I’m grateful for the support so many of you have shown over the years. Today, I want to share simply and clearly what’s next for me and for Connor, and how we’ll continue serving investors with high-quality research and practical tools.
Now, after many sleepless nights, meetings, and delightfully (but absurdly) annoying debugging and admin tasks, we're ready to announce the tools that we have been dreaming of (and working towards) for so long.
Graham & Galas Research: The Next Exciting Phase For Connor and Me
Connor Graham and I are leaving Dividend Kings.
And we're starting our own company, called GNG Research.
At GNG Research, we believe disciplined research and innovative technology can meaningfully improve investors’ lives — and we’re determined to prove it.
Or as I like to joke about our unofficial motto, “We’re crazy enough to think we can change lives, and smart enough to actually do it!”😉
Welcome to the launch of GNG Research! We are a new platform built by two longtime partners who share a simple mission: deliver reliable, high-quality investment insights powered by intelligent, transparent analytics.
The exact same disciplined financial science that helped us grow rich together at Dividend Kings, but supercharged with technology that can take our incredible models and make them even better.
While we’ll grow our team over time, we’re starting lean and focused. Every model, article, and update reflects the same hands-on attention that has guided our work from day one. Our goal is to earn your trust through clarity, accuracy, and consistent value one release at a time.
So you might be wondering, what is actually coming?
No More Spreadsheets! (You'll Be Able to download data, though😄) Apple Example
Once we hard-code the 77 pages of safety and quality rules into our systems, we'll be able to expand the Master List to 8,000 companies.
Plus 3,000 ETFs!
We're working on expanding even further (as many as 26,300 companies trade on 180 exchanges that are tradeable with Interactive Brokers).
The days of spreadsheet-based tools are coming to an end! 🥳
So What Happens To Dividend Kings?
New Management will be taking over Dividend Kings, and I will complete the PEGY ratio upgrade to the valuations as I promised (by mid-December, in time for the ZEUS) for the GNG Master List.
I’ll be including the PEGY analyses (like I was doing at DK) in each daily article.
This will upgrade the Master List for the latest growth estimates, consensus estimates, and valuations, which, of course, those who use the Master List spreadsheet appreciate.
The DK tools are automated, and Justin and Brad have received a detailed checklist for maintaining them. Scott will provide content, and both Scott and Rachel will be in the chat room.
The opportunity we see is too great right now. NOW is the time to make this move.
So I want to thank everyone who has supported us over the years, through our professional growth and personal challenges!
As we promised, DK members will receive a lifetime price guarantee to GNG Research, a $100 to $1,000 per month premium service
For example, the first year's DK members are grandfathered in at $299 per year or $24.92 per month for the $100 monthly tier.
The most recent members will be paying $45.83 per month after their one-month free trial ends.
55% to 75% off for our loyal DK customers!
And your prices never go up, not even with inflation!
For example, over the next 30 years, inflation is expected to be about 100%. But your original price will always stay the same.
Whatever you are paying now is what you'll pay at GNG Research, with a 1-month free trial to see what we have to offer, but more importantly, the incredible pace of innovation!
Facebook started with improvements every week, and while we can't promise that pace of "Star Trek tech advancement" 😉 we are cautiously optimistic that we can roll out significant improvements and new features (including based on subscriber feedback) every 2 to 4 weeks.
What is coming to GNG Research? Here's what to expect in the short term (as soon the data liscences clear, before they do we can’t do anything except articles and the chat room).
3-5 Articles per week (my goal is a daily article)
ZEN Research Terminal
Personal Portfolio Tracking! Yes, the prophecy shall finally be fulfilled 😉
Model portfolio tracking (including the ZEUS LEGACY Family fund)
The stuff we're going to have initially is so much better than anything we've ever had.
And by year's end? You'll be able to import your portfolio from your Broker AND analyze (Morningstar level and beyond).
All of that, for every metric. Portfolio builder with backtest and "smart Monte Carlos" running on neural networks! It's beyond anything I've ever dreamed of when we started the first Zen Research Terminal.
And all of it is coming by year's end, and it's only going to get better over time. It's like we have a magic workshop where future Scotty is cooking up miracles every week, and I struggle to even keep all the miraculous Star Trek tech straight in my head!
The adventure we're about to go on together, on the new site? It's going to be legendary! 🥳
Within a year, here's what we are cautiously optimistic is possible.
Customized settings, including your specific financial goals, situation, ect.
Over 8,000 companies (virtually any stock you can think of).
Auto-generate a report, and it will not only show you the key summary tabs for safety, quality, and valuation, but also tell you what % optimal this specific company is for your specific situation!
For example, a retiree might be able to see that “Enterprise Products Partners is 93% likely to help you achieve this specific retirement goal and is 95% optimal for you overall.
