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2009 was a record year for Modern Graham. With over 40,000 visits from over 28,000 unique visitors, more people visited the site than any year before. Now that the year is over, it is time to look back on what worked, what didn’t work, and lessons learned. What Worked Valuation Database – In March, I
I didn’t have time to add any new companies to the database due to the holidays, but you can view more by visiting the valuations database in the navbar. There are 145 companies in the database including all 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average! Due to the increasing number of companies in the
This is a day late, and it includes a few companies that were scheduled to be updated last week. For those readers who don’t know, I’m currently in law school – and had exams the last couple of weeks. As a result, this site took a backseat. However, things should be back to normal for
This week we have the honor of hosting the 172nd 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,
Here are the new valuations added to our site in the past week. To view more, click on browse valuations in our navbar. We now have 145 in the database including all 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average! A – Agilent Technologies Inc – Overvalued & Speculative ABC – AmerisourceBergen Corp – Undervalued
On the first Friday of every month, we will screen our database for the 10 companies with the highest dividend yield that are suitable for the enterprising investor. These 10 companies will be placed in a mock portfolio and rebalanced to have a 10% allocation to each company. The starting value of the portfolio is
The following screen is the basis of the Dividend Portfolio. The screen is of the 140 companies in the Modern Graham valuation database’s for the top dividend payouts from companies suitable for the enterprising investor. Later today I will have another post that includes the update for the portfolio. This screen targets the top dividend
On the first Thursday of every month, I plan on reviewing the portfolio and making any changes that seem necessary. You can see the portfolio in this google spreadsheet. Here’s a snippet from the construction: When constructing the portfolio, I began by deciding on asset allocation. I knew I wanted to stick to companies that
On the first Tuesday (sorry, day late this month!) of every month, we will screen our database for the 10 companies with the lowest price to earnings ratio (ModernGraham-style) that are suitable for the enterprising investor. These 10 companies will be placed in a mock portfolio and rebalanced to have a 10% allocation to each
The bears are active even though the bulls seem to be ruling this market. The following screen is the basis of the Low PE Portfolio. I complete this screen once a month. The screen is of the valuation database’s 140 companies with the lowest price to normalized earnings ratio that are suitable for the enterprising
