“Why shouldn’t I just buy Clorox?”
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🗓️ 19 March 2020
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Ford Motor suspends its dividend sending the stock to its lowest point since 2009. Bill Barker analyzes the wisdom of the move and says to expect more companies to do the same. Plus we discuss a similar decision by Darden Restaurants, why the stock market is not as cheap as some may think, and whether buying shares of Clorox is a no-brainer for investors.
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| 0:19.0 | It's Thursday, March 19th. |
| 0:23.0 | Welcome to Market Foolery. |
| 0:25.0 | I'm Chris Hill. |
| 0:26.0 | I'm in my place. |
| 0:28.0 | Bill Barker is in his place. |
| 0:30.0 | Producer Dan Boyd is somewhere behind the glass. |
| 0:33.0 | Bill, good to talk to you for the first time in a couple weeks. |
| 0:37.0 | Yeah, it's great to talk to you. |
| 0:40.0 | I'm sorry I don't have the same high-level equipment that you've got. I probably don't sound as good. |
| 0:44.8 | Again, the dozens of listeners are indulging us. They're being very gracious with their |
| 0:51.6 | patience during this trying time, but hey the show must go on so we're gonna get to |
| 0:58.3 | We're gonna get to some dividend news |
| 1:01.0 | I want to get your thoughts on Clorox, but let's start with your view of the market. |
| 1:07.8 | This is actually the, you and I chatted a little bit this morning, but that was the first time |
| 1:12.2 | in two weeks, the you and I have talked and I'm |
| 1:15.7 | curious when you look at what's happening in the market how does the market look to you |
| 1:21.8 | because there are some people out there saying boy if not the entire market certainly some parts of this market look really cheap right now? |
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