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Top Stocks Insiders are Buying and Unloading Week ending October 27th

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$BK,$MRVL,$PM,$PNFP,$GS,$CVTI,$TACO,$T,$LMT,$MAA,$CLDR In this report we examine stocks that C-level officers and directors  bought and sold ending the week of September 22nd, 2017.  Insiders sell stock for a variety of reasons but they generally buy for just one, to make money.  We only look at material amounts of money, $100k or more, as anything less could be window dressing.  The bar is different on selling as the natural state of management is to be sellers.  Most companies provide significant amounts of their compensation packages as stock. Therefore we analyze selling for unusual patterns; such as insider selling 25% or more of … Read more

Dogs of the Dow update

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The Dogs of the Dow is one of the simplest strategies to beat the market. In 2013, it beat the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI  ) by 8.4% for a total return of 35% according to Motley Fool where I found this information. Dogs of the Dow is an investing strategy that buys and holds equal dollar amounts of the 10 highest-yielding dividend stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The strategy banks on the idea that blue-chip stocks with high yields are near the bottom of their business cycles and should do much better going forward. Investors in the … Read more

Weekend Reading Links

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The weekend is always a great time to catch up on some of the week’s reading you missed… Markets have gotten conditioned to central bankers flooding the market with money every time something goes wrong. [The Psy-Fi Blog] A profile of Jonathan Ive the “design genius” behind the rise of Apple. [I Heart Wall Street] Market bubbles and investor psychology.  [Vanguard Group] Buffett’s worst investment ever (and its not what you think) and7 other unusual things I learned about Warren Buffett. [The Altucher Confidential] Why are some cities happier than others?  [The Atlantic] Sirius is Clearning up its balance sheet. [Sirius Buzz] The frequency … Read more