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The trade in 2011 was to go out and turn utility stocks into the new investment for retirees seeking income.  They couldn’t exactly get any big yield in certificates of deposit, and loaning Uncle...
It seems that most investors have started adding income or dividend reinvestment plans to their portfolios by using dividend stocks. With the yields of the 10-Year Treasury close to 2% and the...
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is getting hit pretty hard this morning.  While current investors will not appreciate the drop, this is actually great news for those investors who wanted to...
The long slow death march at Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is turning into a case study of what not do.  Putting a hedge fund manager in charge of a huge retailer, and then letting the...
Calling on the death of a company is no fun task.  Some companies cannot get it right and it is amazing how some companies can hold on to a status as a public company.  24/7 Wall St. has compiled a...
Crude oil prices have risen this year, although they have been tapering off in the past couple of months. Pump prices have been driven by the price differential between Brent crude and WTI crude, and...
In December you get to see all sorts of predictions and stock picks from market pundits for the year ahead.  This year is no different, and Credit Suisse has issued this month its list of Small Cap...
If you ever run a “value screen” in the world of stock strategies, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) shows up all the time as a “cheap tech stock.”  Unfortunately, this is a...
2011 is all but gone and research firms are handing out their top picks for 2012.  We have been reviewing some of the “Small Cap Stocking Stuffers” from the top small cap ideas for 2012...
Over the last week we have been reviewing some of the “Small Cap Stocking Stuffers” that features the top small cap ideas for 2012 from Credit Suisse.  After reviewing the list, it turned out...
Many research firms have been coming up with their best ideas lists for 2012.  Today brought a list of top picks in the medical technology and medical devices sector from Zacks Investment...
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings may have given agriculture, potash, and fertilizer investors an early, yet so far unnoticed, Christmas gift.  The Singapore fund has taken...
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) refuses to falter in the current market despite many headwinds of uncertainty. This is a very defensive play that has very little to do with the woes of...
This last weekend brought the first waves of picks for 2012.  Barron’s issued its “10 Favorite Stocks For 2012” and the stocks were just about all lower on Monday with a very weak stock...
The month of December was the leading month for new car sales in the US in 2010. It was the second leading month in 2009, and the pattern could continue this year as pent-up demand from buyers boosts...