William Patalon
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William (Bill) Patalon III is the chief stock picker of Stock Picker’s Corner (SPC). Before he moved into the investment research business in December 2005, he spent 22 years as a reporter, most of it covering financial news as a reporter, columnist, and editor.
His most memorable interviews include former President Richard M. Nixon, General Electric CEO John F. “Jack” Welch, Forbes magazine publisher and former Presidential candidate Steve Forbes, and business-turnaround specialist and helicopter-industry pioneer Stanley Hiller Jr.
Bill has a BA in Print Journalism from Penn State University and an MBA in finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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While there are lots of ways to screen for the best stock plays, I like to use projected earnings growth as a starting point because of the generally positive correlation with stock prices. Vertiv Holdings LLC (VRT) is one name I like, notes Bill Patalon, chief stock picker at Stock Picker’s Corner.
William Patalon
INDUSTRIALS
Tickers: VRT
We talk about Wealth Builders versus Wealth Killers – and recognizing the difference between the two. One of the biggest Wealth Killers? Scams, including those related to “passive income.” My advice: If you want generous income, focus on names like Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (FINS), suggests Bill Patalon, chief stock picker at Stock Picker’s Corner.
William Patalon
FINANCIALS
Tickers: FINS
Chinese stocks just notched their heftiest single-day gains in 16 years — apparent proof that Beijing hit the bullseye with its stimulus bazooka. Investors are scrambling to board the “China Stock Market Express.” One way to play it is the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB), advises Bill Patalon, chief stock picker at Stock Picker’s Corner.
In an Instagram story last summer, a US defense giant known for missiles and jets stunned everyone by dropping a bomb. The company: Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT), builder of the sub-warfare-revolutionizing Polaris missile, and breakthrough combat planes like the P-38 Lightning, the SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter, writes Bill Patalon, chief stock picker at Stock Picker’s Corner.
William Patalon
INDUSTRIALS
Tickers: LMT