Strategy

Growth companies are not necessarily companies that grow quickly, or at all. Many burn out and fade away. Today, we’ll take a look at what a growth company is, whether we should invest, and some ideas on determining an appropriate buy price. Growth Companies You can read the details from investopedia here. A growth company

I wrote recently about a decision not to buy a stock. Read here. This is something I don’t write about enough. It’s fun to talk about our winners. “I bought shares of (name your favorite) and it doubled in 2 months!! That’s what we like, and that’s what people want to hear about. Or, some

I was a little surprised last week when yet another executive order made the scene. This one targeted the assets available for investment in worker’s 401k plans. I’d like to say that I can see the benefit of this, but I just can’t. Before we get into the analysis, let’s take a look at the

Today we’re going to poke fun at conventional wisdom. Saddle up! A guy walks up to you on the street. He says he’s got a great deal on an over-valued stock. You: Conventional wisdom tells us 2 is the right answer. 1 is acceptable, and 3 is crazy talk. That’s not just me sayin’. Look

I’ve written a bit about covered call options here, here and here. But here’s a brief overview. I buy 100 shares of a company I like. This is the key. It needs to be a company I’d be happy holding for 5 or more years regardless of what the price does. Once I own the

I’ve written posts on dividend paying companies. I love a great American business that has been around for decades, and rewards shareholders with a check every quarter. Whirlpool caught my attention in 2020. It has brands like Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, and JennAir. It’s located in the US and has been around since 1955. Whirlpool

Yesterday’s post was a refresh of my thesis on Tesla. I own shares and with a disappointing earnings report and lots of bad press recently, I decided it was time to check in on my thesis. The usual stuff – what were the reasons I bought in the first place, do they still hold true???

It’s hard to go a day without reading a news story about Tesla’s struggles. Yesterday was Tesla’s quarterly earnings release so we saw: I’m a Tesla shareholder, so what does this mean to me (and you)? The Media The media has turned on Elon. I won’t get into why and whether it’s warranted, but 2019’s