Daily Posts Archive
With markets soaring to new highs, the average stock investor is probably happy as a clam at high tide.
As we suspected, September didn’t bring a fall this year. Instead, the indexes have rallied to and, with the Fed’s help, beyond their August highs. Now sentiment is brighter and many analysts are changing their tune. Is it too late to ride the bull, or do we have more upside...
Alliant Techsystems is an aerospace, defense and commercial products company. The company has three segments: Aerospace Group, which provides rocket motor systems for human and cargo launch vehicles, missiles, missile defense interceptors, micro-satellites, satellite components, structures and subsystems, space deployables and solar arrays; Defense Group, which provides military...
If you started investing in the last couple decades, you probably don’t remember Joseph Granville, who passed away last Saturday at the age of 90. But investors who were active in the late 1970s and early 1980s will remember Granville for a couple of prescient market calls and his idiosyncratic...
In my opinion, Warren Buffett is the best investor ever. But how did Mr. Buffett achieve such remarkable returns?
Today’s Revolutionary Stock is Yelp. The growth potential for the company, which has no debt, is still huge.
In 2002, the Investment Company Institute found that just about half of all U.S. households owned stock.
Higher interest rates have taken a toll on real estate investment trusts. Since May 1, REITs in the iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors (ICF) ETF have tumbled 12.4%. Marquee names like Vornado (VNO) and Boston Properties (BXP) have fared a bit better, both down more than 3.5%. Some...
Our latest recommendation, Potash (POT), is about as exciting as manure because that is exactly what it is. Potash is a Canadian company, founded in 1975, and based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is the leading producer of fertilizer throughout the world. They also have operations in the Middle...
Investors are dumping dividend paying stocks of strong companies due to misplaced fears about interest rate sensitivity. That’s opening up new opportunities in our favorite stocks, but be patient with prices. “Buy dividend paying stocks when interest rates are falling, and sell when they’re rising:” It’s always somewhat shocking...