Kelley Wright

Kelley Wright

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Kelley Wright is chief investment officer and portfolio manager at IQ Trends Private Client Asset Management, as well as the managing editor of the Investment Quality Trends newsletter. He entered the financial services industry in 1984, first as a registered representative and later as a registered principal for both a major wire house and private investment boutique.Expand

In 1989 Kelley left the retail brokerage world for private investment management, eventually serving as the chief investment officer to three investment managements firms. In 2002, he was selected by the legendary Geraldine Weiss to succeed her as managing editor of the Investment Quality Trends newsletter.

Wright is an active lecturer nationwide and a frequent guest on television and radio. In addition to his articles and commentary for Barron's, Business Week, Forbes, The Economist, Dow Jones MarketWatch and others, Wright is the author of Dividends Still Don't Lie, published by John Wiley and Sons in 2010.Collapse

My Election Projection

By

Kelley Wright

 | Nov 5, 2012 | 3:30 PM EST

Whatever the result, the Earth will continue to spin on its axis and Mr. Market will do what he always does.

China

By

Kelley Wright

 | Oct 9, 2012 | 3:45 PM EDT
My nephew Justin just returned from a 15 month stint teaching English at Beijing Normal University. An interesting career move on his part as he was...

Memo to Mr. Kass

By

Kelley Wright

 | Oct 4, 2012 | 6:02 PM EDT
You are gracious and too kind sir.

RE: There Is No Secret Sauce

By

Kelley Wright

 | Oct 4, 2012 | 2:55 PM EDT
Since the dawn of stock market analysis, investors have searched for the one indicator that is perfect in its predictive capabilities. Although it...

Re: PM

By

Kelley Wright

 | Oct 2, 2012 | 7:21 PM EDT
When I saw Carolyn's post on PM I updated the IQT chart on the stock. To cut to the chase, we love this company. PM and MO are two of our largest...

RE: XLS

By

Kelley Wright

 | Sep 28, 2012 | 3:42 PM EDT
Don't follow XLS but I do follow Harris Corp (HRS), which I believe fishes from the same pond. Undervalued dividend yield on HRS is 3.0%, which...

Re: Lockheed Martin (LMT)

By

Kelley Wright

 | Sep 28, 2012 | 3:17 PM EDT
In reading Gary's post I took a look at our dividend-yield profile on LMT. As you can see on the chart the stock is trading well below its...

Keep a Lid on McCormick

By

Kelley Wright

 | Sep 24, 2012 | 4:30 PM EDT

Unless the company raises the dividend, further upside potential for this food company is probably limited.

Texas Instruments Ups Dividend Again

By

Kelley Wright

 | Sep 24, 2012 | 2:45 PM EDT

A closer look shows that TXN's upside potential greatly outweighs the downside risk.

All Aboard Norfolk Southern

By

Kelley Wright

 | Sep 21, 2012 | 2:00 PM EDT

The stock's selloff is an opportunity to acquire a great rail company at an excellent value.

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Bullish Case for the Bonds (TLT)
By

Toni Hansen

 | Jun 20, 2013 | 1:22 AM EDT
Has the TLT finally found support? More importantly, can it hold it? I think there is a case to be made for it... Here i...

Texas's power grid pours on the coal
By

Glenn Williams

 | Jun 19, 2013 | 8:36 PM EDT
Faced with a capacity shortfall and possible energy shortages, Texas power producers dusted off some old plants and put ...
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