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Investing Horror Stories and Zombie Companies [Podcast]

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For this Halloween Special, we look back at investments that turned into horror stories and companies going nowhere, like zombies. Make sure you identify what they have in common to avoid the next, and don't miss the end with some "back from the dead" stocks! Make sure you only pick the right assets for you. Download the Stock Checklist now! You'll Learn As the name suggests, horror investing stories are the ones we all try to avoid and happen when everything turns bad. Let’s start …

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Should You Buy New Dividend Payers: Meta, Google, and Salesforce? [Podcast]

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Meta, Alphabet, and Salesforce were healthy businesses making profits and seen as “the big guys.” Why did they start paying a dividend? What does it change for them... and for you? Should you grab some shares? You'll Learn Before we dive into the impact of these new dividend payers, let’s discuss their business model. Of course, we all know Meta because of Facebook and Instagram, but how would you describe it from a business point of view? When we say Google, we immediately see the …

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Economic Moats: Intangible Assets, Cost Advantages, and Scale

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Concluding our series of articles on economic moats, this week we look at the intangible assets, cost advantages, and scale efficiency factors that contribute to companies’ economic moats. Missed last week’s article? No worries, get it here. Learn to invest with confidence. Download our recession-proof portfolio workbook. Intangible assets Intangible assets include intellectual property, brand equity, customer relationships, and proprietary technology. Intellectual Property …

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Economic Moats: Switching Costs and the Network Effect

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Following last week’s article describing the concept of economic moat, we now look at switching costs and the network effect. Both are competitive advantages that protect a company, in other words, that contribute to that company’s economic moat. Switching cost High switching costs make it difficult, costly, or both for customers to switch from one supplier to another. A company enjoying this type of protection is said to have a sticky business model because the switching costs make its …

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Add Economic Moats to Your Stock Analysis

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Adding economic moats to your stock analysis can help you to develop and be confident in your investment thesis, i.e., why a stock is a good pick for your portfolio. A company’s economic moat can also shed light on loser stocks you have and don’t know what to do with. A moat is a ditch, either dry or filled with water, surrounding a castle or town, that acts as a primary line of defense. Historically, moats were used to protect our most precious asset: where we live. The term economic moat …

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Optimize Your Portfolio Review

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Optimize your portfolio review! I’ll grant you that portfolio review isn’t exciting, can be tedious really, but if we skip it, we’re unaware of key events and information. We end up with rock bottom stock prices and dividend cuts taking us completely by surprise! I cannot stress enough that you should never make a trade based solely on short-term performance. While the past two years have been frustrating, don’t deviate from your investment process. You probably have losers, in your …

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