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“VeriFone Systems, Inc. (PAY 46.03 NYSE) provides retail electronic payment devices that process debit and credit cards. Next time you’re at a gas station or department store, take a look at the machine that reads your card. With 20 million locations globally, chances are that machine was provided by VeriFone....
“Sourcefire, Inc. (FIRE 36.19 Nasdaq) is a network defense company. Many are predicting strong growth in this sector as more and more companies seek to safeguard the data stored in their computers. Sourcefire has a nice top-line growth trend that amounts to a 30.5% compound annual growth rate. (And thus...
It’s best to learn to become comfortable with some level of risk—otherwise it will be difficult to make much money.
This week, I’m pleased to bring you the first in a new series of interviews with the expert contributors to The Dick Davis Digests. Our first contributor is Vivian Lewis, the editor of Global Investing. Vivian is a Harvard graduate who worked as a financial journalist in Europe for 18...
Cabot Publisher Timothy Lutts discusses his late January vacation to Madeira and the Azores.
It still remains to be seen if the company will turn out to be a good place for your money.
“Baytex Energy Corp. (BTE – yield 4.60%) is a Canadian heavy-oil producer, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Until a year ago, it was structured as a trust. But because of changes in Canadian tax law, the company switched to a corporate structure, and the result is a growth and...
“Macy’s, Inc. (M – yield 2.20%) operates about 850 department stores under its namesake or Bloomingdale’s brands. During the holiday season (combining November and December) same-store sales climbed 5.7%, while online sales jumped 40%. As a result, the retailer raised its guidance for the January quarter. Also in...
“Contrarian investors typically like out-of-favor situations where the masses have ignored or dismissed certain stocks or sectors. The theory is that barring insolvency, those same masses will eventually return, generating handsome profits for those brave enough to buy when prices were low. There are risks, primarily if the masses prove...
I began writing this dividend-focused edition of Investment of the Week in response to demand: all our surveys and other evidence show increasing interest in dividend-paying stocks. Other analysts have noticed the trend as well; I’ve even seen some of our experts calling 2011 the “year of the dividend.” Now, a...