Investment Jungle

My goal at Investment Jungle was to explore current stock picking strategy and techniques to develop my own system. The first system that I decided to analyze was Phil Town’s “Rule #1” system. Unknowingly, I had entered the realm of value investing. Looking at company fundamentals, determining the intrinsic value of the […]

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Pros:
1. Excellent investing information.
2. Very interesting stories about Warren Buffett.
Cons:
1. Too much great information. I have to read the book again!
Rating: ***** (5 out of 5)

“How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett” by Timothy Vick was an excellent read. From reading about Warren Buffett’s personal experiences to a ton of excellent information on […]

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Welcome everyone to the 38th running of the Festival of Stocks! And your lovable host, Average Joe, will take you through the exciting, high quality articles you expect from the Festival of Stocks.
Stock Analysis
RYS Pick of the Day - Cobra Electronics Corp. posted at Rock Your Stocks
This stock analysis finds that with Cobra’s recent […]

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Bebe Stores Company caught my eye after coming up on one of my Rule #1 stock screens. Let’s put this company through its paces and see how it does.
Company Profile:
From Yahoo Finance:
bebe stores, inc. engages in the design, development, and production of a line of women�s apparel and accessories. Its product offering includes a […]

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Today, I will be looking at Diodes Company (DIOD) that is listed on the NASDAQ.
Company Profile:
From ADVFN Financials:
Global supplier of low pin-count standard semiconductor products. The Company designs, manufactures & markets semiconductors focused on diverse end-use applications in the consumer electronics, computing, industrial, communications & automotive sectors.
Financial Analysis:
Let’s bring up the Big Five numbers that […]

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Next company that showed up on my Rule #1 stock screener was Ceradyne Inc. (CRDN). Turns out that I have already analyzed that company as it had come out of a previous screen that I had created.
You can find the results for Ceradyne Inc. in this post and this post.
Moving right along, we come […]

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After having done my preliminary analysis of Encore Wire Company (WIRE), I decided that this company definitely deserves further study to determine if it is a Rule #1 wonderful business.
Company Profile:
The company profile was highlighted during my preliminary analysis. Encore Wire Company is a low cost manufacturer of copper electrical building wire […]

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My new Rule #1 screen delivered a list of 31 potential wonderful businesses selling at attractive prices. And at the top of my list, with an earnings yield of 15.08, was Encore Wire Company (WIRE). And of course, Investment Jungle reader Tri had recommended that I have a look at this stock.
Company Profile:
From […]

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This has been a busy week at Investment Jungle. I was able to contribute to 4 (that’s right, four!) investing carnivals.

Festival of Stocks #37 over at Value Investing News
Investors Blog Network Festival #7 over at Money, Matter and More Musings
Carnival of Personal Finance #101 over at FIRE Finance
Tour of Canadian Personal Finance Blogs over […]

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Investment Jungle reader Tri mentioned a couple of stocks that he considers are wonderful businesses selling at an attractive price. That got me thinking that I should re-evaluate the screen that I initially used to find these Rule #1 companies.
So, I sat down and came up with a screen for finding these wonderful Rule […]

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