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Whether you are a seasoned trader or just starting out, having a reliable stock trading strategy is essential for success. To maximize your gains and minimize your losses, it's important to understand the basics of stock trading. This blog post will give you an overview of the strategies used by … Read more about Start Trading Wisely with a Solid Stock Trading Strategy

Choosing Which Stocks to Buy Investing in stocks can be a great way to make money, grow your financial portfolio over time and prepare for retirement. But which stocks should you buy? Choosing the right stocks is a critical decision that requires careful consideration and diligent research. If … Read more about How-to Guide: Choosing Which Stocks to Buy

In the dynamic world of finance, investors often find themselves at the crossroads of choosing between Value stocks and Growth stocks. In the dynamic world of finance, investors often find themselves at the crossroads of choosing between Value stocks and Growth stocks. These two investment … Read more about Value Stocks & Growth Stocks: Decoding Investment Strategies

“It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price, than a fair company at a wonderful price.” - Warren Buffett Value investing is a timeless investment strategy that involves searching for undervalued stocks trading below their intrinsic value. This approach has been championed by … Read more about Ten Value Stocks to Consider Buying

When it comes to navigating the complex world of stock investing, having a trustworthy source of financial advice is like having a compass in a dense forest. One such guiding light in the world of investment newsletters is Mark Hulbert, a renowned   journalist, author and editor who has been … Read more about Mark Hulbert’s Top Performing Stock Investing Newsletters

Oil titan John D. Rockefeller once quipped, “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.” Decades later, significant appeal resides in dividend stocks as a way to generate truly passive income for daily living or continued … Read more about Passive Income the Old-Fashioned Way

  Investing in stocks can be a great way to invest your money and build wealth over time. Investing in the stock market is a long-term game, and success often requires patience, discipline, and a long-term perspective. But if you’re new to the stock market, you might be feeling overwhelmed. … Read more about Setting Up a Stock Portfolio for Beginners

  An Introduction to Value Investing: A Time-Tested Formula for Investing in Stocks Value investing put simply is the hunt for investment bargains, not unlike buying merchandise at the grocery store or mall. At its core is the notion that the price of a thing is distinguishable from … Read more about Value Investing and The Time-Tested Approach for 45+ Years

Elevated inflation and rising interest rates commanded most of investors’ attention over the past year, with proclamations from Jerome H. Powell and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve often the catalyst for volatile gyrations in asset prices. Those moves were generally in the negative direction … Read more about 7 Stock Market Charts to Kick Off 2023: Equities, S&P 500 Price Return, Growth Valuations and more

Oil titan John D. Rockefeller once quipped, “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.” While paying a dividend is not a hard criterion for every stock included in the portfolios my team and I manage at The Prudent Speculator, I continue to find … Read more about In Dividends We Trust – 3 Healthcare Bargains With Payout Increases

While Jerome H. Powell & Co. hiked the target for the Fed Funds rate yet again this week, the current benchmark lending rate of 4.5% is still below the average rate of 4.92% since 1971. And, despite all of the handwringing about the Fed, the futures market is presently suggesting that the Fed … Read more about Investing In A Higher Interest Rate Environment

In my two most recent posts, I’ve generally argued that two Mega-Cap tech stocks, Microsoft (MSFT) & Alphabet (GOOG) should be considered by investors who lean toward the Value side of the investing aisle. Of course, such discourse would surely be lacking without including Apple (AAPL) in the … Read more about Not Just an iPhone – Is AAPL a Value or Growth Stock?

A stock often lumped in the Growth bucket is Alphabet (GOOG & GOOGL), formerly known as Google. The titan of search and the “G” in the FANG (Facebook/Meta Platforms (META), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX) and Google/Alphabet) gang. Alphabet boasts revenue growth characteristic of your typical … Read more about Is Alphabet (Google) a Value Stock?

