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The idea of margin of safety was popularized by value-investing legend, Benjamin Graham. Its application was further promoted by the famous investor, Warren Buffett, who stressed the importance of preventing losses...

A recurring revenue model can be one of the most effective business strategies thanks to the consistent stream of income...

Standardized testing has become the cornerstone of many colleges’ application processes. Companies that help students navigate these tests have seen surging demand as the admissions process becomes more competitive each year...

Addictive substances have a steady demand. Today’s company focuses on nicotine and tobacco products and that means a reliable consumer base...

Investor sentiment can be vital to making sense of how the stock is going to move. At the end of the day, institutions push the market in either direction. Without knowledge of their strategies and their risk tolerance, it is hard to comprehend...

This investor uses informational advantages to follow in the footsteps of other investing greats...

This global research firm recently purchased a successful insights and technology company to boost its business...

Many companies are phasing pensions out of their benefit plans due to the high costs...

Today’s company benefits from the presence of an industry-leading visionary changing its operational strategy...

Executives know their companies better than anyone. That is why insider selling and buying can be such important indicators...

Many investors today do not have the time or resources to search for individual growth stocks to buy. This is why they invest in ETFs either exposed to a formulaic group of growth stocks across the entire market or a broad theme...

The basic materials sector usually does not have firms with sustainable levels of elevated profitability...

The crossover between investment grade and high-yield bonds provides interesting opportunities for well-versed credit investors. Many companies on the cusp of being classified as investment grade cannot be traded by investment grade portfolios due to their high-yield nature...

With the proliferation of masks, glasses wearers around the world have wondered if it is time to switch to contacts...

In the midst of the market meltdown in March, thanks to the Fed’s SWAT team, keeping credit markets safe was prioritized...

Many investors today do not have the time or resources to search for individual value stocks to buy. This is why they invest in ETFs either exposed to the entire market or a broad theme...

The “At-Home Revolution” has introduced new problems for businesses this company is looking to solve. Today’s firm is aiding employees working from home by solving one specific issue...

In the late 2000s, investors and economists faced a reality check on the strength and resiliency of the housing market. After a few rocky years and significant work to repair the credit for homeowners and home...

Today’s company is one of the world’s biggest pharmacy firms, created from the merger of two industry giants in 2014. However, looking at as-reported numbers, it appears the acquisition has destroyed...

The economy is a hard beast to tame, and no one indicator is able to fully encapsulate what it is doing. That is why we at Valens like to look at the economy from as many points of view as possible...