It has been a rough two weeks for me. Nothing really special happens but I started to feel the weight of the big train I decided to push forward since January; working out 4 times a week, working 60-70hrs per week; coaching my son at soccer 3 times a week, being part of 2 fund raising committee (one for school and one for poor children in my city), etc. So far, I’ve way ahead in each goal I’ve fixed in the beginning of the year. But over the past two weeks, I’ve slowed down; I just couldn’t …
Finding the Right Stock in The Current Market
Have you taken a look at the recent earnings? It is without any surprise that many US companies posted slow revenue growth due to either a “challenging” environment or (an even more common excuse: due to a strong US dollar. I follow primarily dividend stock results and many of them are international businesses. No need to explain that a strong US dollar is hurting many dividend stocks in particular. The market didn’t overreact as it was more a mild earnings season without many …
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Our Itinerary First Draft!
Since the beginning of the year, my wife and I are constantly working on the project of our lives; sell everything to travel across North and Central America with our children. Two weeks ago, we made another big step by putting our house up for sale. Since we plan to leave sometime in summer 2016, we are giving ourselves about a year to sell our house. What if we sell right now, this summer? Well… we will live half the time in our RV and half the time at my mother’s house I guess! This would …
Lockheed Martin Nice Run, But What’s Left?
Summary: The stock is up 123% over the past 5 years, excluding a juicy dividend Dividend is growing at a 18.60% annualized rate for the past 5 years After recent earrings, the stock is down. Is there anything left? Dividend Stocks Rock Quick Stats Sector: Industrial, Aerospace & Defense 5 Year Revenue Growth: 0.78% 5 Year EPS Growth: 8.00% 5 Year Dividend Growth: 18.60% Current Dividend Yield: 3.16% What Makes Lockheed Martin a Good …
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Emotion Creates the Motion
Emotion Creates the Motion Have you heard that somewhere? I know, the real official quote is the opposite (motion creates emotion) and it comes from Boiler Room: It seems a bit simplistic; but I believe emotion creates the motion. I believe one can change his future if he’s fully invested in it. I’m pretty sure you have encountered this question during an interview; If your friends or colleagues were here; how would they describe you? Well… my friends, my family, my …
Stock Valuation – The Mystery of the Discount Rate
After offering the Dividend Toolkit at a rebate for the whole month of April, I’ve had many questions about stock valuation, most precisely about the discount rate. The discount rate is used to determine a stock value through the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model and the Dividend Discount Model (DDM). The problem is that depending on which number you use as the discount rate, the stock you are analyzing could look like the perfect underdog just because you didn’t put a high enough discount …
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