18 High Growth, Low Beta At Fair Prices Stocks

For the uninitiated, each stock has a beta, which is indicative of its volatility. The beta of a stock is considered in relation to that of the broad market: The lower the beta, the less volatile the stock. So a stock with a beta of less than 1 is considered to be less volatile than the market, while a stock that has a beta of more than 1 is more volatile than the market.

We have scoured the market for several low-beta, high-performance stocks that look promising for the future and can safeguard your portfolio against risks. Each of the stocks are selected by high profitable growth criteria and cheap market valueations.

These stocks belong in your dividend portfolio....

Is Traditional Apparel Retailing A Buying Opportunity?

Given the recent negative performance of many apparel retailers and some calls that traditional apparel retailing is dead, we are addressing our thoughts on these issues and discussing which subsectors and companies we see as positioned best for long-term success. 

In our opinion, there has been a secular shift in apparel retailing that is a persistent force. 

We believe the current trend toward value over brand is here to stay. Unless a product can perform notably better than the competition (keep you warmer, keep you drier, perform better in athletic situations), consumers appear unwilling to pay a premium simply to own a brand. 

We also think that shifts in wallet share are here to stay, with experience (travel, restaurants) valued over apparel, and other costs--including healthcare, education, and housing--rising in share. 

Finally, we think the shift in distribution channel toward digital will persist. 

As a result, we agree that apparel retail growth is not likely to return to historical levels. Having acknowledged that, we do believe that we are at a low point in the apparel retail cycle and there is future upside.

We do not believe brick-and-mortar apparel retailing is dead; however, it will look much different in the future. We think there is a place for stores where consumers can touch fabrics, try sizes, and see fit. 

However, the apparel industry has experienced much self-inflicted near-term malaise. Many management teams have been overly optimistic regarding inventory levels and have not converted to more modern, responsive supply chains. 

This has resulted in a highly promotional retail environment that has forced even well-run companies to discount to remain competitive. Also, we think we are nearing the end of the athleisure fashion trend. 

With consumers having enough skinny and yoga pants to clothe themselves for a while and no new fashion must-haves, nothing is driving discretionary purchases.

Check out a summary of the big fishes in traditional retailing:

A Solid Portfolio Of Stocks With A Strong Balance Sheet

A Solid Portfolio Of Stocks With A Strong Balance Sheet (click to enlarge)
Source: Goldman Sachs, MarketWatch

These 6 Stocks Have Mostly Struggled In 2015 But Could Double Next Year!

The market has seen a bad performance over the year. First a solid gain and than a sharp sell-off. What matters now is the Fed rate hike. 

Yes, interest rates will go up, the U.S. economy is doing well but the rest of the world does not and due to the fact that American corporate acting global, it will also hurt their business, not only though a strong dollar.

Will 2016 a good or bad year?

Well, we all have no crystal ball but the past has shown that the stock market is doing well in times of rising rates. The only question is when the new interest cycle will end. At 2%, 7% or even at a higher rate?

But even if the market trades flat or lower in 2016, it doesn’t mean that investors looking for stocks to buy just have no hope of meaningful upside. In fact, there are several stocks that have fallen unjustly in 2015 — but thanks to huge catalysts in 2016, they’re stocks to buy with expectations that they could rip off 100% gains or more! 

Today, we’ll look at six such stocks to buy that have enormous, game-changing catalysts that should spark significant gains in 2016 — perhaps even into the triple digits.

The focus is not only on yields. You will finds some stocks off dividend growth and off dividend income. 

Here are the results...

5 Stocks With 30+ Percent Upside in 2015

I've read an interesting article on CNN Money, called: 7 stocks Wall Street thinks will soar this year.

The author introduced seven stocks about which the Wall-Street guys seeing good upside potential this year.

Normally, I don't care about those articles, especially when I see that Tesla, Facebook or some Biotech’s are recommend but this time, I agree with five stocks from the list.

Here are the results...5 Stocks With 30+ Percent Upside in 2015 are...

82 Shareholder Friendly Stocks of the Week

Below are the top dividend growth stocks and share buyback companies of the week. On the list are some pretty good yielding stocks. Big names like Starbucks, Emerson Electric or Honeywell.

AIG, Motorola and Royal Caribbean Cruises are the biggest stocks with a fresh buyback announcement during the past week.

Cheap is a question of growth. A faster growing company can be higher valuated. Only 17 of the stocks have a forward P/E of less than 15.

The 7 Top Dividend Growth Stocks Of the past Week are...