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Kendall J. Anderson, CFA is the founder and former president of Anderson Griggs Portfolio Management. Anderson Griggs manages equity only and balanced separate accounts from Rock Hill, South Carolina. Kendall was recognized by Money Manager Review as the number 1 large cap growth manager for ...more

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Should Investors Let The Speculators Play Their Games Today?
During times when valuation becomes meaningless, the momentum of market prices takes over. Stories rule and confidence soars as prices continue to rise, independent of the business operations of the companies themselves.
The New World Of Portfolio Management For Retirees
I am afraid that the new DOL rules of fiduciary standards will have little impact in the short run on solving the long-term problems facing retirees and their children.
The Risk Reduction Characteristic Of Dividends
Dividends are not income; they are a return of capital and as such they reduce the risk of the common stocks that distribute them.
Changing An Industry Through Regulation: The Department Of Labor’s Conflict Of Interest Rule
The few brokerage firms who have announced the steps they are taking in order to meet the new standards seem to admit they do not have the technical expertise to manage investments independently and meet all other requirements of fiduciary advisers.
Common Sense Advice For Index Investors And Robo-Advisers
Financial engineers create products that institutions may find attractive for their needs. Instead of stopping there, however, they tweak those products just enough to create a marketing story that can then be sold to individuals.
Harman International Industries - Cheap Or Dear?
The idea of “cheap and dear” has been erased by investment practitioners who promote a host of other approaches that have worked for someone at some point in the past. In my opinion, Harman is at the price where it is “cheap enough to buy.”
Five-Year Forecast For The S&P 500, S&P 400, And S&P 600
We do not see any reason conservative investors should be investing in bonds at the current prices. As for common stocks, we believe an overweight position is no longer warranted.
True Value Wins In The End
As long as individuals are making the decisions on prices, value investing will still be a valid approach to the selection of securities and portfolio management.
Can You Earn Superior Returns?
Research - The efficient market hypothesis - true value wins in the end.
Margin Of Safety
Finding and purchasing securities whose price departs appreciably from the underlying value of the security provides a margin of safety.
Another Battle For Investment Survival
When facing a massive sell-off, there is a desperate search to find the reason, but when markets decline as rapidly as they have during the past couple of weeks, the cause usually has far more to do with our fear of losing all of our savings.
A Bond-Free Portfolio: Why Cash Should Replace Bonds To Reduce Risk And Improve Returns
Can replacing bonds with the current near cash alternatives provide better long term results and reduce overall portfolio risk?
I Can Buy With A Little Help From My Friends
During August, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined more in a single month than it has in years. That it took just one week to decline more than 10% was a shock.
Common Sense Trumps Smart Beta
Every few years or so the powerful money men of Wall Street come up with a new idea they believe will lead to unimaginable wealth for their clients and themselves. At the present time, the “great idea” making the rounds is “smart beta.”
That Silly Mr. Market
Greater success comes from buying low and selling high, the very actions that provide us with so many opportunities to feel bad. Earning the value premium sounds easy, yet most of us do not have the mental strength necessary to actually keep it.
Regression To The Mean
While it is easy for us to understand the concept of regression to the mean, it can be difficult for us individually to use this powerful force when we are investing our own money.
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