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[Jun 01, 2018] Five Below (FIVE), by Mark Robertson
Nick Stratigos selected Five Below (FIVE) during the Round Table LIVE from the 2018 NAIC National Convention in Orlando, Florida. Influenced by the colorful slides and a new world record usage of the word “awesome,” the live audience seconded his selection.
[Sep 01, 2017] Sweet 16: Top Percentile Based on Quality and Long-Term Forecast, by Mark Robertson
Best returns and best quality? Take the top one percent of all covered stocks and blend in favorable outlooks for the next year. The featured stocks include Five Below (FIVE), General Electric (GE), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Akamai Technologies (AKAM) and Alliance Data Systems (ADS).
[May 01, 2016] When Too-Good-To-Be-True Gets Gauged, by Mark Robertson
This month’s tracking portfolio, our Weekend Warriors, monitors the progress made by our weekly stock study nudges known as the Fave Five.
[Feb 12, 2018] Sweet 16: Screening Results, by Mark Robertson
The Heavy Hogs for 2017 generated an annual total return of 42.4%. Here's the consensus favorites from this year's contest.
[Feb 01, 2016] Fave Five & Weekend Warriors, by Mark Robertson
This month’s tracking portfolio, our Weekend Warriors, monitors the progress made by our weekly stock study nudges known as the Fave Five.
[Jun 01, 2012] Five Smooth Stones: Extreme Perspective, by Mark Robertson
Invest regularly in high-quality companies when they’re on sale. Prudently diversify. It’s a little like going to battle armed with five carefully selected smooth stones and a steadfast long-term perspective.
[Sep 01, 2013] Groundhog VII Update, by Mark Robertson
With five months left to the Groundhog Day finish line, this year’s group of hogs is faring pretty well.
[Mar 01, 2007] Oracle Corp., by Mark Robertson
ORCL ranks 31st in the MANIFEST 40 and several Groundhoggers chose the company among their five selections for the Groundhog Challenge Cup.
[Feb 01, 2011] This One's For The Girls!, by Mark Robertson
The challenge is simple. Select five stocks, starting on our national holiday, Groundhog Day -- and take care of the portfolio going forward..
[Jan 01, 2018] Sweet 16: Our "Fave Sixteen", by Mark Robertson
For the Fave Five, we isolate companies with strong short and long-term expectations. This month, we use that criteria for our "Sweet 16."
[Feb 01, 2012] Group Groundhog, by Mark Robertson
This year, it’s all about the groups known as investment clubs. The group entries from clubs won the overall championship and locked down four of the top five positions.
[Oct 01, 2018] Accumulate Alphabet/Google (GOOG), by Mark Robertson
The Tin Cup Model (or Demonstration) Portfolio has outperformed the Wilshire 5000 over the last month and last five years with a rate of return since inception (1995) of 14.9%.
[Jan 01, 2019] Air Lease (AL), by Mark Robertson
Air Lease (AL) is now 23rd in the MANIFEST 40, a five-time selection for the monthly Round Table webcasts and with an elevated return forecast and a price below book value, our selection for January 2019.
[Apr 01, 2016] Morningstar: Go For The Gold, by Mark Robertson
It’s been nearly five years since Morningstar launched the medalist designations for mutual funds. This month, we cull the gold medal funds that also have a 5-star rating seeking long-term leaders.
[Feb 01, 2009] Buffalo Wing-Powered Zebras, by Mark Robertson
Our traditional contest now has two years in the record books. The challenge is simple. Select five stocks, starting on our national holiday, Groundhog Day -- and take care of the portfolio going forward.
[Nov 01, 2017] Best Small Companies (2017 & 2018), by Mark Robertson
Our Best Small Companies chosen one year ago delivered an average total return of 31.7% with five of them more than doubling. This annual feature now has an average total return of 15.2% over the last twelve years vs. 10.3% for the Wilshire 5000. What are the companies selected for the 2018 Best Small Companies?
