Festival of Stocks #166
This week we have the honor of hosting the 166th edition of the Festival of Stocks. According to the festival’s original sponsor, ValueInvestingNews, “The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting bloggers’ best articles on stock market related topics. This will include research and commentary on specific stocks, industry analysis, ETFs, REITs, stock derivatives, and other related topics.” This is the eighth time ModernGraham has hosted the festival, and we are looking forward to hosting it again in the future.
Before I get to this week’s submissions from some of the best financial blogs on the web, I want to take a moment to introduce new readers to our site here at ModernGraham. Since August of 2006 we have been devoted to the study and modernization of Benjamin Graham’s teachings from his classic book, The Intelligent Investor. Some features you may find interesting include our valuation calculator, where you can estimate the value of a company based on the formula Graham presented, our valuation database, a growing list of companies that we are tracking, and our ValueInvesting Search Engine, a search engine focused on providing content relevant to the value investor. Please feel free to subscribe to our site, by RSS feed or email, and come back again to use our features. In addition, we are currently looking for guest authors as well as full-time contributors. If you are interested, please contact us.
Now, on to this week’s submissions. There are a lot of great posts included here from some great writers and thinkers. Enjoy!
ZachStocks presents IPOs Offer Mixed Bag of Results. IPO transactions have begun accelerating as the market offers liquidity. Dole Foods was a disappointment while Verisk Analytics offered profits. What to expect from the upcoming Hyatt IPO
Intelligent Speculator presents A new way to protect against inflation? Who cares?
MagicDiligence presents MFI Stock Review: Cephalon (CEPH). Cephalon has three drugs with good growth potential. If sales develop according to the company’s plan, the current price will prove to be a bargain.
Dividends Value presents Courier Corp. (CRRC) Dividend Stock Analysis. Courier Corporation publishes, prints and sells books. Founded in 1824, Courier has two lines of business: full-service book manufacturing and specialty publishing. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.
The Oblivious Investor presents 11 Tips for Selecting Mutual Funds. Given that most of us have a large portion of our wealth invested via mutual funds, it’s essential that we take the time to learn how to choose between funds.
Darwin’s Finance presents The Gold-Dollar Correlation Explained and Why it Broke Down. We’ve all heard about how gold rises as the dollar weakens right? Well, what happens when this correlation breaks down? It did. Here’s why.
Everyday Finance presents The Carry Trade – What is it? How to Play it? The Carry Trade – What is it? How to Play it? With all the chatter in the press about the Carry Trade, this is a guide to understanding it, joining the trend and how to profit from a bursting bubble.
Jeff Rose presents Are Stocks Overvalued?
Bargaineering presents Cheapest S&P 500 Index Funds
Finance Banter presents Diversified Munis Offer Good Value and Minimize Your Tax Burden. Diversified muni funds offer investors current income without increasing their tax liability. Here is advice on what to look for and a few core choices.
The Digerati Life presents Leveraged ETF Investing: More Risk With More Reward.
Fat Pitch Financials presents Special Situations Real Money Portfolio October 2009 Update. The Special Situations Real Money Portfolio is a real Coverdell Education Savings Account I created for my son on on October 19, 2004 with a focus on special situations opportunities in the stock market. Since then the portfolio has produced an average annualized return of 29.0%.
My Dollar Plan presents What is a Dividend Reinvestment Plan?
