During any market correction — we’re lumping corrections and bear markets into one category for this article — a common question is how are you managing risk in the AMM Dividend Growth Strategy? Risk management is something that happens before… Read More
Domino’s Pizza (DPZ): Dividend Growth Off The Perfect Food
The Perfect Food Pizza is the perfect food. It’s a complex taste with the perfect blend of fat, sweet, and rich foods. Cheese provides the fat. Pizza sauce is sweet. And meat toppings provide the richness. Pizza’s taste complexity is… Read More
Avoiding the Investment Traps of Decision Finality
It’s late summer in San Diego and you’re spending the day at the Del Mar Racetrack. You’re not much of a gambler but the sun, the cocktails, and the excitement of the crowd puts you into the betting mood. Again,… Read More
Invest Like Astronaut John Glenn
You’re sitting inside the cockpit of a converted ICBM missile about to be launched into space. The last 7 times NASA test launched this rocket it was a success, but the first 20 test launches had a 45% failure rate…. Read More
Northrop Grumman: Nuclear Dividend Growth
The defense sector consistently generates high returns on equity and invested capital and Northrop Grumman is no exception. And the defense sector has a history of consistently returning large amounts of capital back to its shareholders. Over the last 10… Read More
Your Retirement Account and the CARES Act
We want to call your attention to important changes made pursuant to the SECURE Act passed in 2019 and the recently passed CARES Act. These new provisions provide several benefits to retirees and retirement savers, as well as some potential pitfalls. Perhaps most… Read More
Coronavirus Risk and Your Portfolio
If you have been following the news over the last few weeks, then by now you are aware that 1) there is a novel coronavirus spreading around the globe, and 2) global stock markets have been selling off as a… Read More
AMM Dividend Letter 41: How Brewing Beer is Like Investing and Intuit (INTU)
Brewing beer is a simple recipe. Water Malt Yeast Hops First, mill grains to break up the kernels. Then steep the grains in hot water to turn its starches into sugar. The result is a sweet liquid called wort. Then… Read More
AMM Dividend Letter 39: Proving Yourself Wrong & eBay
Suppose the next time we see you we lay out the following 4 cards in front of you like this. Then we give you the following statement. If a card has a vowel on one side then it has an… Read More
AMM Dividend Letter 38: Loss Aversion, Fear, and Starbucks
We’re going to flip a coin one time. If the coin lands on heads then you win $200. But it the coin lands on tails you lose $100. Are you willing to play this game? If you’re like most people… Read More