[Feb 01, 2021] Tin Cup Demonstration Portfolio (February 2021), by Mark Robertson
Got Milk? Gimme (More) Shelter. The trailing 5-year rate of return for the demonstration portfolio checks in at 19.8% as the long term relative return is now five percentage points. This month we accumulate a2 Milk (ACOPF) and M.D.C. Holdings (MDC).
[Jun 01, 2017] Sweet 16: Our Recipe Of Quality & Returns, by Mark Robertson
The screening results this month are based on the Manifest Rank but presented in the Fave Five format. Leadership quality companies with superior long term return forecasts. Expectations for the next year are provided courtesy of the analyst consensus (ACE), S&P and Goldman Sachs.
[Jan 24, 2025] Relatively Momentous?, by Mark Robertson
Based on the track record of Seeking Alpha’s Top Ten for the last five years and its emphasis on momentum, we’ve added Relative Momentum to the screening characteristics available at Manifest Investing. (Psssst. You’ll be looking at my first shopping list for my Groundhog entries)
[Jul 01, 2014] Drilling Into The Numbers, Forecasts, by Ken Kavula
This month, we’ll take a closer look at a breakdown of the numbers that make up the return forecast or PAR calculation as well as the Quality Rating.
[Jan 01, 2016] Dogs of the Dow: Howling Again?, by Mark Robertson
What happens if we utilize total return forecasts (instead of current yield) to go shopping among the Dow stocks? What can we learn about 1-year time horizons?
[Jun 01, 2006] Coach Inc., by Mark Robertson
Coach has virtually no debt, a financial strength rating of A and a quality rating of 84.7.
[May 22, 2007] CRA International, by Ken Kavula
CRAI's business is to consult in the areas of economics, finance and business.
[Dec 22, 2006] Quality Systems, by Ken Kavula
Computerizing patient healthcare records is a wide-open and potentially lucrative arena.
[Jul 01, 2005] Bed Bath & Beyond, by Mark Robertson
Sleeping, eating and cleansing rank pretty high on Maslow's hierachy of needs. BBBY has all of these covered..
[Jul 01, 2008] NASDAQ-100 QQQ, by Cy Lynch
QQQQ's high relative expected return, excellent quality and exceptional portfolio growth rate continue to make QQQQ a strong addition to diversified portfolios.
[Jul 26, 2007] First Cash Financial Services, by Ken Kavula
A pawn shop might not be the first place that comes to mind when you need to borrow money but for many, it's one of the few options available.
[Dec 01, 2018] Harvesting The January Effect, by Mark Robertson
As we've suggested before, the January Effect is real and starts in September and/or October. This anecdotal look at Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Growth reveals the period of opportunity created by tax-related selling and its impact on smaller companies.
[Jan 09, 2019] Top Shelf & Double-Digit Growth, by Mark Robertson
This month's screening results include a number of long-time community favorites as fundamentals persist while prices swoon.
[Jul 01, 2021] Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth (JSML), by Mark Robertson
Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth has been on our radar for some time ... it has delivered.
[Jul 26, 2016] Sweet Sixteen, by Mark Robertson
This month features the top percentile of all stocks covered at Manifest Investing on the basis of a combination of return forecasts and quality.
[Mar 06, 2006] Old Dominion Freight Lines, by Ken Kavula
It's amazing what you can learn from reading the side of a truck.
[Oct 01, 2014] Our Most Widely-Followed Stocks, by Ken Kavula
Invest With Your Friends
[Feb 01, 2008] Fidelity Select Technology, by Cy Lynch
While not for the faint of heart, FSPTX could make an extremely attractive addition to an otherwise diversified portfolio.
[May 01, 2008] Nasdaq-100, by Cy Lynch
With 90% of total holdings focused on three sectors with above market potential, QQQQ is an excellent addition to otherwise diversified portfolios.
[May 01, 2016] Divining Dashboards: Source of Ideas, by Ken Kavula
This month, we focus on dashboards of portfolios that you can access directly from the Manifest Investing site.
