McDonald's Stock Market Price and Dividend

McDonald's (NYSE ticker:  MCD) stock market price closed at $153.16 today.  McDonald's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently 27.04 trailing twelve months (TTM) and its dividend yield is 2.45%. The market capitalization of the company is $124.8 billion.

Church and Dwight's Amazing Dividend Streak!

As of December 31, 2016, Church & Dwight has paid 463 consecutive dividends, a streak going back more than 115 years, (source Seeking Alpha).

Church and Dwight (Ticker NYSE: CHD)

Church and Dwight (Ticker NYSE:  CHD) - Today's closing price:  $53.75; Price-to-earnings ratio:  29.37; dividend yield: 1.43%; maker of Arm and Hammer products.

Rare: Warren Buffett's Partnerships Letters

After all of these years, someone out in cyberworld has kept and posted several of Warren Buffett's partnership letters from 1959 to 1969.  Some of these letters go into the business deals that the partnership has made investments in, others describe how Mr. Buffett values a company for investment purposes such as balance sheet analysis; really fascinating stuff if you are trying to get into the mindset of Mr. Buffett from his pre-Berkshire Hathaway days.

The link to Warren Buffett's partnership letters:

http://www.pragcap.com/warren-buffett-partnership-letters/

Peter Lynch - Former Fidelity Magellan Stock Fund Manager

One of my favorite videos from Peter Lynch.  Lynch is the famed, former Fidelity Magellan common stock fund manager, chalking up annuals performance returns of nearly 30%.  In the video, Lynch discusses some of his techniques for selecting common stocks: