A Fortress Made of Paper You spot a stock trading at 40% of book value. It’s profitable. It pays a dividend. You start to feel that familiar itch—the one that whispers undervalued gem. The numbers check out. The market seems to have missed it. But a few months later, the stock is crushed. The dividend’s […]
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What if everything you’ve been taught about risk is wrong? Wall Street says volatility is your enemy. Buffett says it’s your friend. Financial advisors beg you to diversify. Buffett made billions by betting on just a few ideas. One side crunches equations. The other reads annual reports. And yet both claim to hold the key
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ROE Alone Can Mislead You. Return on Equity (ROE) gets a lot of attention—and rightly so. It’s a quick indicator of how effectively a company generates profits from shareholders’ capital. But used in isolation, ROE can give you a false sense of security. What you really need is a way to unpack ROE into its
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Income investors everywhere are familiar with the siren song of the dividend yield. Dividend yield offers comfort. It promises passive income and makes a stock feel like a steady paycheck. But if you’re chasing yield without looking at the full picture, you’re likely leaving serious money on the table. In fact, focusing on dividend yield
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You don’t need to eliminate risk. You need to understand it, isolate it, and price it correctly. The biggest mistake investors make is treating all risk the same—panicking when markets fall, diversifying blindly, or refusing to act because the future looks uncertain. But the truth is: you don’t get paid for avoiding risk—you get paid
Smart Capital Allocation Separates Winners From Average Investors You’ve probably seen it happen—two investors buy similar stocks, but only one walks away with real wealth. The difference isn’t the stock picks. It’s how they allocate capital. Asset allocation is more than a pie chart—it’s the lens through which value investors make high-conviction, risk-aware decisions. And
The Market Is Crashing—Now What? We are in the bear market in S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices. Bear markets don’t whisper. They scream. Prices fall fast, headlines get apocalyptic, and suddenly every investor is questioning their entire approach. You might feel the urge to do something—anything—to stop the bleeding. But acting out of fear
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You’ve probably heard it before—“the market is a voting machine in the short term and a weighing machine in the long term.” But most investors forget what that really means. When stock prices bounce on headlines and herd emotions, you’re left wondering: Is this stock actually worth buying, or am I just chasing smoke? That’s
Volatility is the one guest at your investing table that never fails to show up uninvited. It rattles your nerves, distorts valuations, and tests your resolve. But as a value investor, you don’t need to fear volatility — you need to understand how to use it. One tool often overlooked in this regard is the
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You might think of the Carhart 4 Factor Model as an academic tool best left to quants and finance professors. But if you’re building a portfolio with real money and expecting it to outperform, this model can be a powerful ally. It doesn’t replace your process—it sharpens it. Whether you lean into small-cap value like
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