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Tuesdays With Morrie

Tuesdays With Morrie

I recently read Tuesdays with Morrie for the second time,  and I highly recommend it. A dying teacher is sharing life lessons with a student.

Good Companies Don’t Always Make Good Stocks

Good Companies Don’t Always Make Good Stocks

Dividend investing risks are real, Coca-Cola proves a strong brand isn’t always a strong stock when growth slows and valuations stay high.

Finding High-Quality Companies Today

Finding High-Quality Companies Today

Markets look stretched, but finding high-quality companies at the right price is still possible with patience and a focus on value.

What Not to Buy in Today’s Stock Market

What Not to Buy in Today’s Stock Market

With overvalued stocks everywhere, chasing yield is dangerous. Caution and patience matter more than fear of missing out in today’s market.

Little Moments, or How to Give a Great Speech

Little Moments, or How to Give a Great Speech

I was supposed to give a presentation at the GuruFocus conference in Omaha. The speech ended up being the best presentation I have probably ever given, and I have given plenty of them over the last ten years.

How To Stay Rational In the Irrational World

How To Stay Rational In the Irrational World

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Read This Before You Buy Your Next Stock

Read This Before You Buy Your Next Stock

Stock investing research is essential - don’t buy based on articles alone. Test assumptions, dig deeper, and build conviction before investing.

Why Cognizant Shines Brighter as a Stock Pick

Why Cognizant Shines Brighter as a Stock Pick

Cognizant stock offers growth, cash strength, and activist-driven upside—making it one of the most compelling picks in outsourcing today.

The Pharma Stocks We’re Buying Now

The Pharma Stocks We’re Buying Now

We’re buying pharma stocks - Mylan and McKesson - for their cash flows, pricing power, and growth, all at valuations too cheap to ignore.

Trump Hates Them - We Love Them

Trump Hates Them – We Love Them

Despite Trump’s attacks, pharmaceutical stocks like Amgen, Allergan, and Gilead remain durable businesses with pricing power and growth tailwinds.

Apple vs Coke

Apple vs Coke

Apple vs Coke highlights why valuation matters - great companies don’t always equal great stocks if prices ignore growth headwinds.

Amgen - Biology vs. Chemistry

Amgen – Biology vs. Chemistry

Amgen stock shows why biotech beats pharma - slower patent cliffs, strong pipeline, solid balance sheet, and growth tailwinds from aging demographics.

Purchase of Allergan and Sale of Teva

Purchase of Allergan and Sale of Teva

Selling Teva, buying Allergan: Allergan stock offers growth, cash strength, and smart capital allocation after selling its generics business

Trump. Embracing Volatility We Are

Trump. Embracing Volatility We Are

Trump brings uncertainty, but uncertainty isn’t risk. With the right horizon and research, market volatility can be an investor’s best ally.

Life - 2017 Edition

Life – 2017 Edition

I am not going to talk about the stock market, particular stocks, the economy, or the new president. Instead I’ll talk about life.

The Dangers of Dividend Obsession

The Dangers of Dividend Obsession

Dividend obsession can be dangerous, focusing only on yield while ignoring growth and valuation risks turning “safe” stocks into bad bets.

The Persistent Problems of Presidential Elections

The Persistent Problems of Presidential Elections

We take peaceful transfers of power for granted, yet the persistent problems of presidential elections—money, lies, partisanship—remain.

Gilead, Buy HIV, Get Hepatitis C for Free

Gilead, Buy HIV, Get Hepatitis C for Free

Gilead is a paradox: a growing HIV business and a shrinking Hepatitis C market. Investors miss the balance, but we couldn’t kill GILD’s case.

Discovering Discovery

Discovering Discovery

Millennials get blamed for cord cutting, but Discovery stock’s content, global reach, and Malone’s stewardship may turn fear into opportunity.

Searching for Yield

Searching for Yield?

Searching for Yield? In a world of debt, negative rates, and inflated stocks, humility and patience may be investors’ best defense.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son Banks on Exponential Growth

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son Banks on Exponential Growth

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son sees exponential growth where others see risk. ARM may look pricey today, but history says don’t bet against him.