Shailesh Kumar

Margin Compression Diagnostic for Growing Businesses Assess whether margin compression is forming within your organization using this executive diagnostic on pricing discipline and portfolio governance.

Growth rarely destroys margin. Complexity does.

Pricing drift.
SKU proliferation.
Incentive misalignment.
Initiative overload.

I created a concise executive diagnostic outlining 12 structural profit leaks in scaling companies. If margin compression is emerging, this may help

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12.7% Portfolio Return YTD - Dividend Fortress October updatee

12.7% Portfolio Return YTD - Dividend Fortress
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The William Bernstein 5/25 Rule: The Simple Rebalancing System That Protects You from Yourself astuteinvestorscalculus.com/the-william-...

Do Not Fear Volatility, Trust the Process astuteinvestorscalculus.com/do-not-fear-...

5 Large Cap Stocks for GARP Investors – Oct 2025 astuteinvestorscalculus.com/5-large-cap-...

Martingale vs Anti-Martingale Strategies: The Real Math Behind Risk, Reward, and the Value Investor’s Edge astuteinvestorscalculus.com/martingale-v...

🏰 DKS - Dick's Sporting Goods, A Dividend Achiever with 11 Years of Continuous Dividend Growth 📬 Part of the Dividend Fortress Research Series. Identifying long-term dividend compounders you can rely on.

🏰 DKS - Dick's Sporting Goods, A Dividend Achiever with 11 Years of Continuous Dividend Growth
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Q3 2025 AIC Portfolio Performance Update 29% YTD AIC Small Cap Value Portfolio Vs 14.7% S&P 500

Q3 2025 AIC Portfolio Performance Update
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6 Small Cap Stocks With Deep Margin Of Safety - Astute Investor's Calculus Margin of Safety is a core concept in value investing. This essentially tells you how much the stock price is discounted from the intrinsic (or fair) value.

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15 Large Cap Dividend Growth Stocks to Consider (September 2025) Dividend yields ranging from 1.5% - 3.6%, 5 Year dividend growth rate averaging 17%

15 Large Cap Dividend Growth Stocks to Consider (September 2025)
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30 Proven Stock Screens to Spot Ultra-Profitable Value Stocks - Part 2 All the details you need to run your own value screens and find profitable stocks before others do

30 Proven Stock Screens to Spot Ultra-Profitable Value Stocks - Part 2
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Incredible Value, Strong Economics, But I Wouldn't Buy this Stock Tariffs are improving economics of domestic production of UAN while destroying fertilizer demand

Incredible Value, Strong Economics, But I Wouldn't Buy this Stock
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Goldman Sachs Taking 3.5% Stake in T Rowe Price $1 B of $TROW stock will be purchased in the open market

Goldman Sachs Taking 3.5% Stake in T Rowe Price
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High Yield, High Risk? The Real Story on UPS A deep dive into the valuation and dividend growth and sustainability

High Yield, High Risk? The Real Story on UPS
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A portfolio built to survive beats a portfolio built to impress.

Defense first. Offense second.

That’s how wealth lasts generations.

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How Not to Go Broke? A tale of two strategies

How Not to Go Broke?
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13 Large Cap Stocks For Graham Enterprising Investors (Including Some Buffett Likes) - Aug 2025 - Astute Investor's Calculus Turns out that Ted and Todd at Berkshire Hathaway are enterprising investors in the Graham mold.

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Interim Portfolio Update - Aug 12, 2025 3 out of 4 portfolios ahead of the market.

Interim Portfolio Update - Aug 12, 2025
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3 Mid Cap Stocks Growing their Dividends from 10.6% to 36.9%/Year for Last 5 Years - August 2025 These stocks may also be great values

3 Mid Cap Stocks Growing their Dividends from 10.6% to 36.9%/Year for Last 5 Years - August 2025
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3x Market Returns (YTD) in the Flagship Small Cap Value Portfolio Other portfolios performing well

3x Market Returns (YTD) in the Flagship Small Cap Value Portfolio
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$HDSN Stock Review is Now Free to All Readers 65% gain in 1 year, another 53% gain expected.

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Why Every Value Investor Should Consider Dividend Growth Investing? A solid growing base helps you stay disciplined where it is required

Why Every Value Investor Should Consider Dividend Growth Investing?
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Portfolio Performance Update - July 25, 2025 3 out of 4 portfolios comfortably beating the S&P 500

Portfolio Performance Update - July 25, 2025
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🏰 PEP — PepsiCo, Inc. A 53-Year Dividend Growth Streak, Attractively Priced 📬 Part of the Dividend Fortress Research Series — identifying long-term dividend compounders you can rely on.

🏰 PEP — PepsiCo, Inc. A 53-Year Dividend Growth Streak, Attractively Priced
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Large Cap Dividend + Value Screen, Jul 2025 These large cap stocks have great dividends, sustainable dividend growth potential, and are trading at cheap valuations

Large Cap Dividend + Value Screen, Jul 2025
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