Tom Armistead


2014 Review And Plan For 2015

Early last year I published my starting portfolio, 19 picks with credentials as dividend growth stocks. Here’s a summary of how those stocks …

Why I Expect WTI To Go Back To $100

Given the extremely rapid movements in the price of oil (NYSEARCA:USO), and the confusing and contradictory commentary surrounding the issue, I felt it …

Server Acceleration: Altera FPGAs Vs. Nvidia GPUs

Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR) CEO John Daane has been talking about a potential growth opportunity arising from the use of FPGAs in server acceleration for …

Buybacks: Thoughts On The Analysis Of This Important Use Of Capital

Here ‘s a laundry list of factors to consider when evaluating buybacks: Price paid vs. a conservative estimate of value Historical buyback effectiveness: …

Is Pfizer Spending Enough On R&D?

R&D is a primary growth driver for pharmaceutical companies. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) CEO Ian Read, newly appointed at the time, announced draconian cuts to …

Coca-Cola Has Growth, Margin And Capital Deployment Problems

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) is caught in a squeeze between the need for more advertising and incentives to increase customer demand and a …

IBM: Taking A Hard Look At R&D

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) is cheap by many of the usual metrics, thanks to ongoing lack of revenue growth. The long-term potential created …

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