Value Investing News

Several companies announced their intent to increase distributions to shareholders. I have separated the dividend raisers of the past week in three groups: dividend achievers, champions and aristocrats; master limited partnerships; and potential dividend achievers

Most casual income investors focus on current yield, which is important. However, if your objective is to build a portfolio of securities with increasing income, then Yield on Cost is an excellent metric to measure your progress.

 These are the results of a stock screen that looks for companies that produce consistent free cash flows over the past seven years and are trading at low prices relative to their normalized earnings. The goal here is to find cheap stocks in companies that are easier to value.