Occasional Dividends

From time to time I will post some interesting and opportune updates on posts from Blogs and networks dealing with Stock Dividends and Investing in Stocks that might be good value for investors interested in this kind of Investment! One of these is the Blog from Blogger The Div-Net from which I occasionally receive e-mail updates. This first suggestion concerns Wells Fargo & Co, an American Bank that is rightly associated with good value investing:

The DIV-Net - Wells Fargo

Anthony Bolton

I must confess I am a fan of Anthony Bolton; his impressive record on the Investment Profession is almost second to none. A fundamental, value and at times contrarian style and strategy was most of the times handsomely rewarded. But Anthony's adventure in the Oriental China didn't add up to this reputation. For what I followed of his own views about this, and since the beginning he was very sanguine regarding the prospects for the Chinese venture, he was also warning that it would be his last take on the Global Investing scene, if it wouldn't be to his and all expectations. And this same promise was actually fulfilled as Mr. Bolton announced last week his retirement. Check in the FT''s Lex column video shown below for a dialogue on this, and maybe take the opportunity to look at the life and biography of Anthony Bolton!

An Investment Case for Low Volatility Strategies

Falkenblog: A Survey of Low Volatility Theories: David Blitz and Pim van Vliet, both of Robeco, and yours truly wrote a paper outlining the various explanations for the low volatility effe...