A Stock even “MADMEN” Would Love.

As I said in the MY INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY page on this site, I do not consider myself a GROWTH investor nor do I consider myself to be a VALUE investor. I keep reading and researching about different business and industries in an attempt to find those which I believe would make good long-term investments whether or not they fit into GROWTH of VALUE buckets. I have always been fascinated by advertising/marketing, and if my love for finance and investing weren’t so strong, I would have probably tried my hand at marketing.

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Snap-On Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) Boosts Quarterly Dividend 16.4%!

SNA investors were handsomely rewarded with news of a 16.4% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.71 per share. You can read the release below:

Click to access Q42016DividendIncreaseFinal.pdf

You can check out my original post on why I believe SNA would make an excellent investment for the long-term investor:

Oh Snap! Snap-On Incorporated Looks Appealing.

 

ValueAct Picks Up More Shares of Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRN).

Jeffrey Ubben is considered by many to be a value investing “God”:

http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/trinity-industries-inc-trn-valueact-capital-buys-more-shares-on-weakness-484328/?yptr=yahoo

You can read my take on why I think TRN is an attractive investment:

A Street (Rail) Car Named Desire (Trinity Industries)

Is Prem Watsa Making The Smart Money Move?

Big news out of Canada recently folks as that country’s answer to Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., sold almost 90% of its long-dated U.S. Treasury holdings in what appears to be a risk-off move on the cusp of U.S. elections and lingering global uncertainty.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-04/prem-watsa-s-fairfax-sells-90-of-long-bonds-ahead-of-election

 

Conviction Pays Off For Aussie Investor.

Its better to have a handful of great stocks than a ton of mediocre ones:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-07/a-20-stock-fund-trounces-everyone-with-risky-dose-of-self-belief