DEMZ News and Press, DEMZ Political Contributions ETF From 05/31/22

Stocks had a ripsnorter of a rally last week and a lot of people are pondering the question in the title over this long weekend. Sentiment is certainly negative right now by several measures. Sentiment surveys (AAII, Investor’s Intelligence, etc.) are universally negative becau...

Colgate’s share of the global toothpaste and manual toothbrush market is a large moat. There is long-term, expected growth in the company's key markets. The current stock price has 35% upside at consensus growth rates. For further details see: Colgate-Palmolive: S...

Big box retailer Costco beats earnings and sales estimates in Q3. Prices of hot dog/soda combo and membership fees not being increased. We look at how Costco will continue to take market share if indeed inflation persists. For further details see: Costco: Solid Q3 Earnin...

As the MOMO, YOLO, and BTFD days sink deeper into the past, we remind investors to focus on fundamentals. CarMax’s consistent profit growth before the pandemic suggests, over the long run, Core Earnings will return to trend growth. CarMax’s PEBV ratio means the stock...

Carrier Global reveals more opportunities, as the U.S.' decarbonization footprint shows only modest improvement. It benefits from a strong outlook for share repurchases and minimal operating impact from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The company is one of the publicly tr...

Beyond the broad S&P benchmark, 45% of NASDAQ 100 stocks are already off more than 50%, which only happened as part of the larger-than-historically-average bear markets of 2000-02 and 2008-09. The last eight times the S&P 500 was down in a calendar year, bonds finished the yea...

While there are some issues like unionization, accumulation of debt, and the reemergence of Howard Schultz, Starbucks's growth and free cash flow generation remain strong. The macro-environment favors companies that generate cash now rather than later - Starbucks falls in the first ca...

The debate between high yield and dividend growth investors is fascinating and I try to service both sides. In today's article, I discuss a case of high dividend growth. Moody's business is currently suffering from uncertainty, but the long-term growth trend is based on double-digit E...

Inflation expectations have kept the Federal Reserve center stage as they commenced their interest rate rising cycle in March. The war in Ukraine and Omicron’s spread in China impacted inflation and supply chains differently, but both delay supply chain normalization. Regar...

Pick any barometer of costs these days, and the story is the same: Prices are up - and in a dramatic fashion. The first thing that jumps out is the dismal performance of most asset classes during periods of low growth and high inflation - otherwise known as stagflation. A solid fo...