Yes, we really are this nerdy🤣
What is the long-term vision for our company?
We're working on some truly remarkable customized technology that will allow us to create a wealth management company that takes what Ritholtz Wealth Management, Creative Planning, and others to the next level.
Is this a 1 to 3-year project? No, this is a 5 to 10 year dream, BUT Connor has shown me the stuff he's working on and let me tell you, it truly is science-based magic, and math-fueled sorcery 😉
I'm so excited, Connor is so excited, and I hope many of you are, too, after reading this!
Thank You So Much For Your Support, But We Still Need Your Help
Connor and I are very excited, but we're not going to lie and promise something we can't deliver.
At the same time...we're two guys and some algos for now. 😉
And only one of us can code😂
Any-sized business is tricky to run, and we have big plans and big dreams—we'll build, grow, and scale as fast as our incredible people (we’ll be expanding our team, including new analysts, in the future) and the technology allows.
But I'll be frank with you, WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Not just to support us financially, but to help us with bug reports and ideas for how to improve our research platform.
That doesn't mean we'll be able to please everyone. No one can do that. This isn't going to be some "AI can vibe code any features you want in a few minutes" kind of thing.
Sorry, Sam Altman, the tech isn't THAT magical yet 😉
But we'll use the feedback to make the best tools—not just what you want, but what you NEED, even if you don't yet realize it.
From the very beginning of Dividend Kings, my team and I (Noah, Justin, and, recently, Connor) have been building the tools I needed.
Now I’m like Steve Jobs, and Connor is like Steve Wozniak, and we’re building Apple in our garage! And all of you who choose to support us and grow this company with us get not only to help create something incredible, but potentially help us create a legacy that will echo through eternity. 🥳🤗🦸
At GNG Research, we all grow rich together, and not just financially! We learn, we laugh, we love, and we have a wonderful time, creating something that we hope will be like Seeking Alpha having a baby with Morningstar, FAST Graphs, and Portfolio Visualizer, and so much more!
These tools will help us run our model portfolios, including my family’s ZEUS Fund.
Finally.. Automated Portfolio Tracking
I'm so proud of everything I have done at DK over the last 6.25 years... and the people I've done it with.
It's been the honor of my life to help so many of you learn to invest better.
To become disciplined financial scientists who put safety and quality first and prudent valuation and sound risk management always.
When I started at Seeking Alpha almost 10 years ago, I had no idea what we'd built together.
We've come so far, and I've heard from members who have changed their lives, including one member who is sending his son to college on the profits he's made following our recommendations and tools. 🤗
One member made over $1 million from Broadcom alone (when I recommended it during the Pandemic) and is now retiring not only in comfort but also in safety and splendor. 🥳
The profits of the ZEUS fund? Those have kept my family afloat for almost 2 years.
They have saved the lives of 50 children through donations to Helen Keller International (and another 42 this year! 🫂 )!
They paid for my sister's wedding! 🥰
THIS is why we do what we do! This is why we'll never stop working to learn more about how to make our family's dreams come true!
This is why we'll keep dreaming big and ignore those who tell us that this isn't how the world works.
With the right team members, the right customers, the right technology, and the right mission, nothing (that's within the laws of physics) is impossible.
"if it's within the laws of physics, engineers will find a way" Jay Timbadia
I might only be a financial engineer, but I work with Connor Graham, the DaVinci of AI, who has created wonders I could never have imagined, and I can’t wait to share them with you in the coming years and decades!
Like DaVinci, I plan to die at my desk, doing what I love.😉
The adventure we're going on together is going to be epic. Connor and I are on a mission to leave a legacy that will echo through eternity.
And anyone willing to help us? Thank you! Words can't describe the gratitude I feel for what you've already helped us do (50 babies saved so far! 👶).
But what are we going to accomplish together? I don't know if we can literally "save all the babies". 😉
Every year, 5 million children under the age of 5 die from preventable causes.
Which would cost $6.2 billion to prevent.
But we'll discover the limits of human and algorithmic intelligence, passion, heart, and the support of wonderful subscribers like you!
Thank you so much for an amazing six years, everyone! Your support at Dividend Kings made me who I am today! And here's to the next 69 years together!
According to Dr. Joel Furhman, I might live to 107...Yes, I really am this much of a nerd 🤣
To everyone who wants to join us, welcome to GNG Research: where we all grow rich together and change our lives for the better.
We will be releasing more information frequently so all our valued members know what’s going on —both the triumphs and the setbacks —because we’re all in this together!
This isn’t just a new company that can help you achieve your financial dreams; it’s a family that I hope can grow and prosper together until I die, or forever, whichever comes first.🤣
My secret plan is to live long enough to live forever, so I can keep doing this forever😉.
