The milestone of the Dow hitting 20,000 in late January should be taken with a grain of salt, writes Validea CEO John Reese in this week’s Nasdaq. He argues that,…
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Buffett's Breakfast Benchmark
Having a disciplined, yet somewhat flexible, spending strategy is one insight investors can glean from Warren Buffett’s daily breakfast routine, writes Validea CEO John Reese in a recent issue of…
On Becoming Warren Buffett and Some Fat-Pitch Picks
As explained by the legend himself in the recent HBO documentary “Becoming Warren Buffett”, the Oracle of Omaha stays within what he calls his “Circle of Competence” when investing. This…
Warren Buffett on "Free Money " Plus Four Picks
In one of his many interviews, Warren Buffett explained how the insurance industry offers the opportunity to “invest in other people’s money and keep all the earnings on those investments,”…
Three Stocks that Follow Peter Lynch's Investment Style
The highly successful track record of Fidelity’s Magellan fund throughout the 1980s made then-manager Peter Lynch a household name. In a recent Globe and Mail article, Validea CEO John Reese…
Four Retail Stocks That Could Deliver
The retail industry has been under fire lately, grappling with a list of challenges including suffering sales, store closures, and an ever-increasing shift toward e-commerce. In this week’s Forbes, Validea…
Four High-Quality Picks with 3% Dividends
When Warren Buffett is on the hunt for strong companies, one of his go-to metrics is return-on-equity, writes Validea CEO John Reese in his latest article for Nasdaq. Reese explains…
Stocks that Could Benefit from the High Price of Raising Kids
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that married, middle-income parents will spend $233,610 to raise a child born in 2015 from infancy to adulthood, a figure…
Three Picks that Benjamin Graham Would Approve
The difference between a company’s actual value (net working capital minus debt) and the value at which its shares sell in the market describes what Benjamin Graham called the “margin…
Five Picks that Could Get a Boost if Dodd-Frank is Repealed
There is a flurry of debate over the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (commonly referred to a Dodd-Frank), the negative impact it has had on small, regional…