Earnings can be easy to manipulate. But cash flow can provide a better indication of the health of an underlying business. Combining high free cash flow yield stocks with the…
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Five Lessons from Guy Spier
In a wide-ranging conversation on the Excess Returns podcast, renowned investor Guy Spier shared valuable insights about investing, personal growth, and learning from mistakes. Here are five key lessons from…
Academic Research Summary: Does It Matter Why Factors Work?
A groundbreaking new study challenges conventional wisdom about how we look at investing factors. The paper, “Does Peer-Reviewed Research Help Predict StockReturns”, written by Andrew Chen of the Federal Reserve…
The Contrarian's Guide: Inside David Dreman's Value Investment Strategy
David Dreman made his name and fortune by going against the crowd. As one of the pioneers of contrarian investing, he built an impressive track record by systematically targeting stocks…
Validea's Top Ten Warren Buffett Stocks - November 2024
Validea’s Warren Buffett strategy, also known as our “Patient Investor” strategy, is inspired by the investment principles of Warren Buffett, as interpreted from the book Buffettology by Mary Buffett. This strategy aims…
Five Fundamentally Sound Dividend Kings
Dividend Kings represent the cream of the crop when it comes to dividend-paying stocks. These elite companies have increased their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years, demonstrating exceptional financial…
The Importance of Expectations in Investing
Oftentimes in investing, all of us think we have figured something out. We think we know that a growth company is going to achieve great results going forward. Or we…
Five Technology Stocks Peter Lynch Might Like
Peter Lynch’s legendary investment approach combined growth and value principles to identify companies trading at attractive prices relative to their growth rates. Validea’s interpretation of Lynch’s methodology focuses on his…
Finding Twin Momentum Stocks
The Twin Momentum strategy implemented by Validea is based on research by Dashan Huang and his colleagues, who discovered that combining fundamental and price momentum could lead to significant market…
Validea's Top 10 Dividend Aristocrats - October 2024
The Dividend Aristocrats are an elite group of S&P 500 companies that have not only paid but increased their dividend payments to shareholders for at least 25 consecutive years. This…