William Patalon
Chief Stock Picker,
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About William
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.
William's Articles
Uncertainty is the watchword here. High inflation. Grinding affordability challenges. Middle-class erosion. Rising interest rates. But forewarned is forearmed. I have three sectors whose stocks perform historically well in the face of inflation, advises Bill Patalon, chief stock picker at Stock Picker’s Corner.
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ETFs
I don’t spend a lot of time on Reddit. But a recent visit reinforced my view that there are two kinds of investors and traders — and only two. You’re either a Wealth Builder or a Wealth Killer, cautions Bill Patalon, chief stock picker at Stock Picker’s Corner.
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TRADING
Legendary investor Warren Buffett one said, “There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” That’s especially true in investing. In essence, you just need to do three things, advises Bill Patalon, chief stock picker at Stock Picker’s Corner.
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STOCKS
Tickers: SPY
Toronto-based Franco-Nevada Corp. (FNV) finances mines instead of operating them. And I like that a lot. It means Franco collects cash flows from mine production — without such “wildcards” as exploration costs, permitting worries, environmental fallout, or cost overruns, writes Bill Patalon, chief stock picker at Stock Picker’s Corner.
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MATERIALS
Tickers: FNV