[Dec 01, 2014] Deploying Imagination: Building A Return Forecast, by Ken Kavula
We believe that imagining the potential for a company over a long term time horizon is an important process, so lets step through and explain the PAR calculation using an EAGLE.
[Dec 14, 2007] Natural Gas Services, by Ken Kavula
NGS is a very small company in an industry known for dramatic swings in revenue, profit and stock price.
[May 01, 2008] Viva Cinco de Mayo, by Mark Robertson
At MANIFEST, Cinco de Mayo will probably come to stand as a community holiday second only to Groundhog Day in years ahead.
[Aug 26, 2008] Inter Parfums Inc., by Ken Kavula
The track record for this high-end retailer is pretty consistent despite turbulence in economic conditions during recent years.
[Apr 01, 2006] Wrigley, WM., by Mark Robertson
Wrigley brands are sold in over 180 countries and deliver a variety of benefits including breath freshening, tooth whitening and vitamin delivery..
[May 01, 2006] Walgreen, by Mark Robertson
Walgreen is the nation's largest drugstore operator.
[Jul 01, 2006] Medtronic, by Mark Robertson
Medtronic is the world's largest manufacturer of implantable biomedical devices and merits a closer look by investors.
[Sep 01, 2005] Yankee Candle, by Mark Robertson
The long-term perspective burns fairly brightly for this leading provider of baby boomer favorite for upscale gifts.
[Feb 01, 2006] Home Depot, by Mark Robertson
Home Depot (HD) is no stranger to our subscribers, holding down the #2 position in the MANIFEST 40.
[Dec 01, 2006] Fastenal, by Mark Robertson
Fastenal ranks as one of the more widely-followed stocks in our community.
[Jan 01, 2007] Select Comfort, by Mark Robertson
What are your sleep-at-night numbers.
[Jan 01, 2012] Tin Cup Model Portfolio, by Mark Robertson
Accumulate Cisco Systems
[Mar 01, 2012] Tin Cup Model Portfolio, by Mark Robertson
Accumulate Urban Outfitters
[Oct 01, 2011] Tin Cup Model Portfolio, by Mark Robertson
Sell Colgate-Palmolive, Buy Urban Outfitters
Forum Post Results:
Five Below (FIVE)
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Keith Adamski
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07/16/2024 09:24 PM
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Stocks
Five Below’s CEO and president steps down amid weak sales NEW YORK (AP) — Five Below said Tuesday that its CEO and President Joel Anderson has...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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06/12/2018 11:44 AM
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Stocks
Solomon Select (June 2018) Five Below (FIVE) Pittsburgh’s very own Nick Stratigos selected Five Below (FIVE) during the Round Table LIVE from the...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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05/12/2020 03:33 PM
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Stocks
Five Below (FIVE) is a retailer that offers a broad range of merchandise targeted at the teen and pre-teen customer. All products are priced at $5...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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11/02/2018 10:32 AM
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Stocks
Company Profile Five Below, Inc. engages in the shopping business. It offers an assortment of merchandise, including sporting goods, games, fashion...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Matt Spielman
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11/02/2018 03:06 PM
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Stocks
The Wall Street Journal just did a profile of Five Below, calling it “Amazon proof” due to the low price tag of its goods. They also just opened...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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04/18/2021 01:55 PM
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Stocks
Value Line Close (4/23/2021) … the issue is not a standout at this juncture. FIVE, which isn’t cheap on a P/E basis, is just an average choice for...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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09/03/2021 03:23 PM
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Stocks
Long-standing community favorite (and Round Table holding) Five Below (FIVE) had a slightly disappointing earnings review yesterday … Shares of...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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09/01/2022 08:53 AM
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Stocks
Five Below (FIVE): The retailer cut its full-year EPS forecast and missed second quarter estimates, as comparable sales decreased by 5.8% from a...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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10/16/2023 01:22 PM
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Stocks
Equity Analysis (FIVE) Value Line Close (10/20/2023) Although untimely, Five Below stock is still an enticing choice. Given its assortment of fun,...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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01/15/2024 03:06 PM
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Stocks
Equity Analysis (FIVE) Value Line Open (1/19/2024) Five Below will likely wrap up the year on a good note. (Fiscal 2023 ends February 3rd.) Though...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Leonard Douglass
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04/17/2024 12:49 PM
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Stocks
I believe it is easy to recognize them when you know what to look for. We have no idea what the bottom price will be. But we can certainly avoid...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Leonard Douglass
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04/17/2024 02:51 PM
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Stocks
Catch a falling TSLA?
