Remembering Why Low-Priced Stocks Are So Intriguing
DEAR INVESTOR, 2014 has not been a good year for small-capitalization stocks so far. Since the start of the year, the Russell 2000 has declined 3.7% versus a 7.4% gain for the S&P 500. Overall,...
View ArticleAPT: Profit Taking
Alpha Pro Tech (APT) was profiled on and then again on 12/15/11 when it was priced at $1.21 and again on 12/30/13, when it traded at $1.98. It has also been in the Master List more often than not...
View ArticleWrestling With Volatility
DEAR INVESTOR, I wrote in the recent past about the need to fasten our seatbelts in anticipation of some stock-market turbulence. We’d been above the fray for a while as our stocks outperformed the...
View ArticleHow About Those Correlations!
DEAR INVESTOR, How about those correlations! “Correlation” is the measure of the extent to which one numerical series matches up with another. A correlation of 1.00 means both series move exactly in...
View ArticleWhat We Know and What We Don’t Know
DEAR INVESTOR, Uncertainty and the stock market have always gone together like two peas in the proverbial pod. That said, however, the market is definitely not random. Yeah, yeah, I know all about...
View ArticleThe Leading Oil Forecaster: Max (My Dog)
DEAR INVESTOR, So do you have a clue where oil prices are heading? If so, get back to me. I’d really like to know. I tried asking my Max, my dog but he just gave me a blank look and propped his front...
View ArticleBalance Sheets: The Good Kind Of BS
DEAR INVESTOR, We know what makes stocks worthwhile, right? Those who took formal classes or read substantive books cite factors such as the present value of expected future cash flows. Those who...
View ArticleAgainst the Grain
DEAR INVESTOR, I don’t typically write much about short interest, but I check it all the time. It’s not by any means a silver-bullet. If short interest is very low or is declining, this can be seen as...
View ArticleComing Out Of The Shadows
DEAR INVESTOR, Are you among the many who look askance at momentum investing? That would be understandable. Perhaps the easiest way to lose money on Wall Street is to buy a stock merely because it has...
View ArticleGetting Serious And Getting Real About Diversification
DEAR INVESTOR, We all know we need to diversify. It may be the single most frequently repeated item of investment wisdom. Actually, though, that may be a problem. It’s been repeated so often, it’s easy...
View ArticleEquity Income in the Low-Priced Stock World
DEAR INVESTOR, On the one hand, we should all appreciate the continuing presence of rock-bottom interest rates. Arguably, that’s been a big factor in the overall bull market having lasted far longer...
View ArticleBack To Risk-On Versus Risk-Off
DEAR INVESTOR, Are you familiar with the phrases “Risk On” and “Risk Off?” I’m not sure how or when they were coined, but they have become useful of late in identifying the attitude of the investment...
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