The start of a new series. Does this company pass the asset and income test to count as 1042 Qualified Replacement Property (QRP)? And can it be included in an ESOP Rollover as part of a dividend growth portfolio? The… Read More
When shareholders of a closely held C Corporation sell their shares to an ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan) and the ESOP owns 30% or more of the common stock the selling shareholders can do an ESOP rollover. With an ESOP… Read More
Why we trimmed Apple for a second time this year. How the short-term exuberance in tech stocks and specifically Apple went too far too quickly. How that was reflected in Apple’s current P/E ratio. Glenn breaks down what price or… Read More
At the start of June Apple’s market capitalization was $1.4 trillion. In 3 months, Apple added another $744 billion in market cap. And the bulk of that increase came within the last month. By July 28, Apple’s stock was up around… Read More
Listen Books The Behavioral Investor AMM Dividend Letter Vol. 1 AMM Dividend Letter Vol. 2 AMM Dividend Letter Vol. 3 Transcript Welcome to the 10th episode of the AMM Dividend Growth Podcast. I’m Glenn Busch a portfolio manager at American… Read More
Why did we trim Apple, Visa, and MasterCard in the AMM Dividend Growth strategy? Glenn explains why our portfolio management rules lead to these trades, why trimming winning positions is one of the hardest things to do, and how our… Read More
Happy New Year! As we begin 2020 we are trimming some positions in the AMM Dividend Growth strategy that currently exceed our maximum position size threshold. So far we’ve trimmed Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), and Apple (AAPL). We’ll likely trim… Read More
One my favorite new podcasts is the BBC’s 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy. Each episode is about 10 minutes long but packed with information. The latest episode discusses the greatest selling product in the history of the world… Read More
Two major components for building long-term corporate value are Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth. This is why Apple’s Q1 2016 earnings report was received so poorly. Apple (AAPL) generates very high returns across several metrics: Return on invested… Read More
A month ago Wall St hated $AAPL b/c of near term prospects, now they love it b/c of near term prospects: https://t.co/oZoAwJreuS — John Huber (@BaseHitInvestor) March 15, 2016 Apple isn’t the only company that Wall Street does this with… Read More
For those who are charitably inclined, the end of the year is an important time to check in with your tax preparer and confirm