Tag Archives: growth stocks

Growth Offers the Best Value

In this week’s Barron’s Lawrence C. Strauss has an interesting article on the “growth versus value” debate. It is is a dumb concept invented by quantitative analysts and pension fund consultants that has little utility for real investors who actually … Continue reading

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The Big Money Loves Tech & Healthcare, Not Industrials and Consumer

I like to check out the biggest holdings of the major mutual funds, for two reasons.   It shows which names are already loved by the Street and at risk of becoming less loved, and vice versa. Second, the guys and … Continue reading

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Do the Dow Industrials Grow Much More Slowly than Smaller Competitors? We Examine 20 Industries

For a growth stock investor like myself, a major challenge is buying companies that really will grow as fast as Wall Street expects—and sell names that run out of gas before it’s obvious to the market.  A major risk is … Continue reading

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Growth Stocks: What the Big Money Likes

It’s instructive to review the holdings of the smart PM’s at leading mutual fund houses—T Rowe Price, Fidelity, Gamco and Vanguard.  We looked at the top 10 holdings of 18 big-cap growth-oriented funds.  Some themes: A favorite holding is the … Continue reading

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The PETRR Principal: How to Compare Growth Stocks and Yield Stocks

Today’s Wall Street Journal points out that despite weak EPS growth Procter & Gamble commands a higher PE ratio than Google because it has a juicy dividend.  Investors reaching for yield are piling into high dividend stocks without paying much … Continue reading

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