Value Investing News

The Dividend Aristocrats index measures the performance of S&P 500 index members that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. (Source: S&P)

Since its inception 20 years ago, the dividend aristocrat’s index has outperformed the S&P 500.

Large financial services firms are divesting their businesses and providing unique profit opportunities to certain investment management firms. This article gives the reasons and explains how investors can profit from this trend.

All in a matter of weeks we have gone from "the sky is falling" to dropping gas prices. People weren't happy before and they are not happy now. Is change and misery the only constants left in the world? Not from where I am sitting.

Following the great hedge funds such as Baupost, Greenlight, Tiger, and Okumus has led to high historical returns. A tracking portfolio of the top funds is up over 11% YTD.

Following a simple update of Buffet's holdings would have resulted in strong outperformance, with no down years since 2000.

Berkshire Hathaway filed an update to its stock holdings yesterday. Let's look at what Warren Buffett has been up to this past quarter.