Sometimes the best course of action for long-term investors is to do nothing. Especially if stock prices are fueled by a bubble brought on by low interest rates.
Long-term investors should lament the acquisition of any of their rock solid publicly traded business. That means they will no longer be able to participate in any potential profits in that business. They essentially sell that right for some cash that will need redeployed in some profitable manner.
When a company’s stock pays an enticing dividend yield, always make sure that it’s supported by free cash flow. Dividends not supported by free cash flow would need to come from external financing such as a stock sale or debt financing. This could prove detrimental to your publicly traded businesses over the long-term. I prefer to see companies pay out less than 50% of their free cash flow and retain the rest for other purposes.
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William Bias has been researching stocks since 1992 and has been a freelance writer since 2012. He employs a strategic business oriented approach to stock market investing. Archives
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