John Dorfman
Forbes
Boston, MA, United States
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Here’s Why Netgear And Auto Nation Look Cheap
Investors looking for turnaround candidates often use the price-to-sales ratio. These stocks are selling for less than 1.0 times sales. → Read More
On Investments: Five ways to invest defensively
When a recession looms, it makes sense to get more defensive in the stock market. That means investing in sectors that usually withstand bear markets and recessions fairly well. Traditional → Read More
On Investments: Alphabet heads list of Balance Sheet Powerhouses
The wealthiest people don't always have the biggest salaries. And the wealthiest companies aren’t necessarily those with the best earnings lately. I believe that companies with a great balance sheet → Read More
On Investments: These four stocks have good potential for recovery
Each quarter in this column I compile my Casualty List. It highlights stocks that have been pummeled in the latest quarter and that I think have excellent recovery potential. → Read More
On Investments: Analysts' favorite stocks didn't do so hot last year
The analysts’ darlings as of January 2019 posted a 15% loss from Jan. 14, 2019, through Jan. 10, 2020. This happened even as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, widely → Read More
On Investments: Robot Portfolio has doubled market index over 21 years
The Robot Portfolio is a 20-year experiment in extreme value investing. Start with all U.S. stocks that are profitable, have debt less than corporate net worth and have $500 million → Read More
On Investments: My 10 favorite stocks for 2020 include Disney, Oshkosh
If you're doing a portfolio refresh for the new year, here are 10 stocks that I think deserve strong consideration. → Read More
On Investments: Pietroski method uses 9 questions to assess stocks
The Pietroski F Score rates stocks on a nine-point scale, based on nine questions, such as: Does the company have a positive return on assets? Is the return on assets → Read More
On Investments: Will any of 2019's worst-performing stocks make a turnaround?
Among the 520 U.S. stocks with a market value of $10 billion or more, only five are down more than 15% year-to-date through Dec. 13. Four are energy companies, and → Read More
On Investments: Bunny Portfolio has been limping, not hopping
Because people are very imperfect forecasters of the future, I figure that a good percentage of the Bunny stocks will continue their winning ways, defying investors' diminished expectations. → Read More
On Investments: These stocks could bounce high in January and beyond
Come the new year, I expect stocks such as Concho Resources Inc., Green Dot Corp. and Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. to benefit from the "January bounce" that often buoys up the → Read More
On Investments: These five below-book stocks are worth a look
Buying stocks below book value is a classic bargain hunters' strategy. Here are five below-book stocks that I like. → Read More
Snap And 4 Other Large-Caps Up More Than 100 Percent This Year
The U.S. stock market’s hottest stocks this year have mostly been youngish companies with little if any profit history. Investors these days are talking conservatively, but investing speculatively. → Read More
On Investments: Take a look inside this 'Billion-Dollar Portfolio'
Each year I bring you my “Billion-Dollar Portfolio,” a collection of 10 stocks, each with a market value of roughly $1 billion. → Read More
On Investments: Take a sneak peek at my Purloined Portfolio
Filings with the Securities and Exchange Administration make it easy to follow what almost any U.S. money manager is doing with his or her portfolio. I like to keep tabs → Read More
5 Money Manager Stock Buys
This year's "Purloined Portfolio" includes stock ideas like Chevron and Sinclair Broadcast Group. → Read More
On Investments: Diamondback and Oshkosh among stocks likely to rebound
Here are some new banged-up stocks for you to look at. → Read More
8 Stocks Analysts Most Love And Most Hate
The stocks analysts most adored at the start of 2018 beat the overall market last year. But the stocks they most despised did too. Which stocks are on this year's list? → Read More
Why Stocks May Not Care If The Government Shuts Down
The shutdown, should it occur as threatened this Friday, would certainly aggravate the always-acute tension between Republicans and Democrats but the markets may yawn. → Read More
Is Your Portfolio Too All-American? Consider These 5 Stock Picks Outside The U.S.
If your portfolio puts “America First,” I have no quarrel with that. But that shouldn’t mean America Only. Here are five stocks outside the U.S. that you can consider now. → Read More