My Top 10 Fairly Valued Fast-Growing Stocks + MORE

There are some expressions used that I just don’t get. Maybe it’s me that’s way off, or maybe those that mention it don’t know what they’re talking about. Today, I mentioned one of those in a newsletter that I sent out and wanted to get your thoughts on another one. I’ve seen this one mentioned several times on blogs, but even in discussions with friends…

I haven’t blog in quite sometime. I just post on the comments, check quickly out of my stocks. I had been busy at work. Other than working, I sometimes go to the movies, I go shopping and I like to take longg walks around downtown Montreal. But this past weekend, I wasn’t in Montreal, I was in Ottawa…

My favorite companies to invest in are those that have strong competitive advantages, which allow them to have an easily distinguishable product or service. This allows companies to have pricing power. This pricing power comes from the strong brand name associated with the product, and it allows the business to earn high returns on equity, and pass on cost increases to customers…

When the most conservative investors in the world start buying stocks because bond yields are so low, you have to wonder when the spiral comes to an end. Now is the time to start looking for safe havens. “Central banks, guardians of the world’s $11 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves, are buying stocks in record amounts as falling bond yields push even risk-averse investors toward equities…

Shareholders of CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE: CNX) looking to boost their income beyond the stock’s 1.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $47 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.67 bid, which annualizes to an additional 4.5% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 6% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away…

Vodafone Group (VOD) is increasing its “final” dividend (the second semi-annual dividend for 2013) by 7.0%, from 6.47 to 6.92 pence per ordinary share (news release). At the current exchange rate (£1 = $1.52), share conversion (1 ADS = 10 ordinary shares), and ADS charge ($0.02 per ADS), my 125 shares of VOD should provide me with a final dividend of about $129, to be paid sometime in August…

This is part two of a series on investing for growth, part one can be found here.One of my primary objectives for preparing this series is to dispel some of the common myths that many investors hold regarding investing for growth.  For example, many believe that growth stocks are, by definition, riskier than dividend paying stocks…

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