Value Investing News

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula® Investing screens.

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The top 10 Magic Formula® stocks ranked by dividend yield, lowest price-to-sales ratio, and lowest price-to-book ratios. All of these metrics have been proven to outperform the market at large.

In a down-market when many people are rushing to buy gold, I take comfort that I already have mine. No, not that kind, but something much better! A growing stream of dividend income from solid companies. While everyone else is panicked about their portfolio’s decline, I see a downturn as an incredible buying opportunity.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Interesting news and links for various Magic Formula Investing stocks during the week of September 3, 2011.

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Nobody knows Joel Greenblatt's exact recipe for calculating the Magic Formula lists, but here are 3 replacements I would make in the current screens.

The top 10 Magic Formula stocks ranked by dividend yield, lowest price-to-sales ratio, and lowest price-to-book ratios. All of these metrics have been proven to outperform the market at large.

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Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

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Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

H&R Block is the largest tax preparer in America. After a tough 2010, the company seems to have found its footing in 2011, and the stock has rebounded in kind. But have most of the returns on this stock already been filed?

Momentum is often scoffed at by fundamental value investors, but can it really be a factor that can improve already good value-based screening strategies?

Every so often, MagicDiligence compiles a list of Magic Formula Investing stocks sorted by their dividend yield, price-to-sales ratio, and price-to-book ratio for investors that like to use those metrics. The result is a list of attractive value stocks for additional research.

Instead of blowing excess cash on "di-worsification" or low return growth projects, it is often a good idea for companies to return cash to shareholders in the form of dividends or share repurchases. Here are some Magic Formula companies that agree.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.