While Japanese stocks have for years has yielded little for investors, some top value investors are keen on the country. In a column for SmartMoney, Brett Arends writes that Japan’s…
Day: December 19, 2011
Doll: Focus on Dividends and Free Cash Flow
Blackrock’s Bob Doll says investors should focus on firms that pay strong dividends — but make sure that the firms have the free cash flows to raise their dividends. “Dividends…
Gross: Low Rates May Be Obstructing Recovery
Could central banks’ near-zero interest rate policies actually be hampering growth rather than stimulating it? PIMCO’s Bill Gross says that may well be the case. In an op-ed piece for…
O'Shaughnessy On How To Deal With The "Cruel Beast"
The emotional ups and downs of the past few years have had many investors jumping in and out of the stock market in alternating bouts of fear and relief. Quantitative…