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Tootsie Roll Industries: A Very Safe Dividend King With Iconic Brands
Dividend kings, stocks with 50+ consecutive years of dividend growth, are a rare and prized collection of generally low risk income growth investments. Many of these companies have established leadership positions in the markets they serve through some combination of economies of scale, intellectual property, and customer relationships. In the case of Tootsie Roll (TR), […]
Can Amazon Be Stopped?
(Photo Credit: JouWatch) Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN): Consumer Discretionary – Internet & Catalog Retail | Reports July 27th, AMC. The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $1.49, which is nine cents higher than Wall Street and a decrease of 21% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking for sales of $37.36B which is roughly in line with […]
There’s A Hole In The Middle Of Doughnut Economics
The last 30 years have seen the demise of the Soviet Union and its administrative-command economy as well as a revolution in technology and trade that has reduced the transaction costs of using markets. Many governments around the world have recognized the reality of the power of markets, liberalizing international trade and de-nationalizing production to […]
4 ETFs To Ride On 16-Year High Consumer Confidence
After sluggish spending in recent months, consumers now appear to be optimistic as we enter into the second half of the year. This is especially true as consumer sentiment recovered to near record levels in July after falling for two consecutive months. The Consumer Confidence Index, as indicated by the Conference Board, surged to a […]
E Fed Stays Put
Earlier today, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and the FOMC decided to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged, at 1-1.25%. The two-day policy meeting also resulted with the committee announcing that they will start to normalize their massive $4.5 trillion balance sheet of Mortgage Backed Securities and US Treasuries “relatively soon.” Both “decisions” seemed to […]
Millennials Are Killing Motorcycles Too
There’s nothing sadder than a new Harley-Davidson “hog” coming off the assembly line… Only to be greeted by skeptical looks from millennials wondering: “Yo, where’s the USB port on this thing, dude?” I’m joking, but America’s premier motorcycle maker recently received an up-close look at the dangers of not paying close enough attention to the […]
Draghi Did Not Keep His Promise
It is like a great many things forgotten now, but five years ago today the head of the ECB compared Europe to a bumblebee. That’s not quite right, however, as Mario Draghi really said the euro was like a bumblebee, but you’d be forgiven for mixing the two up. The purpose of his folksy analogy was so […]
GasLog – Chart Of The Day
The Chart of the Day belongs to GasLog (GLOG). This Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier is a turnaround growth stock. I found it first by using Value Line to screen its data base for stocks analysts predict will have at least 10% growth in both Revenue and Earnings over the next 3-5 years. I used Barchart to sort that […]
Mid-Year Valuation Review
One of the key issues in the stock market revolves around the idea of valuations. Cutting to the chase, the question is whether or not the growth rate of the economy and, in turn, earnings, is strong enough to justify what most see as lofty valuation levels in stocks. One of the key lessons I’ve […]
Housing Bubble 2.0: Making America More Unstable Again
With low inflation and continuing stagnation in median wages another housing bubble is just what the doctor ordered as a cure for the last financial crisis, caused in part by the rampant financial fraud associated with Housing Bubble 1.0. And it looks like we have yet another tech stock bubble well underway. While the public […]