WHY VALUE? While 2022 is marked with red ink for the majority of stocks, it’s been a good year for those of the Value persuasion, relatively speaking. Indeed, as of 11.17.22. the Russell 3000 Value index was down only 6.9% year-to-date vs. the 25.3% plunge for its growth counterpart, the Russell … Read more about Is MSFT (Still) a Value Stock: An Update November 2022

Spin-offs A Rich Pond In Which To Fish Spin-offs often fall in the months after separating from their parents as folks either are surprised at the new name in their accounts or would rather avoid additional due diligence to support continued ownership, while most lack much or any institutional … Read more about Two High-Yielding Mid-Cap Spin-Offs On Sale (OGN & VTRS)

As we suspect that many have limited exposure to small- and mid-cap stocks, we’ve updated our special report, Small Companies, Big Potential. We also offer a reminder of the methodology we utilize for all our value-based equity strategies. We think you will find the report to be valuable … Read more about Small-Caps on Sale: The Prudent Speculator Likes ENS & HPE

Since the inaugural issue of The Prudent Speculator was published in March 1977, the Small-Cap Value subset of stocks (as determined by portfolios constructed by Professors Eugene F. Fama and Kenneth R. French based on size and book-to-market) have trounced the comparable Growth indexes, even as the … Read more about Time For Small-Cap Value: Opportunities In GBX & WRK

Market history dating back to 1927, per data from Professors Eugene F. Fama and Kenneth R. French, shows that Small-Company stocks have enjoyed terrific long-term returns of 11.8% per annum. Even better, the Professors show that inexpensively priced stocks (i.e. Value) have enjoyed a 13.1% … Read more about 2 Prudent Speculator Small-Mid Cap Bargains – Acuity (AYI) & Hasbro (HAS)

In a bygone era, bankers operated by what was once known as the 3-6-3 Rule: collect deposits at 3 percent, lend them at 6 percent and be on the golf course by 3 PM. More than a decade of low interest rates following the Great Financial Crisis seemingly upended this dictum and heightened regulation … Read more about Low Interest Rates: A Return To The Golden Age Of Banking? Two Small-Cap Bargains

In this post, we offer two value stock picks. No doubt, it has been a tough go of it for corporations, their stock prices this year and stock pickers. Higher interest rates and fears of recession have led folks to bail on stocks no matter their valuations. Market participants have decided that the … Read more about Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Foot Locker (FL), FedEx (FDX)

Following another ugly market week, the average U.S. stock is now trading in Bear Market territory. Of course, such was also the case in 2020 and 2018 and 2016 and more than a few other periods throughout market history. Such is the hardship that must be endured to achieve significant long-term … Read more about 2 Ports In The Storm: GILD And BMY Offer A Haven In A Turbulent Market

Bank stocks have been surprisingly weak this year with the KBW Bank Index off as much as the S&P 500. I don’t think the punishment fits the crime and I believe the big selloff creates an intriguing buying opportunity. It was nice to see a prominent bank stock analyst echo what I have been … Read more about 3 Undervalued Bank Stocks To Buy Now

I understand that stocks historically have been far more volatile than bonds, so it makes sense that the financial press will focus on the losses with headlines like Dow Falls Sharply As Rate Worries Linger during the downturns. However, we are puzzled by upbeat language such as Yields Climb on … Read more about 3 Undervalued High Yielding Stocks – In Dividends We Trust

Mark Twain purportedly said, “History doesn’t always repeat, but it often rhymes,” so it would make sense to look at what transpired in the equity markets the last time inflation was rearing its supposedly ugly head as it is today. Indeed, Jerome H. Powell saw fit to invoke the name of Paul … Read more about 3 Stocks That Could Benefit From Powell Channeling Volcker

Interested in how to avoid the Trump rollercoaster by investing long-term? Forbes editor, Rich Karlgaard, attended the latest Forbes Cruise for Investors and walked away with 9 central themes: emerging markets, dividends part 1, dividends part 2, U.S energy boom, incredible shrinking intelligence … Read more about How To Avoid The Trump Roller Coaster By Investing Long-Term

