Who are these Wall Street Analysts who determine whether a stock is a buy, hold, or sell? Who are they to set price targets and say a particular stock is worth a certain share price? As a dividend growth investor with a very long-term time horizon, I have some unique thoughts on Wall Street Analysts. Learn today what I think about analyst reports, and why I believe dividend investors are in a league of their own.
Today's video covers:
* The difference between buy side and sell side analysts, and why I believe that buy side analyst reports are more helpful. Buy side analysts generate reports that are used by their firm's mutual fund managers to make actual decisions, while sell side analysts are mainly developing reports to attract new business to a particular firm.
* My favorite thing about analysts: They can sometimes create great buying opportunities in my favorite dividend stocks! If a stock I love gets downgraded, the stock price will often fall. I think of this as a gift from the analysts, and like to take advantage of such buying opportunities (as long as long-term company fundamentals have not changed).
* Why dividend investors are in a league of their own. Analysts are focused on the short term (the next few years). Dividend investors are focused on decades upon decades. Dividend investing is such a foreign concept to most, and it's my opinion that dividend investors should do their own analysis. Sure, it's ok to look at the analyst reports to verify one's own work, but it's always important to formulate one's own investment strategy.
* Why it's important to stay focused on the long-term, and avoid the temptation to get caught up in the short-term. Short-term analyst calls can sometimes create distractions for the long-term dividend investor.
Thanks so much for watching my fun personal finance video, filmed from beautiful San Francisco, California.
Disclaimer: I'm not a licensed investment advisor, and today's video is just for entertainment and fun. This video is NOT investment advice. Please talk to your licensed investment advisor before making any financial decisions.
All content on my YouTube channel is (c) Copyright IJL Productions LLC.
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