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Magic Formula stocks sorted by highest dividend yield, lowest price-to-sales ratio, and lowest price-to-book ratio.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of the Magic Formula Investing screen.

Patience is a value-investing virtue and, like Graham, I tend to pay attention to the scale more than the ballot box.

If you know how to play the volatile nature of the commodity sector, this article is not for you. Lee Lowell of the Smart Profits Report gives three reasons why commodity investing has changed for the better, and how to profit from them.

I always enjoy this time of year. The Christmas music, decorations, family gatherings, holiday plays and stock picks. Stock picks? Yes, 'tis the season for stock predictions! Here are some excerpts and picks from several of the experts:

Nucor has thrived in the tough steelmaking industry by consistently being the low cost provider. Despite difficult near term market conditions, this is an attractive MFI stock.

Joel Greenblatt recently disclosed his stock purchases in the past 6 months. We look at the performance of those picks. How is the inventor of Magic Formula Investing holding up in this train wreck of a market?

Alexander Green recommends using trailing stops to limit downside risk on these 13 cash-rich companies.

Read the story and discover how the REAL value of the company and stock price are uncorrelated. Also, read about quantitative aspects of sustainable competitive advantage. The same post is at my blog: www.goldstockanalyst.net

The Hardware sector consists of a number of industries selling commodity products, and one industry with some good moat potential. That's not to say there are not opportunities here, and this article helps to locate them.

Dell's weak performance over the last few years has been due to problems that are fixable. With new leadership from the founder, a renewed business strategy, and a bargain valuation, Dell should be on every value investor's radar.

Excerpt: "Think about it. You hate them, too. They are on television, in newspapers and finance websites, they call you up with their smug advice. "I make my money going against the crowds," they say. As if they are above the mindless masses, the one-eyed cyclopses running amok in mad mobs all over Wall Street."