John Buckingham appeared on the WSJ MoneyBeat with Stephen Grocer, Spencer Jakab, and Chris Dieterich on March 9, 2017. He discusses the investing with AFAM Capital, and the 40th anniversary of The Prudent Speculator newsletter, which is March of 1977, and his very own 30th anniversary with the … Read more about Value Investing With AFAM Capital’s John Buckingham

Bloomberg Markets Radio 01/12/2017       Bloomberg Markets Announcer: Global business news 24 hours a day at Bloomberg.com, the RadioPlus mobile app, and on your radio. This is a Bloomberg business flash. Charlie Palette: From Bloomberg World headquarters I’m Charlie … Read more about Bloomberg Markets: Buckingham on ‘Surprising’ Market

John Buckingham was one of seven investors featured in Bottom Line Personal's article titled “The Shrewdest Money Moves You Can Make In 2017.” John believes that under the Trump administration, U.S. economic growth will be stimulated. He always favors dividend-paying stocks and thinks that some drug … Read more about The Shrewdest Money Moves You Can Make In 2017

John Buckingham was interviewed on CNBC following the election results. He thinks that we will get a pro growth administration during the Trump presidency. He thinks that long-term investors should be adding money to their portfolios. Like Warren Buffet, he believes that in 3-5 years and 20-30 years … Read more about Will U.S. equities continue heading up?

The following is a transcription of Carol Massar and Cory Johnson interviewing John Buckingham on Bloomberg Radio covering Buckingham's method of picking stocks. The interview took place on October 18, 2016 in New York. Highlights from interview There will always be a market for individual … Read more about Is Individual Stock Picking Dead? Buckingham Responds

10/25/16: John Buckingham, Chief Investment Officer at AFAM Capital, appeared on CNBC discussing the recent surge in mergers and acquisitions. He thinks that  the low cost of financing and the need to grow their top-line and bottom-line in a slow growth environment impact this recent activity. John … Read more about John Buckingham on CNBC

John Buckingham discusses oil on CNBC. He says that supply and demand have a great deal to do with oil prices. The demand side seems to be supply but some of the supply has been an issue, but has been curtailed lately. He thinks oil goes up in the long run and does have exposure to it (as of May 17, … Read more about Where are oil prices heading?

John Buckingham appeared on CNBC on May 10, 2016. John likes biotech stocks like Gilead and Amgen because they are trading at attractive valuations. If Hillary comes to power we will see what happens with the possibility of price controls and increased regulation. John already owns a sufficient … Read more about Pro: Impossible to successfully time the market

On April 13, 2016 John was interviewed on CNBC. At the time, John and team saw opportunity in dividend-paying stocks with interest rates at a low. Companies have been focused on rewarding shareholders via dividends, and General Motors was one example of this. According to John, the "new" GM is in … Read more about GM, Mosaic are top stock bets: Investor

John Buckingham was featured on a 1/29/16 CNBC segment discussing the value of various U.S. sectors. Gilead and Amgen were favored due to their earnings outlook. He also favored the financial sector such as Prudential Financial and had exposure to energy stocks. "We try to diversify the risks of one … Read more about It’s Been a Market of Stocks and Not a Stock Market

John Buckingham was featured in Barron's discussing dividend-paying stocks.     Click here to read the article. … Read more about Dividend Stocks Lose Some of Their Edge

John Buckingham, CIO of AFAM Capital, says the Fed will likely raise interest rates in December after Fed chair Janet Yellen said a rate hike "sometime later this year" would be appropriate.           Click here to view the video. Learn more … Read more about John Buckingham on CNBC: December is when the Fed will raise interest rates

Just do it already, says Matthew Tuttle, Tuttle Tactical Management, in discussing the wait for a rate hike; and John Buckingham, AFAM Capital, shares his reaction.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator … Read more about John Buckingham on CNBC: My ETFs love what the Fed did: Pro

John Buckingham was quoted on CNBC Power Lunch on September 18, 2015.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter here. … Read more about John Buckingham on CNBC: Expect “very healthy rally” in Q4

