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Monday, December 11, 2020

Rule #1 Question of the Week: Negative Calculations

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December 11, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET

Hi folks. Instead of the usual Monday a.m. Q&A, I'm posting a reminder of how to do Rule #1 growth rate calculations using negative numbers.� (Please consult the Excel formulas guide in the Resources section ... (more)

Monday, December 4, 2020

Rule #1 Question of the Week: What's an ADR?

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December 4, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET

This came in from Greg S. last week: Q:� Help.� What does this mean?� I'm almost at my third sell signal with INFY, but I don't know if it's meaningful.� What's a "swap into ADR's"? http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?type=comktNews&storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20061121:MTFH56475_2006-11-21_09-24-25_BOM232273&pageNumber=1&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=HybArt-C1-ArticlePage1 ... (more)

Tuesday, November 28, 2020

CHS: Can it Keep Growing That Fast?

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November 28, 2020 at 1:23 pm ET

George had asked this question about CHS recently:i love the book; it's got the ring of truth, but i'm new and still waiting 'till i feel confident! i read the blog about CHS & when ... (more)

Monday, November 27, 2020

Rule #1 Question of the Week: Management and Pay Ratios (1 click)

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November 27, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET

This week's Rule #1 Question of the Week derives from a comment Randy left on the recent "How Much Should CEOs Make?" post.� Randy said, in response to pay ratios between the lowest and highest ... (more)

Saturday, November 25, 2020

Redistributing Your Investing Capital (2 clicks)

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November 25, 2020 at 5:38 pm ET

I wrote my response to Scott's note yesterday, but didn't get around to posting it for you all until now. Read on. (And I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.)Phil - Thanks for a ... (more)

Wednesday, November 22, 2020

Your Homework: Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) (1 click)

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November 22, 2020 at 1:30 pm ET

We haven't done a homework evaluation in a while, so here's a quick one on Paychex, Inc. (PAYX).Phil, I heard you speak in Memphis this year, read your book, and have been doing research and ... (more)

Monday, November 20, 2020

Rule #1 Question of the Week: Website Updates

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November 20, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET

There's no official Question of the Week this week. Instead, I have an announcement. As most of you have probably noticed, the Rule #1 Investor official site has been improved and should now load a ... (more)

Thursday, November 16, 2020

Rule #1 on Kirk Report's Top 100 Most Influential Investing Books (4 clicks)

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November 16, 2020 at 5:52 pm ET

�As the title of this post says, Charles Kirk of The Kirk Report named Rule #1 to his list of Top 100 most influential investing books.� Thanks! ... (more)

Monday, November 13, 2020

Rule #1 Question of the Week: How I Got Out in 2000 (1 click)

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November 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET

Q:� With the DOW at a record high and going up it comes to my mind that after Christmas, we will see a huge bear run. You mentioned in your book the tools told you ... (more)

Thursday, November 9, 2020

The State of the Market (1 click)

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November 9, 2020 at 11:51 am ET

Arcesio from Miami Lakes, Florida forwarded me this MSN Money article, asking my opinion about Justin Mamis's comments. Here's what Mamis says, excerpted from the article:Longtime market observer Justin Mamis this week opined: "It's clear that the ... (more)

How Much Should CEOs Make? (1 click)

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November 9, 2020 at 11:37 am ET

This just came in from Michelle in Colorado:My husband learned about your book from you at a motivational seminar you participated in here this past summer in Denver. He bought into Investools for me, thinking ... (more)

Tuesday, November 7, 2020

WFMI: What's the Future Look Like?

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November 7, 2020 at 8:45 pm ET

Lots of questions about whether WFMI is a 4M business, so let's dig in a bit.� Because what we're all about is deciding if the business is going to be predictable for the next ten ... (more)

Watching the Bottom Line (or EPS) Only (1 click)

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November 7, 2020 at 10:54 am ET

Kevin sent this question in a few days ago:While looking over the internet for some basic investiment information, I came across your website. I am grateful for any help you can give to me. My question: How ... (more)

Monday, November 6, 2020

More Discussion on the Arrows

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November 6, 2020 at 1:35 pm ET

(By the way, I am changing the titles of future posts from all caps to mixed case, on the feedback of a reader who said she had a hard time reading caps in her RSS ... (more)

RULE #1 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: EXERCISING OPTIONS (1 click)

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November 6, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET

This week's Question comes from Chris in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Q:� When officer of company does an Acquisition (Non Open Market) at $0 per share. I take it that is exercising option. But, then doesn't sell ... (more)

Sunday, November 5, 2020

4M'S: CHICO'S (CHS) AND GARMIN (GRMN) (2 clicks)

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November 5, 2020 at 4:59 pm ET

In a comment under yesterday's post, Larry asked me to take a look at Chico's and Garmin (CHS and GRMN), which also dropped suddenly a couple of days ago, to see if there were indications ... (more)

Saturday, November 4, 2020

CWTR INSIDERS UNLOAD

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November 4, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET

From one of my readers:� [Edited for length.]Hi, Phil: I can't resist asking you something about what appears to be an absolutely wonderful company, except for one small thing that keeps bothering me. Coldwater Creek ... (more)

ARE YOU WATCHING THE ARROWS NOW? (2 clicks)

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November 4, 2020 at 1:43 am ET

I don't usually discuss investments I'm making, but Whole Foods just went for an amazing ride from $47 to $65 to $45 in about 6 weeks, and it's worth talking about.� � If you have Whole ... (more)

Friday, November 3, 2020

FREE CASH FLOW UPDATE

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November 3, 2020 at 4:38 pm ET

Marvin Worst noticed that Investools is no longer reporting "Free Cash Flow".� And neither is MSN Money.� It may be that both sites have discovered that there is no Generally Acceptable Accounting Practice (GAAP) definition ... (more)

YOUR HOMEWORK: RELIV INTERNATIONAL (RELV) (1 click)

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November 3, 2020 at 10:03 am ET

Here's an interesting exchange: Hey Phil, It's Melanie Hinds from Maine. I dropped you a line last month and did not get a reply, but like you I don't give up easily. I had handed you my ... (more)

Thursday, November 2, 2020

IF YOU CAN'T GET TO CASH (6 clicks)

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November 2, 2020 at 1:33 pm ET

Here's a question that came in from a Rule #1 reader a few days ago:Hi Phil, I'm 35 and have 5 young kids, my wife stays at home, and I just finished your book. Thanks for ... (more)

Wednesday, November 1, 2020

MA ENVELOPE ON MSN: FOLLOWUP (1 click)

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November 1, 2020 at 12:21 pm ET

Here's a bit closer view of the navigation on that chart (see previous post): ... (more)

FINDING THE 30-DAY MA ON MSN (1 click)

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November 1, 2020 at 10:46 am ET

SCORE!!!! Way to go, Glick Ormiston!� You have solved the 30-day MA problem.� My apologies to everyone for not finding this cleverly hidden method of setting up a 30-day MA, and hats off to Glick.� Here are his instructions ... (more)

Tuesday, October 31, 2020

TOO MUCH GROWTH? (1 click)

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October 31, 2020 at 1:16 pm ET

A question from Mark in Falls Church, VA:I just had a quick question about upper boundries. In the book you often repeat the necessity of moat numbers remaining at or above 10% but do you ... (more)

Monday, October 30, 2020

RULE #1 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: BACKDATING STOCK OPTIONS (1 click)

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October 30, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET

A few days ago Bill in Milwaukie, OR asked this question, which is also the topic of an article in today's New York Times: Q: An article in the Oregonian discussed the practice of "Backdating" ... (more)

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