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Episodes from Trail-Boss Radio: AI, Tech & Digital Independence
Amcor Is a Dangerous Dividend Trap
Amcor Is a Dangerous Dividend Trap Not every company with a generous dividend belongs in a long-term portfolio. Some businesses quietly reward patient investors for decades. Others tempt investors with attractive dividend yields while their underlying business slowly weakens. How do you tell the…
How Walmart Survives on Three Penny Margins
How Walmart Survives on Three-Penny Margins Most businesses would go bankrupt trying to survive on a profit margin of just a few pennies on every dollar they earn. So how has Walmart become one of the largest and most successful companies in the world while operating on margins that many small…
Kimberly-Clark Bets the Company on Kenvue
Kimberly-Clark Bets the Company on Kenvue What happens when one Dividend King makes a billion-dollar bet on another consumer products giant? In this episode of Trail Boss Radio, we examine Kimberly-Clark's strategic investment in Kenvue and what it reveals about long-term investing, capital…
Four Tech Titans Rule Your Portfolio
Four Tech Titans Rule Your Portfolio What if I told you that owning a "diversified" S&P 500 ETF doesn't mean your money is spread evenly across 500 companies? In this ETF Deep Dive, we uncover one of the biggest realities of modern investing: just four technology giants have an outsized influence…
The S&P 500 Diversification Illusion
The S&P 500 Diversification Illusion Most investors believe buying the S&P 500 means they're instantly diversified. But what if that's only part of the story? In this episode of Trail Boss Radio, we take a closer look at one of the biggest misconceptions in modern investing—the idea that owning an…
P&G's Battle to stay Dividend King
P&G's Battle to Stay a Dividend King What does it take to increase your dividend for 70 consecutive years? More importantly… What does it take to keep that streak alive for another fifty? In this episode of Trail Boss Radio, we continue our PeeWee League Forever Stock Test by examining one of the…
Who Pays for McDonald's Dividend King Status
Who Pays for McDonald's Dividend King Status? Every year, investors celebrate another dividend increase from McDonald's. But behind every dividend payment is a much bigger story. Who actually pays for that success? In this episode of Trail Boss Radio, we continue our PeeWee League Forever Stock…
Verizon's 172 Billion Dollar Debt Gamble
Verizon's $172 Billion Debt Gamble: Can It Still Be a Forever Stock? How much debt is too much? That's one of the biggest questions facing investors today—and few companies illustrate the debate better than Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ). With approximately $172 billion in debt, Verizon has…
Realty Income and the 50 Year Test
The Landlord Moat: Can Realty Income Pass the Forever Stock Test? What if the strongest competitive advantage isn't a product, a patent, or a global brand? What if it's a lease agreement? In this episode of Trail Boss Radio, we continue our PeeWee League Forever Stock Test by examining one of the…
Nucor Steels 53 Year Dividend Streak
Can a Steel Company Be a Forever Stock? The Nucor Deep Dive Steel has always been known as a boom-and-bust business. Demand rises. Demand falls. Prices swing. The economy changes. So how has one company managed to increase its dividend for more than 53 consecutive years while operating in one of…
Can the Johnson and Johnson Fortress Hold
Can the Johnson & Johnson Fortress Hold? Every great business eventually faces a test. For Johnson & Johnson, the question isn't whether it has been successful—its history speaks for itself. The real question is whether the company's legendary financial strength, diversified business model, and…
Can Coca-Cola Survive the Ozempic era
Can Coca-Cola Survive the Ozempic Era? What happens when one of the world's most recognizable brands faces changing consumer habits? Can a company that has refreshed the world for more than a century continue thriving in an age of healthier lifestyles, weight-loss medications like Ozempic, and…