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I read some of Goldman Sachs' (GS) research report on Sherwin Williams (SHW) yesterday:

Although the company’s long-term growth potential remains intact, we are cautious that the cost and demand headwinds will continue challenging SHW in the near term: (1) our economists expect existing home sales (key indicator for paint demand) to trough in 1H2009; (2) the overall non- residential market is poised for a downturn as a substantially tighter credit condition and slowing overall activity weigh on the sector; (3) the raw material cost spike will reach a crescendo on SHW’s P&L in 2H2008 and th

One advantage to Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula strategy is its applicability to many other popular value based investing strategies. In this article, I'll show how an investor focused on building income through dividends can apply the MFI screen to find potentially attractive investments.

First, let's define what a dividend strategy is. Dividends are simply cash payments a company makes to its shareholders. This concept is exactly the same as interest paid on a savings account, or yield on a bond. The main difference is that dividend payments are up to the discretion of a company's manag