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From No-Load Fund Investor: “We look for high-yielding funds and ETFs for two main reasons. First, we know that some subscribers need income for their living expenses. Second, an appealing dividend yield or interest rate may indicate that the investment in question is a bargain, and thus ripe for...

Bombardier Transportation is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rail equipment.

Guest Editor Carla Pasternak discusses the four crucial criteria to finding safe dividends.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) serves up tasty, healthy meals and it’s got one heckuva stock.

Below, The Complete Investor explains the benefits preferred stocks can bring to your income portfolio and suggests one great candidate. “Income Portfolio, no surprise, is shaped to meet the needs of investors whose over-riding investment goal is a nice, steady stream of money for ongoing expenses. To help meet those needs,...

Buying and selling stocks is not simple, but if you hire a coach, you can simplify the process.

Jack Bowers writes in Fidelity Monitor: “The past 12 months have been a great ride in the high-yield bond sector, but at this point it makes sense to take some of those profits and move on to a more promising opportunity. This month we make a case for a...

With so much spin these days, it’s important to pay closer attention to what people do rather than what they say. Case in point: George Soros’ recent behavior regarding gold. A couple of weeks back, the hedge fund manager made headlines by suggesting gold was in a bubble—implying that investors...

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (SIRO, Nasdaq) has served dentists for more than 130 years. In 1882, the company introduced the first electrical drill and in 1934 launched a small X-ray, enabling dental imaging for the first time. Today the company develops and markets a complete line of dental products, including...

I prefer to invest in common stocks, but I also buy ETFs to diversify and reduce risk.

Thoratec Corporation (THOR, Nasdaq) is the world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts. We have held shares of this company for years watching the technology develop for its LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System). The company has received FDA Pre-Market Approval allowing the...

Ion implantation, ‘doping’ in the chip industry, is a process where silicon wafers are first layered with a substrate then implanted with ions, resulting in extended useful life, lower energy leakage and increased yields. With a market share of 70%, Varian dominates the space and has proven very skillful at...

There are investment options for tax-advantaged yields despite coming changes in dividend tax laws.

Ford Motor‘s (F, NYSE) stock looks to have successfully digested the huge sale of convertible warrants from the UAW, as it tightened up on low volume just above its 50-day line, and has recently pushed back above 14. The most recent good news comes from Europe, where Ford was the...

If you have heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times by now: obesity is a national epidemic. High Fructose Corn Syrup is undoubtedly one of the culprits. In fact, just [this week] a Princeton study discovered that rats which had access to high fructose corn syrup gained significantly...

Keeping with last week’s theme of investor education, I want to define some terms that we use frequently.

UAL Corp. and Priceline.com have both recently been featured in Cabot Top Ten Report.

Today we’re asking readers to fill out a quick survey. As a thank you, you’ll get a free report.

One of my favorite stocks for this year is Cree Inc. (CREE), which is in the business of making light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

One way we beat the averages is stock selection. We want you to own great stocks in bull markets, like NBTY (NTY).