The Arbor Investment Planner wealth building philosophy is diversification, an active asset allocation and risk management strategy, and investing in stocks and ETFs which have strategic advantages and valuations that offer long term value.
Our goal is to own the best mix of investments by balancing the good characteristics (growth, dividend yield, cash flow, etc.) versus [...]
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Philosophy of the Arbor Investment Planner
July 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Diversification, Investment Planning, Portfolio Management, Risk Management
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Ken Faulkenberry – Portfolio Manager – President, Arbor Investment Planner
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Portfolio Management
I have spent many years developing and honing the AAAMP to be useful to investors who want to self direct their investments. I first started helping family and friends; then due to their success, they encouraged me to develop this service to help others!
I have an intense belief in our free market system and the [...]
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What is Financial Technical Analysis?
July 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Online Investing For Dummies, Portfolio Management
Technical analysis is the forecasting of the future price of a financial asset using primarily historical price and volume data. Technical analysts believe that all information is reflected in the price, making fundamental analysis unnecessary. Information from the analysis of price is used to predict what the future price will be.
There are several different popular [...]
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BP Oil Spill Highlights Portfolio Risk Management Principle
June 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Investment Planning, Portfolio Management, Risk Management
The BP oil spill and BP dividend cut highlight the importance of the portfolio risk management principle that company specific risk can be nearly eliminated through diversification. Before the oil spill disaster BP might have appeared to be a safe investment even for the conservative dividend investor. Yet in one day it became a high [...]
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The Best Companies To Invest In
June 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Specific Investment Ideas
By Ken Faulkenberry
The best companies to invest in are those which offer the greatest reward opportunities given their market value. While this may seem simple it is quite different from how most investors choose what to invest in. Choosing the best individual stock to invest in should include fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and risk analysis [...]
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Interest Compounding Versus Dividend Growth Compounding
May 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Investment Planning, Portfolio Management
By Ken Faulkenberry
Interest compounding is a powerful investment principle, but dividend growth compounding multiplies the benefits of exponential growth. Compounding begins when interest or dividends are added to the principal, so that from that point on, the interest or dividends that are added also begin to earn interest or dividends.
Compounding is not linear growth [...]
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