Dissecting Tuesday's market action, with John Buckingham, Al Frank Asset Management, and CNBC's Bob Pisani.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter here. … Read more about John Buckingham on CNBC: Dow erases last week’s decline

John Buckingham appeared on CNBC Asia on August 5, 2015.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter here. … Read more about John Buckingham on CNBC Asia: Not Going to Lose Sleep over Fed Liftoff

John Buckingham is mentioned on CNBC Power Lunch on June 25, 2015.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter here. … Read more about Power Play: Value Amid Market Volatility

John Buckingham discussed US stocks pare gains on Dow Jones Business News. "If we're going to see enough economic strength to warrant the Fed becoming something less than super accommodative, we're going to see substantial gains in corporate profits..."       Click … Read more about John Buckingham featured in Dow Jones Business News- U.S. Stocks Pare Gains

"...Then in all likelihood stock prices are going to be higher."- John Buckingham     Click here to read the article. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter here. … Read more about John Buckingham featured in Morningstar: U.S. Stocks Pare Gains Ahead of Fed Decision

This Wall Street Journal feature of John Buckingham covers U.S. Stocks and Bonds buoyed by the Fed. "Officials indicate pace of rate increases later this year may be slower than previously expected..."- WSJ     Click here to read the article. Learn more about the … Read more about John Buckingham featured in the Wall Street Journal- U.S. Stocks, Bonds Buoyed by Fed

"While Greece is a small economy, a "Grexit" could cause tremendous market dislocation in the short run, says John Buckingham, Chief Investment Officer of AFAM Capital."- CNBC Asia           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the … Read more about John Buckingham on CNBC Asia: Will Markets Lose Sleep Over Greece?

John Buckingham, CIO of Al Frank Asset Management Austin, discusses the recent rally on Wall Street and explains why a correction is unlikely.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter here. … Read more about John Buckingham on CNBC Asia: Remain overweight on US stocks

Even if there are weather distortions, weak growth in the first quarter suggests that a rate hike needs to be later this year or early 2016, says John Buckingham, CIO of Al Frank Asset Management.           Click here to view the video. Learn … Read more about “Fed rate hike not “on the immediate horizon”

John Buckingham, CIO of Al Frank Asset Management Capital, is worried about the impact of a stronger dollar on corporate profits, but says lower earnings expectations may not be all that bad.           Click here to view the video. Learn more … Read more about Gearing up for US Q1 earnings season

John Buckingham, chief investment officer at Al Frank Asset Management, says the first-quarter results from Corporate America is unlikely to see "tremendous surprises" and advises investors to focus on earnings guidance.           Click here to view the … Read more about John Buckingham featured on CNBC Asia discussing his stock picks and Q1 earnings

The S&P 500 set a new record, while the Dow closed above 18,000 for the first time this year. The Dow is now tantalizingly close to a new all-time high. Even the Nasdaq is approaching the 5,000 mark -- a record it hasn't reached since March 2000.     Click here to read the … Read more about John Buckingham quoted in CNNMoney.com

John Buckingham CIO of AFAM Capital, says an interest rate hike in the U.S. is a positive sign that the economy can stand on its own. Watch Buckingham on CNBC at the link below.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent … Read more about John Buckingham featured on CNBC discussing when the Fed will raise interest rates

John Buckingham was featured on CNBC.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter here. … Read more about Market’s resiliency impressive: Pro

SUSIE GHARIB, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ANCHOR: Prices stumble. Oil falls to a 5 1/2-year low as Libyan production concerns fail to support prices. What’s next for crude?       Click here to read the article. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter … Read more about John Buckingham quoted in the Nightly Business Report

Discussing the best investments going into 2015, with Jack Ablin, BMO Private Bank, and John Buckingham, Al Frank Asset Management.           Click here to view the video. Learn more about the Prudent Speculator Newsletter here. … Read more about John Buckingham featured on CNBC