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11 May

Screening for Quality Dividend Paying Stocks

Before I begin analyzing dividend paying stocks, I would like to develop a screen that will allow the ‘cream of the crop’ dividend payers to rise to the top.
One simple way would be to simply use the list provided by Mergent Dividend Achievers. This site offers a list of the cream of the crop […]

Popularity: 47%

03 May

Rule #1 Screen Results

In order to help me find Rule #1 businesses quickly, I developed a stock screen as I had discussed in my last post. My goal was to quickly find businesses that not only met the Rule #1 criteria for a wonderful business but were also selling at attractive prices.
To determine my moat, I screened […]

Popularity: 32%

02 May

Screening for Rule #1 Businesses

Having read “The Standard and Poor’s Guide to Selecting Stocks“, I am ready to define my stock criteria.
After having looked at the various investment styles within the book, Rule #1 investors definitely resemble the screens for growth at a reasonable price (GARP). After all, a Rule #1 investor is looking for a company with […]

Popularity: 29%

01 May

Book Review: Selecting Stocks by Michael Kaye

As I was perusing my local library, I found “The Standard & Poor’s Guide to Selecting Stocks” by Michael Kaye. A book that was all stock screening!
Pros:

Detailed book clearly explaining different characteristics that can be screened and when each specific characteristic would be used.
Explained types of screens that can be wrong for different types […]

Popularity: 21%

29 Apr

Importance of Stock Screeners

Well, so far my search continues for a “wonderful business selling at an attractive price.” Although I have found some wonderful businesses that I would like to own, they have not been selling at attractive prices. When I think of it, I believe I was quite lucky in finding these wonderful businesses. […]

Popularity: 21%

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