Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA
Contributing Writer, Kiplinger.com
Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA is the Chief Investment Officer of Sizemore Capital Management LLC, a registered investment advisor based in Dallas, Texas, where he specializes in dividend-focused portfolios and in building alternative allocations with minimal correlation to the stock market. Charles is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Fox Business News, has been quoted in Barron's Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and is a frequent contributor to Forbes, GuruFocus and MarketWatch. He holds a master's degree in Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with an International Emphasis from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and as a Phi Beta Kappa scholar. Charles lives with his wife Maria Jose and three children – Charles, Ian and Gabriela – and enjoys regularly traveling to his wife's native Peru.
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11 Best Stocks to Buy for a COVID-19 Vaccine Pop
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10 Best Stocks to Buy If President Donald Trump Wins Re-Election
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10 Best Stocks to Buy If President Donald Trump Wins Re-Election
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September 29, 2020
10 Best Stocks to Buy If Joe Biden Wins the Presidency
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5 EV Stocks Every Investor Should Know
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September 29, 2020
The Best and Worst Presidents (According to the Stock Market)
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The Best and Worst Presidents (According to the Stock Market)
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Qualified Dividends vs. Ordinary Dividends
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16 of the Most Popular Stocks Among Millennials
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16 of the Most Popular Stocks Among Millennials
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20 Best Stocks to Buy for the New Bull Market
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August 21, 2020
A Conversation with a Short Seller
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A Conversation with a Short Seller
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Gold Investing: What's Next After New Highs?
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20 of Wall Street’s Newest Dividend Stocks
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11 Emerging-Markets Stocks Showing Signs of Life
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11 Emerging-Markets Stocks Showing Signs of Life
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15 Great Retirement Stocks to Buy at Reasonable Prices
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The 11 Best (And 11 Worst) Stocks of the 11-Year Bull Market
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The 10 Best Chinese Stocks You Can Buy
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April 29, 2020
How to Invest in Oil Right Now
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How to Invest in Oil Right Now
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April 28, 2020
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How to Go to Cash
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March 6, 2020
11 Defensive Dividend Stocks for Riding Out the Storm
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11 Defensive Dividend Stocks for Riding Out the Storm
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7 Dividend-Rich Sin Stocks to Buy Now
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Apple Stock: The Dividend Investor's Guide
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