture rental, and steel service center businesses in the United States.” Charles T. Munger heads Wesco Financial (WSC) … Continue reading →

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Water Utilities Look Affordable

Posted on March 7, 2010 by | Comments Off on Water Utilities Look Affordable

As we have indicated in our February 26th posting, “as a sector, the water utilities are the most undervalued in our Dividend Achiever Watch List.” After the rumblings in the water utility sector this week with the announced acquisition of … Continue reading →

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A Simple Way to Avoid Losing Money in Stocks

Posted on February 20, 2010 by | 4 comments

One of the easiest and most sure-fire ways to avoid losing money in stocks is to assume that every investment at some point will lose 50% or more. From this standpoint, all investments will be the most judicious and thoughtful. … Continue reading →

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John Maynard Keynes: Investor

Posted on February 18, 2010 by | 1 comment

Just as Charles H. Dow is the most unsung economist that ever lived, so too is John Maynard Keynes (JMK) the most unheralded speculator to “play” the markets. The following is our research into the investment style of JMK to … Continue reading →

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Dividend Achiever Watch List

Posted on February 12, 2010 by | Comments Off on Dividend Achiever Watch List

At the end of the week, my watch list contains 27 companies. Here is my watch list for February 12 , 2010. Symbol Name Price % Yr Low P/E EPS Div/Shr Yield Payout Ratio THFF First Financial Cor 26.49 4.58% … Continue reading →

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Dividend Achiever Watch List

Posted on January 29, 2010 by | Comments Off on Dividend Achiever Watch List

At the end of the week, my watch list contains 22 companies compared to 21 companies from the previous week. Here are the companies on my watch list as of January 29, 2010. Symbol Name Price % Yr Low P/E … Continue reading →

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Warren Buffett’s View on Inflation

Posted on September 13, 2009 by | Comments Off on Warren Buffett’s View on Inflation

I read a lot on a daily basis. Nothing gets me more excited than to see a new editorial by great investors such as Bill Gross of PIMCO and Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway. I’ve learn a great deal from … Continue reading →

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