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Why High Stock Dividend Yields Can Be Dangerous
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Why High Stock Dividend Yields Can Be Dangerous

Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA | May 2, 2018

When stock investors focus on dividend yield, they overlook the fact that very high yields are often a sign of distress.

5 Stock-Picking Secrets from Legendary Fund Manager Joel Tillinghast
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5 Stock-Picking Secrets from Legendary Fund Manager Joel Tillinghast

Joel ­Tillinghast, CFA | November 6, 2017

Legendary manager Joel Tillinghast of the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund shares five stock-picking secrets that can benefit small investors.

10 Best Stocks for the Next 10 Years
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10 Best Stocks for the Next 10 Years

John Buckingham | March 10, 2015

Companies face many ­challenges when it comes to boosting their stock prices over long ­periods of time. The challenges can range…

Don’t Confuse a Great Company with a Great Stock
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Don’t Confuse a Great Company with a Great Stock

Vahan Janjigian, PhD, CFA | September 30, 2014

Bottom Line/Personal: Investors, can you tell the difference between a great company and a great stock? They are not the…

6 Winning Stocks from the “Oracle of Tampa”
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6 Winning Stocks from the “Oracle of Tampa”

Harold J. ­Bowen III | July 10, 2014

Better Than Warren Buffett? Harold J. Bowen III is not ashamed to say that he follows the generally boring, plain-vanilla…

The Best and Worst Stocks When Interest Rates Rise
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The Best and Worst Stocks When Interest Rates Rise

Pat Dorsey, CFA | December 18, 2013

Will rising interest rates in the next few years deflate the stock market? That fear caused the Dow Jones Industrial…

Investing in Stock Splits Can Pay Off Big
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Investing in Stock Splits Can Pay Off Big

Neil Macneale III | August 20, 2013

When a company’s stock “splits,” it’s not supposed to have much effect on investors. But Neil Macneale has used stock…

The Best Stock-Picking Secret Ever
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The Best Stock-Picking Secret Ever

Bill Staton, CFA | September 4, 2012

Don’t talk to Bill Staton about newfangled investment strategies. His approach to maneuvering through the new decade is no different…

Turning Green Into Green
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Turning Green Into Green

Art Tabuenca | August 7, 2012

Other things being equal, we'd all like it if the companies we invested in acted responsibly and progressively -- for…