Five Below (FIVE)
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Nick A DiVirgilio
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04/16/2024 10:09 PM
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Stocks
You can blame LULU and STE for leading me down this path. I think I found another Falling Knife…. StockCharts link below…...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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07/13/2024 04:37 PM
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Stocks
Equity Analysis (FIVE)
Five Below (FIVE)
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Marie Frank
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07/17/2024 06:04 PM
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Stocks
Hmmm Petco Health and Wellness Company has ended its months-long search for a new chief executive. The pet supplies and services retailer has named...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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07/31/2024 09:12 AM
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Stocks
Shares of discount retailer Five Below tumbled in price on news of the CEO’s abrupt departure and the company’s reduced financial outlook. Joel...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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10/12/2024 11:18 AM
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Stocks
Equity Analysis (FIVE) Value Line Open (10/18/2024) Shares of Five Below have regained some ground after further tumbling on news of the CEO’s...
Five Below (FIVE)
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Mark Robertson
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12/11/2024 03:58 PM
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Stocks
Five Below went ~10% above after it appointed a new CEO and raised its outlook despite the discount retail industry’s struggles. (Morning Brew)...
Fave Five (12/11/2015)
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Mark Robertson
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12/11/2015 10:19 AM
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Stocks
Fave Five Here are five stocks that could be studied going into the weekend. They essentially represent a listing of stocks with favorable short...
Fave Five (9/1/2017)
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Mark Robertson
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09/03/2017 11:56 AM
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Stocks
Fave Five (9/1/2017) Our Fave Five essentially represents a listing of stocks with favorable short term total return forecasts (1 year, according...
Fave Five (7/28/2017)
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Mark Robertson
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07/29/2017 07:32 AM
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Stocks
Fave Five (7/28/2017) Our Fave Five essentially represents a listing of stocks with favorable short term total return forecasts (1 year, according...
Fave Five (12/9/2016)
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Mark Robertson
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12/08/2016 11:46 AM
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Stocks
Fave Five (12/9/2016) Our Fave Five essentially represents a listing of stocks with favorable short term total return forecasts (1 year, according...
Fave Five (1/27/2017)
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Mark Robertson
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01/26/2017 11:54 AM
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Stocks
Fave Five (1/27/2017) Our Fave Five generally represents a listing of stocks with favorable short term total return forecasts (1 year, according...
Housing Market In 2022
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Matt Spielman
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06/09/2022 11:08 AM
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General Discussion
The headline for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly mortgage activity index for the week of June 3 is ‘Mortgage activity hits 22-year low as...
Investing Round Table (April 2024)
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Mark Robertson
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04/26/2024 07:27 AM
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Stocks
Companies Likely To Be Discussed Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Five Below (FIVE) Infosys Tech (INFY) InMode (INMD)
Investing Round Table (February 2019)
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Mark Robertson
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02/26/2019 08:40 AM
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Stocks
Best Selection (2018) The first Golden Knight is awarded to Nick Stratigos for his selection of Five Below (FIVE) during the encore online...
Investing Round Table (August 2023)
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Mark Robertson
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08/25/2023 08:56 AM
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Stocks
Stocks Likely To Be Covered Edwards Life Sciences (EW) Five Below (FIVE) Monster Beverage (MNST) NV5 Global (NVEE) Tecnoglass (TGLS)
Sold FIVE
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Sandra Caster
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07/31/2024 11:43 AM
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Decisions Manifest
Sold FIVE. Too much uncertainty.
Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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01/20/2023 09:29 AM
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Stocks
Oversold (RSI<30) In Defense of Defense The display of relative strength indices (RSI) tracking near 20 gives one pause — and the looming budget...
Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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01/20/2023 09:54 AM
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Stocks
Triple Play & Top Percentile
Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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01/20/2023 10:20 AM
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Stocks
Tailwinds?
Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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01/20/2023 09:00 AM
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Stocks
Fave Five: On Parade This week, we’ll visit some of our favorite sources of ideas for stocks to study. Adobe (ADBE) (2023 Groundhog Consensus...
Investing Round Table (February 2019)
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Mark Robertson
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02/26/2019 09:05 AM
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Stocks
Best Selection (All-Time) The performance of Five Below (FIVE) has been strong enough to catapult the position into the best relative return since...
Our Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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05/04/2023 04:41 PM
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Stocks
Oversold (RSI < 20)
Our Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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05/04/2023 04:44 PM
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Stocks
Ivory Qualifiers & Triple Play
Our Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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05/04/2023 04:49 PM
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Stocks
Vetted and Trading Near 52-Week Low
Our Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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05/05/2023 09:45 AM
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Stocks
High Quality Companies Positioned For “Year Ahead” We place the least emphasis on the analyst consensus estimate of total return for the year ahead...
Our Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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05/05/2023 12:13 PM
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Stocks
Some Low Price-to-Fair Values Via Morningstar We avoided PFV ratios more than 2 “sigmas” (P/FV = 40%) and limited the field to Value Line Standard...
Our Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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05/05/2023 01:42 PM
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Stocks
Wanna Buy A Bank?
Our Fave Five By Five
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Mark Robertson
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05/04/2023 04:21 PM
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Stocks
Fave Five: On Parade This week, we’ll visit some of our favorite sources of ideas for stocks to study. InfoSys Tech (INFY) (Vetted But Trading...
Investing Round Table (February 2019)
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Mark Robertson
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02/26/2019 09:33 AM
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Stocks
Best Annual Performance in a Leading Role (2018) 2018 was a challenging year for the stock market … and a few of our knights lagged a bit. But, we...
Fave Five: Most Oversold
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Leonard Douglass
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07/09/2021 02:15 PM
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Stocks
I thought everyone was aware of PHG’s BPAP, CPAP recall. [3+ million Devices used to treat Sleep Apnea]. [Update] I posted about it on 6/19 because...
Fave Five: Most Oversold
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Leonard Douglass
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07/09/2021 09:57 PM
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Stocks
The Motley Fool Article I referenced WRT ResMed indicated the PHG recall involves 3.5 million affected units. I believe what we are interested in...
Fave Five: Most Oversold
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Leonard Douglass
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07/09/2021 10:57 PM
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Stocks
The July 16th 2021 ValueLine certainly mentions the issue. According to ValueLine “Philips Electronics N.V. is a global leader in healthcare and...
Fave Five: Most Oversold
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Leonard Douglass
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07/10/2021 08:46 AM
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Stocks
The answer came to me in the night, search for the news from June 14th which precipitated the rapid decline in PHG’s stock price. Going to FINVIZ...
Fave Five: Most Oversold
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Mark Robertson
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07/09/2021 12:09 PM
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Stocks
Fave Five: Most Oversold… … and (mostly) potentially in the Buy Zone. Yesterday’s sell-off in the market inspired/triggered a quick check for “...
Fave Five: Most Oversold
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Mark Robertson
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07/12/2021 05:01 PM
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Stocks
Well played, Len. Good example of recommended club-style debate … I think the company serves as a reminder that these are SCREENING RESULTS and...
Fave Five: Most Oversold
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Mark Robertson
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07/09/2021 03:18 PM
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Stocks
Thanks, Len. This perfectly demonstrates the practice centered on the stock price decline. “OK, the price is way down … what’s IN THE NEWS about...
Fave Five: Most Oversold
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Leonard Douglass
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07/12/2021 02:03 PM
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Stocks
The answers to Mark’s Questions: “I guess my question would revolve around at some point this is potentially an overreaction?” It could be, BPAP,...