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There are no guarantees that dividend-paying stocks will continue to pay dividends. In addition, dividend-paying stocks may not experience the same capital appreciation potential as non-dividend-paying stocks.
Investing in equities is speculative and involves substantial risk.
Price/earnings ratio: A valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings.
Price/book value ratio: A ratio used to compare a stock’s market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current closing price of the stock by the latest quarter’s book value per share.
Price/cash flow ratio: A stock valuation measure calculated by dividing a firm’s cash flow per share into the current stock price.
Beta: A measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio, in comparison to the market as a whole.
R-squared (r2): Reflects the percentage of a fund's movements that are explained by movements in its benchmark index. An r2 of 100 indicates that all movements of a fund are completely explained by movements in the index.
Standard deviation: The square root of the variance. A measure of dispersion of a set of data from its mean.
Issues discussed within this communication represent the investment manager's explanation of factors that were considered when executing transactions or holding specific securities on the prior date indicated. Because this is a managed portfolio, the investment mix will change and the holdings are not indicative of future portfolio composition. Marketplace conditions fluctuate suddenly and frequently, and investment manager's opinions may change. These comments are not intended to be and do not constitute recommendations that others buy, sell or hold any of the securities discussed.
Refer to the GIPS® report found on this website in the Performance Profile found in the Documents section.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
For additional information, including definitions of related terms and indexes, see the Financial Glossary and Benchmark Index Glossary. In addition, by accessing documents containing CUSIP information, you agree to the Terms of Use for CUSIP Information contained in the Financial Glossary.
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