Daily Posts Archive
Last week I highlighted some of the most interesting issues of Investment of the Week from the last six months. This week, I have highlights from July through last December (when we began Investment of the Week). On July 5, I wrote about an unusual new investment: bitcoins. Bitcoins reached...
As all experienced investors know, bull markets climb a wall of worry.
“Royal Bank of Canada (RY – yield 4.40%) is Canada’s largest bank, with $730.6 billion of assets. Royal Bank recently agreed to sell its struggling U.S. retail banking business, which consists of 424 branches in six southeastern states. The buyer, PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), is also purchasing...
“Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (CHKR – yield 14.10%) began trading on Nov. 11, 2011, making it the newest addition to the universe of U.S. oil and gas trusts. The trust is also among the most promising and fastest growing trusts in my coverage universe. ... The trust’s sponsor...
Vita Nelson’s The Moneypaper specializes in direct investing through dividend-reinvestment plans, or DRIPs. However, this month Nelson also provided subscribers with some helpful advice for investing in fixed-income instruments in today’s low-yield environment, and explained the pros and cons of various types of bond funds. “Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke has promised...
Today I am going to highlight some of our best advice from the second quarter of 2011.
Dollar Tree (DLTR) is one of the best-performing stocks of the last six months.
Philip Morris International (PM) is making investors rich.
In this edition of What Wall Street Experts Are Saying This Week, I review analyst reaction to last week’s market leaps. I also compare the levels at which different analysts believe the market’s trading range would be broken, giving a decisive bullish or bearish signal. Stocks covered include...
It has been almost exactly a year since we launched the Investment of the Week, back on December 8, 2010. In recognition of that anniversary, and since it’s almost the end of this year anyway, I thought it might be appropriate to take a look back at some of my (and...