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I prefer to forecast the intrinsic values of individual businesses based on their earnings justified fundamental values. Earnings will be the primary driver of stock price for both a specific company and an index. In this article I’ll talk about why the S&P500 is fairly valued and will look at statistical S&P 500 valuations based on the Shiller PE ratio calculation. […]

Founded in 1980, Amgen (AMGN) is the world’s largest biotechnology company with a current market cap of just under $68 billion.  However, in spite of its already large size, we believe that Amgen has ample room to continue growing their earnings at above-average rates into the foreseeable future. Hit the jump to find out why. […]

As I routinely do, I was recently searching for a hidden gem stock investment.  In other words, I was trying to identify a preverbal diamond in the rough.  In doing so, I discovered Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG), a stock that has soundly outperformed the stock market since 2009. […]

There have been many recent published articles and discussions that indicate that dividends have become the Rodney Dangerfield of the investing world.  In short, dividends get no respect.  We believe that dividends represent a return bonus and this article is written to provide evidence of our thesis. […]

Currently Microsoft (MSFT) is attracting a lot of attention thanks to its launch of Windows 8 and many exciting new products based on this important upgrade. However, there is a lot of negative bias applied to this tech behemoth.  The goal of this article is to provide the truth about Microsoft, the company and the stock.  […]

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the world’s largest supplier of high performance Internet networking systems and solutions. Cisco reported earnings yesterday and the market seems pleased with what it saw. In this article we’ll cover why it’s a great choice for your portfolio moving forward. […]

At the risk of jumping on the everybody’s-writing-articles-on-Apple-bandwagon, this article is offered at the request of a loyal reader.  Our objective is to put not only Apple’s valuation into perspective, but also what we believe to be the current undervaluation of technology stocks in general.  […]

There continues to be a lot of opinion and speculation regarding whether the S&P 500, or the stock market, or stock prices in general are overvalued or not. In this article we will attempt to demonstrate via the PE equals 15 thesis the true value of the S&P 500. […]

We would agree with those that contend that we have been in a stealth bull market for the last 18 months or more.  Stocks were so cheap prior to this stealth bull-run that even though they have risen, there are still many stocks that remain fairly priced and even many that are undervalued. Blue-chip Dividend Aristocrats represent one of the best examples of our thesis. […]

In Part 1, we laid out several classifications of equities that comprise the S&P 500, and in our follow-ups we are focusing on each of these classifications one at a time, in order to focus on finding fair valuation within each category. In this part 3, we turn our attention to the highest yielding stocks that are constituents on the S&P 500. […]

In this and the following articles in this series will look at bargains that can be found within various equity classes.  In this part two, we will look for bargains in high-growth stocks. Although this may be the riskiest equity asset class of all, it is also the most profitable. […]

Whenever there is a rise in stock values as we have experienced over the past year or so, it seems to be human nature to automatically assume that valuations have become too high.  However, although it is possible that this is true, it is not necessarily so. […]