Investing

There is so much that we could learn from all these three men but, sadly, just like we saw in 2008, most Americans are ignoring the warnings. The mainstream media has conditioned the public to trust them, and right now the mainstream media is insisting that everything is going to be just fine, so will everything be just fine as the months roll along? We will just have to wait and see.

Compounding can be tricky to calculate in your head, however, unless you’re a math whiz. The good news is you can use a mathematical shortcut called the “rule of 72” to quickly estimate how long it takes an investment with a fixed annual return to double in size.

I have come up with 10 rather intriguing-looking small companies that are also attractive from a valuation perspective. The portfolio review lists them by ticker, name, sector, debt to capital, P/E ratio, price to cash flow, dividend yield, market cap, near-term estimated earnings per share growth and longer-term trend line estimated EPS growth.

In December I listed my top 5 overall silver stocks to buy in 2016 and, since almost 4 months have passed since that article was published, here's an update on how each of the picks have performed (up 94.55% on average in the 1st quarter compared to "only" 51.2% performance for the SIL).

While gold has increased 19% year-to-date, mining stocks are up 56% on average over the same time but, interestingly, the extent of the average increase in price depends on the market cap of the stock.

Resource stock returns during the past few years have been downright lousy but that’s not to say investors should neglect the sector. It offers tremendous value currently and has historically produced some eye-popping gains. Here is a portfolio of 10 stocks we think will outperform long-term during both good and not-so-good times.

An attractive aspect of owning dividend paying stocks, specifically, dividend growth equities, is the fact they tend to hold up better in down market environments. The favorable result from this characteristic is it takes a smaller upside return to make up the losses incurred in a market decline. Here are the details.

The bull market from early 2009 into May 2015 looks just like every bubble in history. It follows the Masters and Johnson chart for the male orgasm – there’s a rise, a climax, and a sharp fall!

This article presents 10 Dividend Contenders that I considered most attractive based on valuation and forecast long-term earnings and dividend growth. Hopefully, there is something here for every reader depending upon their own unique investment goals and objectives.

Dividends are a key part of most investors’ financial strategy. However, not all dividends are created equal, and chasing yield can often end in tears. To help investors select the best income stocks, Société Générale publishes a monthly income screen, highlighting the best dividend stocks in developed markets based on a number of quality criteria. The bank also publishes a high dividend risk screen, which picks out those companies that are most likely to cut their dividends in the near future. Hopefully, they will help you improve your investing process to some degree.